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Chris “Corky” Corcoran with Les Porter and the “new” peanut car for this year’s Endeavour Rally<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 8, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

He’s had to borrow his wife’s Fairlane, but nothing’s going to stop Kingaroy’s Les Porter from taking part in this year’s Endeavour Rally.<\/p>\n

The annual fundraiser begins in Caloundra next Saturday, \u00a0the start of an eight-day trek north to Port Douglas.<\/p>\n

The rally\u2019s first night is Kingaroy, and the drivers will be enjoying dinner at Kingaroy Town Hall on Saturday night and breakfast at the Endeavour’s Kingaroy Kitchen at 6:30am next morning before heading off to Theodore.<\/p>\n

Les had originally hoped to be driving a Nissan Patrol in the event but some last-minute hitches has made this impossible.<\/p>\n

He’s promised his wife he’ll bring back the Fairlane without any scratches!<\/p>\n

Les will be accompanied on the trek by his sisters\u00a0Phyllis Williams, from Monto, and Heather Anderson, from Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

However, they will also have another special passenger on board, Greg Brown, from Kingaroy. Greg works for Endeavour in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

“It’s exciting that we’re taking an Endeavour client along with us,” Les said.<\/p>\n

CROW-FM has been helping Les in his fund-raising efforts over the past two weekends, auctioning seven donated items on air during the station’s Saturday morning “Garage Sale”.<\/p>\n

Les rolled up to the station in Wondai this morning to find out how much had been raised … an amazing $1080.<\/p>\n

His efforts have impressed CROW-FM brekkie announcer Corky, who suggested that next year he’d like to station’s red ute in the rally.<\/p>\n