Maungatapere's Patrick Malley is touted as having the best shot of the Northlanders to knock off one of the top guys in tomorrow's penultimate round of the Northern Rallysprint Series.
The 30-year-old has just bought a brand new Peugeot 208 with a difference and will be putting it to the test when the event starts on Ruarangi Rd, Mangapai, at 10am.
Malley's Peugeot is powered by Mitsubishi Evo running gear and has already proven to be one of the fastest four-wheel-drive vehicles in Northland - winning the Northland Car Club's Hartnell Rd Hill Climb last month.
Aside from Malley, fellow Northlanders Carl Adnitt, Brendan Oakden, Barry Armige, and Alan Strong are confirmed as racing tomorrow's event.
For the Northland Car Club the event, which is a North Island series of races, serves as a good chance for locals to test themselves.