Driver				Service Crew
	Mark Howard-Jones				Mark Egan Ange Egan
Co-Driver
	Deb Howard-Jones

Name		Mark Howard-Jones		Name		Deb Howard-Jones
Nickname		Mr Snuggles		Nickname		One Sick Puppy
Team Position		Driver		Team Position		Co-Driver
Married		Yes		Married		Yes, FINALLY
Started Rallying		1999		Started Rallying		1999
Occupation		Motor Mechanic		Occupation		Retail Manager
Hobbies		Rallying, Photography, Bushwalking....		Hobbies		Bushwalking, Scrapbooking, Gardening, Doing crazy things!
Favourite Food		Roast Lamb		Favourite Food		Reef & Beef (with spring onions)
Favourite TV Show		WRC Coverage		Favourite TV Show		"Buffy" and "Angel"
Favourite Board Game		Formula 1		Favourite Board Game		Cluedo
Favourite Smell		Combusted AvGas		Favourite Smell		Combusted Methanol
First Car		Leyland Mini Panel Van		First Car		1969 convertible VW Beetle (in hot pink!!)
Worst Feeling in the World		Not finishing a rally		Worst Feeling in the World		Getting car sick during an event
Best Feeling in the World		A class win		Best Feeling in the World		Snuggles
Musical Inspiration		Anything by Dave Gilmore, Nickelback or Evenescence		Musical Inspiration		Anything by angry girl bands
Motion Sickness		No		Motion Sickness		Um Yup, sometimes Urrgh
Pen or Pencil		Pen		Pen or Pencil		Pen
Roller Coasters		Fun		Roller Coasters		Blurghh
Storms		Cool		Storms		Magical
Keeping fit		Lots of hard work, some mountain bike riding and walking.		Keeping fit		Yeah, working on it!!
Bio				Bio
My life has been based around motorsport for as long as I can remember, although until my late teens it was only as a enthusiastic spectator. My first event was a motorkahna contested in a VW Kombi Van, no fairytail finish, but I didn't come last against some far more suitable vehicles. I always knew that I would go racing but I assumed it would be on tarmac, until I competed in my first rally.... I entered my first rally in 1999, as a birthday present for Deb, and haven't looked back since. The last two years in the VCRS has netted me two Class A runners-up trophies at seasons end, despite sitting out part of 2003 after writing off our early model Charade in a big rollover. My ambition for 2004 is to win the P1 class in the RaceTech steel VRC.

In the Beginning The Never Say Dai Rally Team
Late in 1999, Mark was trying to think of something a bit different to give Deb for her birthday. She'd grown very fond of rallying as a sport, so he thought let's find out what it's like on the other side of the spectator bunting. After some research he found that Monash Sporting Car Club was running their Intro Trial (perfect for a couple of beginners) on the correct weekend, however it was only a fortnight away.
Mark bought an '84 Daihatsu Charade from his then employer after quickly working out a deal (as an apprentice, spare cash was definitely not easy to come by), strapped a couple of safety triangles and extinguishers in, and went rallying!!............. Well that was the idea anyway. They had a bit of bother getting through pre event scrutineering during the week. After some fairly major front suspension work and a few electrical modifications they ended up finishing work on the car at 1 am on the morning of the trial, getting it re-scrutineered on the way to the event and arriving in an absolute daze. Mark and Deb slid off the road on competitive 3 (Road class - Road tyres), and spent an hour sitting in a muddy creek bed. The Sweep car came along and pulled them out (another 10 mins). Mark assumed at this point that they were out of the event, but the driver of the sweep, kindly looked over their documents and pointed out that they still had a few minutes late time left, so they should at least get a couple more stages under our belt. As they were leaving he mentioned that if they drove the wheels off the little thing they might even get to the end. They did just that. Mark and Deb arrived at final control with a slightly damaged car, a very tired crew, and they missed the BBQ too, but they had the time of their life!! A week or so later they were thrilled to learn that the Monash Sporting Car Club event director, knowing of their trials and tribulations in the event, had awarded Mark and Deb with the Directors (encouragement) award. - the first pair of trophies for the "Glory Shelf". In the event report the Director refered to the team's "never say die attitude" thus the Never Say Dai Rally Team was born.

Name		Mark Egan		Name		Ange Egan
Nickname		Not yet		Nickname		Scroungeala
Married		Yes		Married		Yes
Team Position		Service Crew Chief		Team Position		Service Crew/Catering/Gofer
Occupation		Automotive Trainer		Occupation		Family Day Care Field Officer
Hobbies		Motor Sport and 4WD		Hobbies		Crafts, Camping, Cars & 4wd'ing
Favourite Food		Steak		Favourite Food		Seafood
Favourite TV Show		CSI		Favourite TV Show		-----
Favourite Board Game		-----		Favourite Board Game		Pictionary
Favourite Smell		Bush land / the forest		Favourite Smell		Racing Fuel or Kelvin Klein- Obsession
First Car		XY Panel van		First Car		Morris 1100
Worst Feeling in the World		-----		Worst Feeling in the World		Attending my Dad's funeral
Best Feeling in the World		-----		Best Feeling in the World		-----
Musical Inspiration		-----		Musical Inspiration		Love changes everything (from Aspects of Love)
Motion Sickness		???? Yet to find out I guess!!		Motion Sickness		No.... but have not really tested the theory
Pen or Pencil		Pencil		Pen or Pencil		-----
Roller Coasters		Hate Them		Roller Coasters		Hate 'em with a passion
Storms		Ok as long as I'm not caught in it.		Storms		Usually in a tea cup!!
Keeping fit		Not if I can help it!!		Keeping fit		Against my religion
Bio				Bio
I first became involved in rallying through one of my wife's co-workers, they invited us to officiate at an event doing road closure, from then on our interest has progressed. My involvement with the Never Say Dai Rally Team occurred with a student with a passion for rallying asking his trade teacher if he would be available to assist as service crew.... and the rest you could say is history.				My love of motor sport came from my Father who raced motor bikes and cars (formula vee) and then my husband. I got involved in rallying through a co-worker as an official, before being roped in to a rally team with one of my husbands students at a TAFE college (wonder who that was????)