Benjamin Carrell is a freelance motorsport writer and currently edits talkmotorsport.co.nz. He writes for a number of Kiwi drivers and motorsport clubs. That's when he's not working in his horticultural day-job or training for the next road or mtb cycle race!

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Indy 500 Tradition: The balloons

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‘Back Home Again in Indiana’ is traditionally sung before the grid of the Indianapolis 500 start their engines. It has…

Indy 500 Traditions – Drinking of the Milk

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Louis Meyer became the first three-time winner of the Indy 500 (1928, 1933, 1936) when he won the 24th International…

The Indy 500: the Month of May

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There was a time when the entire month of May was dedicated to the running of the Indianapolis 500 at…

Leitch confident after Thailand F3 round

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A challenging weekend in Thailand saw Kiwi Brendon Leitch drop out of the top three in the championship chase for…

Paddon launches ‘Driven’ documentary series

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Here it is, the first of a four-part documentary series from Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon giving a behind-the-scenes documentary…

Why does Aussie Brendan Reeves keep coming back to NZ?

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He may be from Victoria, Australia, but rally driver Brendan Reeves has a strong association with the Kiwi rallying and…

Podcast: It makes Winton look like Monaco

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Below the Bonnet is a series of podcasts created by Supercars drivers David Reynolds and Michael Caruso.  It’s a light-hearted…

Mitch Evans sixth, as Vergne wins in Monaco

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Jean-Eric Vergne lifted himself back into title contention with victory on the streets of Monaco, bringing to an end the…

Look back in history Sunday: van Gisbergen in Formula First (2008)

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He was already competing full-time in the V8 Supercars Championship with Stone Brothers Racing in 2008 but made the trip…

Hunt ain’t slow

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It looks large and cumbersome.  It just doesn’t look fast.  Compared with the new and ‘grunty’ looking AP4 cars, it…