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Rallying Call For Manfeild Grand Prix

NOW is the time for Manawatu motorsport fans to act if they want to retain the New Zealand Grand Prix at Manfeild Park, the facility’s chief executive believes.

“Since 2008 we have been entrusted with a unique sporting event, a spectacular contest that celebrates our rich motorsport heritage and has become a major drawcard – a national championship with international competition,” commented Heather Verry about the race, at the Feilding circuit next weekend (February 11-12).

Published Date: 

Friday, February 3, 2012

Paddon excited to start SWRC campaign on Swedish snow

 

New Zealand’s top rally driver Hayden Paddon and his co-driver John Kennard are looking forward to tackling the challenges of rallying on snow for the first time as their 2012 campaign starts in Sweden next week.

Paddon, now based in Montgat, Spain, and Kennard, from Blenheim, commence their challenge to win the 2012 FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship at Rally Sweden, which runs from 9 to 12 February.

Paddon says he’s very excited by the prospect of competing on snow for the first time in his ASM Motorsports-prepared Skoda Fabia S2000 rally car.

Published Date: 

Friday, February 3, 2012

NZV8 driver, Michael Bristow desperate to race at Manfeild

Pukekohe NZV8 driver, Michael Bristow (24), is desperate to re-join the BNT NZV8 Championship field for the NZ Grand Prix meeting at Manfeild (Feb 11-12) and the final round of the championship at Taupo Motorsport Park (March 10-11). Bristow, a talented young driver and engine builder, had entered the championship with high hopes of reasonable success. However, at the first round of the championship at Pukekohe Park, he was involved in the huge accident that saw several cars aquaplane off the track when a downpour occurred just after the race started.

Published Date: 

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Emma Gilmour elected to FIA commission

 

Leading New Zealand rally driver Emma Gilmour is about to head to Geneva, Switzerland to participate in her first meeting as a member of the Women & Motor Sport Commission, part of the world governing body of motorsport the Federation Internationale de L’Automobile (FIA).

Nominated by MotorSport New Zealand at a meeting of the FIA General Assembly late in 2011, Dunedin-based Gilmour was then elected to the commission that includes representatives from other countries highly-ranked in the motorsport world.

Published Date: 

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

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