Mark Baker
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High speed offroad race action comes to Twizel over Easter as the 2014 national championship kicks off with a north-south clash.
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Hybrid race car the TS040 did Toyota proud at its inaugural track outing against competitors Audi and Porsche, Toyota New Zealand motorsport manager Steve Boyce says.
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Mechanical mayhem, multi-car crashes, packed starting grids and wheel to wheel race action: the Castrol BMW Race Driver Series brought this and more to the Legends of Speed race event at Hampton Downs.
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Two days of spectacular offroad racing action with an alpine backdrop: Twizel stands out among the seven rounds of the 2014 New Zealand Offroad Racing Championship as one of the most exciting and scenic races in the sport.
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Drivers banged wheels in spectacular fashion as the 2014 offroad racing national championship got underway in Feilding on Sunday, with Whakatane’s Malcolm Langley scoring a hard-fought fastest time of the day in competition for the ‘unlimited’ premium-class race cars.
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• Race win a welcome birthday present for Wellington’s McNee • Torrid weekend as Armstrong and Waite tangle on-track • Callum Quin joins winners’ circle Wellingtonian Jamie McNee extended his lead in the Toyota Finance 86 Championship with another race win and a podium in every race at Taupo’s Ricoh Motorsport Park this weekend.
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• Top field assured for first round of Championship • Title fight starts with northern short course event • Local racers aim to score top results Local racers are aiming to get a strong start to their championship year as the New Zealand Offroad Racing Championship roars into action at Fielding on March 9.
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The biggest one-marque race championship in New Zealand motor racing hit Pukekohe this weekend for the Tasman revival race meeting.
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Toyota has unveiled key components of its new single-seater at the 2014 TRS awards evening held at its National Customer Centre in Palmerston North.
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New Zealand's rising race drivers go up against a record field of young international racers this weekend as the Toyota Racing Series reaches its finale at the 59th New Zealand Grand Prix.
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Always known for bringing an exciting mix of drivers from around the world to contest the Toyota Racing Series, ETEC Motorsport Trevor Sheumack this year fields four drivers to continue the team's trend for New Zealand's premier motor racing championship.
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Four young Kiwi racing drivers have confirmed they will contest the 2014 Toyota Racing Series which has attracted a record grid of 23 cars.
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One of Formula 1's most famous names will be on the starting grid when the 2014 Toyota Racing Series fires into action in early January.
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Christchurch racer Tom Alexander (pictured) put his single-seater experience to good use at Pukekohe this weekend to take a 24 point lead in the inaugural Toyota Finance 86 Championship, one race win and two podium position finishes enough to edge ahead of first-round leader Angus Fogg.
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Two famous names return to the sweeping corners and high speed straights of Pukekohe Park Raceway this weekend as the Toyota Finance 86 Championship welcomes Oxton and Smith back to touring car racing.
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Toyota Finance 86 Championship leader Angus Fogg might have taken pole position going into the second round at Pukekohe but the first day of racing has belonged to the young guns.
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Angus Fogg is holding on to a narrow four point lead in the inaugural Toyota Finance 86 Championship going into the second round this weekend at Pukekohe.
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New Zealand’s newest race series begins at newest race track - Close racing expected as 86 coupe goes racing - Fogg leads impressive entry list A touring car driver with an impressive racing career is among entries in New Zealand’s newest championship which begins this weekend (November 8-10).
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Hamish Lawlor, driving the smallest race car in the championship – has won his second straight New Zealand offroad racing title.
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• 125 confirmed for 2013 ENZED Taupo 1000 • Three international crews go up against fastest locals • Race covered for NZ and Australian TV It’s a record – the 2013 ENZED Taupo 1000 international offroad race will be the biggest in the 21 year history of the event, with 125 entries confirmed.
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He fought his way through thick, choking dust on a fast and narrow forest course, took a fist-sized rock to the forehead for his trouble but Ashley Kelly was rewarded on Saturday with his second Nelson endurance race title.
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• Trevor Cooper brings out new Jimco Chev race car for first public thrash • Toughest offroad race attracts 140-strong record entry • TV coverage, dates, distance confirmed Organisers of the 2013 Taupo 1000 international offroad race have confirmed a record entry for September's event, with pre-race 'intent' registrations standing at 140.
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Toyota will officially launch its new TR 86 race car and race series to the public at next month's CRC Speedshow.
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Toyota’s acclaimed 86 sports coupe will make its debut on New Zealand’s race tracks next summer using a locally developed Toyota Racing version called TR 86.
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He outlasted the fancied big-bangers in front of him, slotted his Bu-Mac Cougar Suzuki cleanly past the UTV-class cars that set the top qualifying times, survived a mid-race puncture and the loss of all but two gears - and James Buchanan has made history, becoming the first class three racer to win back to back titles at the 2013 Stihl Shop Woodhill 100.
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Fast five: race watchers are saying the first five rows of the grid for this weekend's Stihl Woodhill 100 will probably include the eventual winner as the most competitive field in many years heads for the forest.
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Tauranga racer Ben Thomasen, a newcomer to offroad racing, has thrown down a challenge to the northern race teams in the 2013 New Zealand Championship: catch me if you can.
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• First chance for northern drivers to open their championship accounts • Fresh challenges for established teams as new cars and trucks debut It's close at the top in offroad racing's national championship.
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• Twizel turns on top race action • Rollovers and crashes as dust tests drivers • Only one more chance for southern racers to score It's close at the top in offroad racing's national championship. After a long, dusty day of racing and several rollovers and crashes at the opening round, five drivers share the lead.
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New Zealand's Toyota Racing Series is well represented in the most competitive Formula Three championship in the world, and has become recognised as a valuable proving ground for rising motor racing talent.
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Auckland racer Nick Cassidy has won the New Zealand Grand Prix – and the Toyota Racing Series – for the second successive time.
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• Crash sidelines contender Bonifacio • Quick work keeps Mardenborough in the race • Lynn presses Evans for race position Mitch Evans won race one of the Toyota Racing Series at Hampton Downs, but the most dramatic moment of the race unfolded in his mirrors before the race was even a lap old.
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Mitch Evans heads to Europe to begin his 2013 GP2 campaign early next week but before he leaves the 18-year-old Aucklander will race this weekend for one of the most prestigious trophies in New Zealand motorsport.
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Auer leads 2013 Toyota Racing Series - Alex Lynn puts his name on the Timaru Herald Trophy - Feature race brings first win of 2013 for M2 Competition - Serralles and Cassidy stay in touch with the new leader A see-saw battle for championship points at the second round of the 2013 Toyota Racing Series has been resolved in favour of Austrian teenager Lucas Auer.
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Puerto Rican driver Félix Serrallés has taken an early lead in the 2013 Toyota Racing Series after three closely fought races at Teretonga near Invercargill.
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• New team, new engineer for 2012 champion Cassidy • Invercargill's Leitch 'best prepared ever' • Strong international entry for 2013 Defending Toyota Racing Series champion Nick Cassidy faces possibly the biggest challenge of his motorsport career as the 2013 championship gets under way.
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TOYOTA RACING SERIES CONFIRMS KEY DRIVERS • 2012 champion Cassidy back to defend title • Alex Lynn returns, key rival to Cassidy's title hopes • Young rookies look to hone their race-craft Toyota Racing Series champion Nick Cassidy has confirmed he will return to defend his title in 2013.
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Netherlands racer Steijn Schothorst has announced his plans to compete in the 2013 Toyota Racing Series.
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Young Invercargill racer Damon Leitch aims to make TRS 2013 his most competitive ever and he has his sights set firmly on the title.
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The Toyota Racing Series has confirmed a global television deal that will possibly make it the highest profile package ever secured by a New Zealand Motor Racing category.
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Canadian Nicholas Latifi is the latest international driver to sign up for the 2013 Toyota Racing Series.
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The Toyota Racing Series has confirmed Brazilian Bruno Bonifacio as the latest in what is expected to be a 'best ever' line up of international drivers committing to the championship series.
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• Two days of spectacular offroad race action guaranteed • First championship outing for Lotto millionaire • Up to 60 entries expected for weekend Motorised mayhem is almost assured when the 2012 Mickey Thompson New Zealand offroad racing championship fires up in Hawkes Bay on Saturday.
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The 2012 Toyota Racing Series will gain a strong on-screen profile across Australia when it screens on Speed TV from Thursday October 11.
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Palmerston North race driver Brendon Hartley marked his return to the F1 cockpit with the third fastest time as he got himself up to speed with the Mercedes W03 yesterday.
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Brendon Hartley has joined the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team at the Young Driver Test in Magny Cours this week.
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Premium lubricant brand Castrol will launch its Suzuki Swift Sport Cup driver scholarship programme this weekend at the Father's Day 400 V8 SuperTourer event at Taupo.
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Lotto millionnaire Trevor Cooper's offroad racing debut is helping put Nelson on air this weekend.
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Two days of hard-out endurance racing, 500 kilometres of action for those who can stay the distance, a major ORANZ title up for grabs in a sudden-death weekend of competition.
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North-south challenge: New Zealand enduro title up for grabs at Nelson Two days of hard-out endurance racing, 500 kilometres of action for those who can stay the distance, a major ORANZ title up for grabs in a sudden-death weekend of competition.
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CANTERBURY — MORIARTY LEADS THE CHARGE Christchurch racer Wayne Moriarty has taken top points at the 2012 Mainland Challenge, advancing to the front of the southern region championship points table in the process.
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Audi’s innovative diesel race cars have shown the early pace at the Le Mans 24-hour race in France, taking four of the top five positions on the timesheets.
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AUCKLAND — Bu-Mac race team take best ever Woodhill 100 result with a win for Buchanan and third for Donn Attwood
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NELSON — On the eve of leaving to work in Australia, Nelson racer Ashley Kelly has won the Nelson Ruff’n’Tuff endurance race, the first South Island round of the 2012 Mickey Thompson New Zealand Offroad Racing Championship.
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NORTHLAND — Buoyed by a massive turnout to the first round of the 2012 Mickey Thompson New Zealand Offroad Racing Championship, organisers of the Mangawhai round at Easter are seeing strong early interest in their event that indicates their round will attract a record entry across all classes.
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Four racers from very different classes have an equal share of the lead in the 2012 Mickey Thompson New Zealand Offroad Racing Championship.
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Up to ten new racers will hit the track this year on offroad racing’s new youth race class, Kiwitruck.
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OFFROAD RACING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GEARS UP • Million dollar championship kicks off at Manukau • Ten-time champion McCall on comeback trail A million dollar investment: new race cars are bringing a whole new look to New Zealand motorsport’s most spectacular championship.
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Toyota Racing Series champion Nick Cassidy has secured a contract to race in Europe with leading British team Fortec Motorsport in the 2012 Formula Renault Eurocup series.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — EVANS TAKES FIRST MAJOR TROPHY OF GRAND PRIX WEEKEND - Van Asseldonk puts in determined drive to strong second overall - Cassidy takes third with eye on championship title Mitch Evans has started Grand Prix weekend in strong form with a runaway win in the Dan Higgins Trophy race at Manfeild near Palmerston North.
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WAIKATO — Aucklander Mitch Evans has made a dominant return to the Toyota Racing Series, qualifying on pole and winning the first of three races this weekend at the 2.53 km Hampton Downs circuit south of Auckland.
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TAUPO — KING TAKES FIRST RACE WIN AT TOYOTA RACING SERIES TAUPO ROUND - BRDC drivers King and Hill in historic TRS 1-2 result - New race lap record set as King goes fastest British driver Jordan King took his first win of the 2012 Toyota Racing Series today, setting fastest lap for the 3.32 km Taupo Motorsport Park track in the process.
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CANTERBURY — Auckland racer Nick Cassidy has sped to the front of the Toyota Racing Series with back to back wins in the second round, held this weekend in Timaru.
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TIMARU — ToyotaRacingSeries Dutch driver Hannes van Asseldonk has qualified fastest for the Toyota Racing Series as round two of the championship gets under way at Timaru.
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TIMARU — TIMARU TOYOTA RACING SERIES TEST SESSIONS END WITH KING ON TOP Rising stars fill out the timesheets in final test for Timaru TRS round British racer Jordan King shot to the top of the timesheets with just two laps remaining in this afternoon's final test session for the Toyota Racing Series at Timaru's Levels Raceway.
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TIMARU — Jordan King went fastest in the second session of official testing for the 2012 Toyota Racing Series at Timaru today.
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TIMARU — Hot dry conditions were a total contrast to the weather of a week before as the Toyota racing Series arrived at Timaru's Levels race track this week.
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TIMARU — Southland driver Damon Leitch heads for the second round of the 2012 Toyota Racing Series with a narrow championship lead and hoping for improved weather after the hail and sleet of the first round at Invercargill.
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SOUTHLAND — A record international entry goes up against top local drivers when the 2012 Toyota Racing Series kicks off at Teretonga near Invercargill this weekend.
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PAPAKURA — The people of Papakura kicked off the town's end of year festive season in fine style on Friday evening with the annual Papakura Carols in the Park, held at the town's picturesque Central Park near the central business district.
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Stephen Barker is living every young racer's dream job: a year working in the heart of a factory rally team at the forefront of the World Rally Championship.
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TAUPO — Christchurch resident Bryan Chang and Aucklander Craig Lord got into the true giving spirit on Saturday, staging the "Undie 1000", a one kilometre fundraiser run down the pit lane of the 2011 Asset Finance Taupo 1000 international offroad race in 2 degree temperatures.
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TAUPO — Australian offroad racer Brad Prout has won the longest and toughest offroad race in the southern hemisphere, leading both days of the 1000 km event held in pine forests near Taupo.
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TWIZEL — The North Island rules the 2011 Mickey Thompson New Zealand Offroad Racing Championship: after three regional rounds in the north, Nick Hall of Pukekohe is back on top of the points table in his agile class five race car.
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HAWKE'S BAY — One of the smallest cars in the 2011 Mickey Thompson New Zealand Offroad Racing Championship will go head to head with its faster, more powerful rivals this weekend deep in the Gwavas Forest south of Hawkes Bay.
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Castrol has partnered with the Bluebird Electric project, which is developing an electric car which Don Wales (grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell MBE) aims to drive to a new world land speed record of more than 500mph.
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PAPAKURA — The NZ 2011 Business Club is celebrating signing up its thousandth Auckland company.
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CHRISTCHURCH — He’s been championship leader for five weeks, but North Island racer Nick Hall looks likely to lose his advantage when the fastest South Islanders race this weekend at West Melton and Ohoka near Christchurch.
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AUCKLAND — Mayor Len Brown is urging Auckland companies to take advantage of an opportunity to build valuable networks with international businesspeople as Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011) looms.
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Red Beach race driver Raana Horan has made history, becoming the only driver to win back to back titles in the fastest, toughest one day endurance race in New Zealand.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — He’s been class champion, dominated the Super 1300 class and now Papakura offroad racer Nick Hall has leapt into the outright championship lead with a perfect weekend at the latest round, held near Himatangi near Palmerston North in the Horowhenua.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Beachlands offroad racer Neville Smith heads south to Palmerston North this weekend with a single aim: to wrest back the national championship lead.
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NELSON — The outright lead in the 2011 Mickey Thompson New Zealand Offroad Racing Championship has shifted to Christchurch after a rainy day of race action in Nelson yesterday.
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NELSON — Nelson Offroad Racing Club is bringing top race action to town, hosting its round of the 2011 Mickey Thompson New Zealand Offroad Racing Championship at the Richmond A&P Showgrounds.
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PUKEKOHE — Beachlands racer Neville "Max" Smith has leapt into an early lead in the 2011 Mickey Thompson New Zealand Offroad Racing Championship.
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AUCKLAND — The Auckland stopover of the 2011-2012 Volvo Ocean Race will be managed by Tom Mayo, formerly chief executive of the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Karapiro.
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