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Ross MacKay is an award-winning journalist, author and publicist with first-hand experience of motorsport from a lifetime competing on two and four wheels. He currently combines contract media work with weekend Mountain Bike missions and trips to grassroots drift days.

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Sorting the wheat from the chaff!

February 11, 2020 / 2 comments
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Usually, when I head to Kuaotunu on the Coromandel Peninsula for a couple of days R’n R, wild horses couldn’t…
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Sharp gets FIA Karting Academy Trophy Series call-up

February 7, 2020
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Young Christchurch karter Louis Sharp will be piling up the Airpoints this year as he flies to and from Europe…
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Danger Will Robinson, Danger!

February 5, 2020
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Having just got back from the 30th annual Skope Classic meeting in Christchurch – and having thoroughly enjoyed my time…
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Classic mix means HTC action never loses its appeal

February 4, 2020
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Five-time Bathurst 1000 winner Steven Richards wasn’t exactly hanging around when he set the fastest lap in the Archibald’s Historic…
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‘McRae trio’ win F5000 races at Skope Classic

February 3, 2020
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SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series trio Michael Collins, Steve Ross and LeRoy Stevenson drove home the…
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Historic Touring Cars entertain at Skope Classic meeting

February 2, 2020
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With a unique mix of cars and stars assembled specifically for this weekend’s meeting, the Archibald’s Historic Touring Car Series…
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Experience trumps youth in F5000 race at Skope Classic on Saturday

February 2, 2020
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Three-time series champion Steve Ross (McRae GM1) emerged the winner of the first SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup…
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Stars line up for Historic Touring Cars at Skope Classic this weekend

January 30, 2020
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A veritable galaxy of star drivers led by ‘Gentleman Jim’ Richards is set to descend on Christchurch’s Mike Pero Motorsport…
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Bumper F5000 field for for Skope Classic this weekend

January 30, 2020
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With a bumper 20-car field of beautifully restored and presented ‘70s-era 5-litre stock-block V8-powered wings-and-slicks single-seater Formula 5000 racing cars…
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Groundhog Day…or, haven’t we learned anything?

January 29, 2020
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In the 1993 movie Groundhog Day, US comedian Bill Murray plays Phil Connor, a TV weatherman, who – having been…