Q and A with Shitbox Rally participant Adam Green

Adam Green. Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS 409584_01

Tell us a fun fact about yourself!

I’m a twin, a boy and a girl! Back then there wasn’t any ultrasounds or similar. My sister was born and doctor went off to have some lunch. He was called back as something else was happening. It was at that point mum knew she was having twins. Poor parents.

What are you most passionate about?

My family and trying to make a positive impact on others lives.

Do you have any hobbies?

4wding but haven’t been out for way too long.

What were you like as a kid?

I grew up as a shy, polite boy but when I got to the teens things changed and I became more confident and let my hair down and liked to clown around. Maybe that’s why I’m thinning on top now!

What would your last meal be?

Medium rare Tomahawk steak with chips. No vegies thanks, it’s my last meal – why not enjoy it!

What was your most memorable moment?

Holding my kids for the first time.

What was your favourite subject in school?

Maths in the early school days until it all got too hard.

What event past or present would you like to witness?

Mum and Dad made us watch it although it was two days before my first birthday. I’d love to watch Armstrong stepping on the moon but to be able to see it like they did back then with the excitement and perhaps fear of the unknown.

Which six dinner guests, dead or alive, would you invite to dinner?

My Mum and Dad both passed away, Princess Di, Nelson Mandela, Elvis Presley (Mum would love that) and my wife’s grandmother. I never met her but everything my wife has said about her she sounds like a true lady. I get the impression she made a massive difference to my wife’s life – I’d love to meet her.

What are you currently listening to/watching or reading?

Nothing really but I do like 4wd and outback travel shows.

What was your favourite place you visited overseas?

New Zealand, the only place I’ve been to overseas. My wife was from NZ and her family are still there.

What pet or pets made the biggest impact on your life?

Probably our two dogs, both cavoodles. One’s blind, the other is still a pup. I never thought I’d like a lap dog but when they are asleep laying on you it is kind of neat.

If you had to compete on Masterchef, what dish would you cook?

Toasted sandwich – I hate cooking and can’t cook at all.

What was your first job?

A paper round.

What is one question you have never been able to get the answer to?

Next week’s tattslotto numbers.