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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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Spectacular start to Polaris Offroad Racing Championship

March 30, 2016
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A massive new engine and his trademark spectacular driving style has booked multiple champion Tony McCall a place at the…
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Toyota championship names its winners at Taupo

March 28, 2016
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In two final races at Taupo’s Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park today the drivers at the forefront of the Toyota Finance…
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Blewett takes Toyota title at Taupo

March 26, 2016
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Championship leader Ash Blewett has rebounded from a crash in testing to dominate qualifying and then win the Toyota Finance…
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Testing session brings drama for Blewett in Toyota series

March 25, 2016
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Championship leader Ash Blewett has struck problems in test sessions today for the Toyota Finance 86 Championship at Taupo’s Bruce…
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Rookie battle heats up as Toyota 86s head for Taupo

March 21, 2016
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There are just a handful of points between the leading rookies in the 2015-2016 Toyota Finance 86 Championship going into…
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Cockerton aims to stay sharp with Toyota 86 Racing debut

March 17, 2016
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Pukekohe racer Taylor Cockerton has announced a one-off run in the final round of the 2015-2016 Toyota Finance 86 Championship…
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Ruiterman ready to defend his title at Mangawhai

March 13, 2016
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The road to the 2016 title begins here: Pukekohe racer Carl Ruiterman is ready to defend his 2015 northern title…
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Offroad racing stars prepare to do battle at Mangawhai

March 7, 2016
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Championship offroad action hits the sleepy seaside village of Mangawhai this Easter as the best race drivers in New Zealand…
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Thunder in the park: McCall confirms for Rallycross

February 22, 2016
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Tony McCall’s bellowing BSL Chev V8 single-seater is the headline offroad racing entry for next weekend’s inaugural Baypark rallycross event…
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Two wins from three as Blewett dominates in Toyota 86

February 14, 2016
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With two commanding wins and a hard-fought third overall, Aucklander Ash Blewett is a step closer to winning his first…