Friends mourn ‘legend’ hot rodder and drag racer

Tributes have been made to a ‘‘passionate’’ hot rod and drag racing enthusiast killed in an incident on an Otago farm. Alec Divers, who was based in Roxburgh, was found dead after a grader reportedly rolled down a bank on a farm in Millers Flat on Wednesday evening. Friend Kevin Maclean said Divers lived alone and often worked alone but was ‘‘always good for a yarn’’. Divers was passionate about old American Dodges and had a red 1928 Dodge Victory Six and a 1970 Dodge Challenger, which he took across New Zealand and raced countless times. He was known as ‘‘Mr Consistent’’ for being able to do ‘‘run after run’’ at a specific pace.