This past February, the fifth annual Leadfoot Festival was held at international rally champion Rod Millen’s ranch on the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand. Rod has semi-retired there after his championship-winning career, including toppling the Unser dynasty from Pikes Peak in the United States.
Photo: Mark Dunstan
What started five years ago as an afternoon of fun for Millen and his mates has become a destination for racing fans and motorheads from all over the racing world, including fellow Kiwi Scott Dixon, a four-time Indycar champion. In the beginning, Rod and his pals started getting together to see who could set the best time racing up his mile-long driveway that goes over hill and dale and through the woods to Millen’s house, which is perched on the top of a hill overlooking the Pacific.
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