Possum Bourne

Bourne lived in [[Pukekohe]], [[Auckland]], near his workshop. He lived with his wife, Peggy Bourne, and three children, Taylor, Spencer, and Jazlin. Bourne earned his nickname, "Possum", on the night he crashed his mother's [[Hillman Minx|Humber 80]] while trying to avoid a [[common brushtail possum|possum]] in the middle of the road.

Bourne lived in [[Pukekohe]], [[Auckland]], near his workshop. He lived with his wife, Peggy Bourne, and three children, Taylor, Spencer, and Jazlin. Bourne earned his nickname, "Possum", on the night he crashed his mother's [[Hillman Minx|Humber 80]] while trying to avoid a [[common brushtail possum|possum]] in the middle of the road.

His autobiography, ''Bourne to Rally'', was completed just days before his death. A bronze memorial statue of Bourne, unveiled a year after his death, stood overlooking the place of his death.{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/7355684/Possum-Bourne-memorial-statue-on-the-move |title=Possum Bourne memorial statue on the move |publisher=Stuff |date=26 July 2012 |access-date=27 September 2021}} The statue was moved to Pukekohe town square in April 2013, unveiled alongside the 2013 ITM 400 V8 Championship parade. In 2005, Peggy Bourne entered [[Silverstone Race to the Sky|Race to the Sky]], despite having had no formal rally driving experience, as a tribute to her late husband. In 2013, his oldest son Taylor Bourne competed in the 2013 Possum Bourne Memorial Rally with his stepfather and MP [[Mark Mitchell (New Zealand politician)|Mark Mitchell]] as co-driver. When Taylor completed the event, he went on to say "It's easy to understand why he loved it so much".

Bourne's autobiography, ''Bourne to Rally'', was completed just days before his death. A bronze memorial statue of Bourne, unveiled a year after his death, stood overlooking the place of his death.{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/7355684/Possum-Bourne-memorial-statue-on-the-move |title=Possum Bourne memorial statue on the move |publisher=Stuff |date=26 July 2012 |access-date=27 September 2021}} The statue was moved to Pukekohe town square in April 2013, unveiled alongside the 2013 ITM 400 V8 Championship parade. In 2005, Peggy Bourne entered [[Silverstone Race to the Sky|Race to the Sky]], despite having had no formal rally driving experience, as a tribute to her late husband. In 2013, his oldest son Taylor Bourne competed in the 2013 Possum Bourne Memorial Rally with his stepfather and MP [[Mark Mitchell (New Zealand politician)|Mark Mitchell]] as co-driver. When Taylor completed the event, he went on to say "It's easy to understand why he loved it so much".

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