Dear Members,
1. Congratulations Scott Dixon
On behalf of all New Zealand motorsport fans congratulations to Scott Dixon on winning the Indy 500 race earlier this morning. This is one of the world's biggest annual sporting trophies and is watched by a TV audience of tens of millions and a live audience of four hundred thousand at the circuit. That is the biggest crowd ever assembled for any one day sports event.
Scott has etched his name at the very top of the sport alongside Formula One world champion Denny Hulme and Bruce McLaren. He began his racing career in New Zealand in karts and passed through all the New Zealand single seater classes on his way to the United States.
His win provides wonderful exposure for New Zealand to motorsport fans all over the world.
Congratulations must also to the group of backers who made this possible. They provided the financial resources that underwrote his early years in Indycar racing and their faith has been handsomely repaid.
2. Clerk of Course Training
There will be B Grade CotC (Rally) Training held at:
22 June 08 - Hamilton
29 June 08 - Palmerston North
and return to the MotorSport NZ Office before 17 June 08.
3. Notice of Labeling Missprint
Unfortunately as a result of a labeling misprint a number of Willans harnesses manufactured by Stockbridge Racing Ltd. were incorrectly labeled. The affected harnesses, as detailed below, remain fully acceptable as FIA homologated equipment. The product designation codes indicating the number of straps of the harness were misprinted as follows:
Incorrect version / Correct version
FIA B-108.T/98 / FIA D-108.T/98
FIA B-109.T/98 / FIA D-109.T/98
FIA B-110.T/98 / FIA D-110.T/98
FIA D-112.T/98 / FIA B-112.T/98
Harnesses affected are the 6 strap single seater, the 4 and 6 strap saloon and the 6 strap short strap, with validity dates of "not valid after 2013" manufactured before 14 March 2008. The affected harnesses have Stockbridge Racing batch numbers between 4844 and 5182.
Thanks
The MotorSport NZ Team |
