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JONO LESTER AND PAUL KELLY TEAM UP FOR AUSTRALIAN GT WITH TRASS FAMILY MOTORSPORT

  • CHAMP Class entry from New Zealand in the TFM Ferrari 458 Italia GT3
  • Jono Lester brings significant international experience from Japanese GT3
  • Paul Kelly is the current and defending New Zealand Endurance Champion
  • The pair represent a strong force in the ‘Pro-Am’ format adopted by Australian GT

Auckland, New Zealand, 28th January 2015 – Trass Family Motorsport (TFM), New Zealand’s Ferrari Racing Team, have announced Jono Lester and Paul Kelly as its drivers for the 2015 Australian GT Championship.

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Wednesday, 28 January, 2015

The Rat’s V8 Supercars return

He won’t be in the driver’s seat on-track, but Paul Radisich will be steering Super Black Racing behind the scenes in his return to V8 Supercars this year.

On-board with the pit lane’s newest team, representing New Zealand, the Kiwi driver becomes team principal. Despite his absence in the sport for years, he said the love for motor racing hasn’t ever disappeared.

“Put it this way, the passion in the sport never goes,” Radisich told v8supercars.com.au.

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Wednesday, 28 January, 2015

Fitness key for rookie Heimgartner

Andre Heimgartner has flagged fitness as one of the areas he needs to improve ahead of his debut as a full-time V8 Supercars driver with Super Black Racing.

The 19-year old rookie contested the V8 Supercars Dunlop Series last year, but the development category’s 2014 races were significantly shorter than the main game runs.

“I’m all ready to do these 45-lap races, but the two hour races will test me so I need to work on my fitness a bit, be comfortable,” Heimgartner told v8supercars.com.au.

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Wednesday, 28 January, 2015

Kiwi companies back Paddon’s 12 WRC event campaign

Kiwi rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard will be backed by several of New Zealand’s best-known brands as they face their biggest-ever season in the FIA World Rally Championship.

Following a successful debut season comprising six events with Hyundai Motorsport in 2014, Paddon and Kennard – from Geraldine and Blenheim respectively – are contracted to the team for an expanded programme of 12 WRC events in 2015 and will be backed by partnerships with Kiwi brands Hyundai New Zealand, PlaceMakers and Pak'nSave.

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Tuesday, 27 January, 2015

More Wins To Come as Nissan Closes In

A race win for defending champion Nick Ross at Teretonga Park over the weekend shows that the Concept Motorsport Team are achieving their goal of bringing the new Nissan Altima up to speed during this season of the NZV8 Touring Cars TLX category.

Driver Nick Ross started the weekend well with the fastest time in Friday's testing and placed second in the opening race of the weekend crossing the line just 01.469 seconds behind Australia's Jason Bargwanna.

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Tuesday, 27 January, 2015

First NZGP winner for Manfeild

THE car that won the very first New Zealand Grand Prix is revved up for the 60th running of that great race – and so is its owner.

Fred Courtney of Kaikohe is delighted the February 14-15 New Zealand Grand Prix race weekend at Manfeild will feature among a selection of great historic racing cars his famous charge – a unique Kiwi-built competition concoction of 1930s’ technology that made history by winning the inaugural GP, at nearby Ohakea air force base.

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Tuesday, 27 January, 2015

ENZED-backed trans-Tasman muscle car battle set to light up Highlands Festival of Speed

A key feature at next week’s Highlands Festival of Speed is the first New Zealand battle between Australia’s ENZED Touring Car Masters and New Zealand’s ENZED Central Muscle Cars.

The 30 January to 1 February event is a true celebration of New Zealand motorsport across the eras with a wonderful array of vintage and classic saloons and open wheelers competing on the famed Highlands’ circuit alongside a mass of festival-style entertainment, food and refreshments for the whole family.

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Tuesday, 27 January, 2015

Defending champion Hepburn ready to fire

Defending New Zealand Super Truck champion John Hepburn is hoping for a change of luck.

At the opening round of the championships, at Pukekohe in November, Hepburn had no chance of collecting any points in his big rig when it counted, after blowing a turbo clean in half at practice.

The turbo from his Kenworth was then sucked into the inter-cooler, so Hepburn didn't start in any of the three races, leaving the competitive driver somewhat frustrated.

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Tuesday, 27 January, 2015

SMITH'S CLEAN-SWEEP REWARDED WITH SPECIAL EVENT TITLE

Kiwi super-vet Ken Smith (Lola T332) has earned yet another motor racing accolade, winning the twin Gulf Oil Howden Ganley F5000 Festival historic motor racing meetings' 'Formula 5000 World Series' title with a six-race clean-sweep.

The title was created as part of the organisers' desire to attract as many race-ready Formula 5000 cars to the meeting as possible with Smith a worthy first recipient with a perfect 288 points.

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Monday, 26 January, 2015

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