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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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Jack Milligan is 2017-2018 Toyota 86 Champion with a race to spare

March 11, 2018
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After a punishing season of racing that took him from the V8 Supercar races at Pukekohe all the way to…
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Ransley holds out Milligan to win race one

March 10, 2018
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Christchurch driver Jaden Ransley drove the race of his life this afternoon to hold out 2017-2018 Toyota 86 Championship leader…
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Milligan fastest, focussed on title

March 9, 2018
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Christchurch driver Jack Milligan has run fastest in today’s practice sessions for the final round of the 2017-2018 Toyota 86…
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New entries boost numbers at Toyota 86 Championship finale

March 9, 2018
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Three new drivers – one an international – have signed up for the final round of the 2017-2018 Toyota 86…
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Milligan takes aim at Toyota 86 Championship title

February 11, 2018
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Christchurch driver Jack Milligan has extended his lead in the Toyota 86 Championship with victory in the penultimate round of…
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Milligan extends TR86 lead

February 11, 2018
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Christchurch driver Jack Milligan has extended his lead in the Toyota 86 Championship with victory in today’s opening race at…
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Brock Gilchrist steps up to Toyota 86 Championship

February 8, 2018
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Another young man in a hurry is joining the ranks of racers in the Toyota 86 Championship this weekend. Brock…
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Ransley returns to Toyota 86 Championship

February 3, 2018
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Two weeks ago, Christchurch teen Jaden Ransley was staring despondently at the wreckage of his Toyota TR 86 race car…
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Championship rivals Scott and Milligan to the fore at Teretonga

January 21, 2018
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Michael Scott and Jack Milligan are emerging as key rivals in the 2017-2018 Toyota 86 Championship, after round four at…
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Forceful drive nets Milligan race win at Teretonga

January 20, 2018
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Christchurch driver Jack Milligan put in a forceful but clean drive to take the first Toyota 86 Championship race of…