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Mark Baker has been working in automotive PR and communications for more than two decades. For much longer than that he has been a motorsport journalist, photographer and competitor, witness to most of the most exciting and significant motorsport trends and events of the mid-late 20th Century. His earliest memories of motorsport were trips to races at Ohakea in the early 1960s, and later of annual summer pilgrimages to watch Shellsport racers and Mini 7s at Bay Park and winter sorties into forests around Kawerau and Rotorua to see the likes of Russell Brookes, Ari Vatanen and Mike Marshall ply their trade in group 4 Escorts. Together with Murray Taylor and TV producer/director Dave Hedge he has been responsible for helping to build New Zealand’s unique Toyota Racing Series into a globally recognized event brand under category managers Barrie and Louise Thomlinson. Now working for a variety of automotive and mainstream commercial clients, Mark has a unique perspective on recent motor racing history and the future career paths of our best and brightest young racers.

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New Radical SR10 sports car on NZ demonstration tour

December 1, 2021
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Radical Sports Cars NZ has confirmed a five-stop north-south tour to celebrate the arrival of the high performance SR10 track…
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Armstong tops timesheets in FIA F2 test

March 11, 2021
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New Zealand driver Marcus Armstrong has gone fastest at the FIA Formula 2 pre-season test in Dubai. Driving with his…
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Armstrong fulfills a lifelong dream with Ferrari F1 test

February 4, 2021
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New Zealand driver Marcus Armstrong ticked off a lifelong dream this week when he was one of seven drivers invited…
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Armstrong back for round two of F2 at Silverstone

August 7, 2020
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After a difficult weekend at Britain’s famous Silverstone circuit, New Zealander Marcus Armstrong is readying himself to fight back. His…
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Marcus Armstrong ready to race at Silverstone FIA Formula 2 round

August 1, 2020
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New Zealander Marcus Armstrong is readying himself for a charge at this weekend’s Silverstone round of the 2020 FIA Formula…
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Epic charge highlight of ‘Ring’ weekend for Armstrong

July 21, 2020
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It’s the trickiest feat in the world – coming off the back of the grid start, chopping through the midfield…
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Kiwi Armstrong makes a sensational start to the FIA Formula 2 season at Red Bull Ring

July 5, 2020
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Marcus Armstrong has made a sensational start to his FIA Formula 2 campaign with ART Grand Prix team, fighting back…
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Doing a Stroll

June 22, 2020
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When Lance Stroll came to New Zealand to contest the Toyota Racing Series, he did so as part of a…
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Half a year away from the gear: Armstrong is ready to go

June 4, 2020
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How to survive the filthy Covid sane and fit and ready to race: New Zealand racing driver Marcus Armstrong has…
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Life in a plague year

May 28, 2020
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Talk Motorsport is about opinions. In fact it’s the best sounding board the sport has, and facts and opinions flow…