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Giving it 110 percent’ earns Smith perfect F5000 score
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With a lights-to-flag victory in the feature race at the annual NZ Festival of Motor Racing meeting at Hampton Downs…
Bathurst tribute planned for next year’s NZFMR
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This weekend’s NZ Festival of Motor Racing at Hampton Downs belonged to Ken Smith but next year the Waikato circuit…
Smith gets perfect start to tribute race weekend
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Supervet Ken Smith (Lola T332) enjoyed the perfect start to the race meeting named in his honour at Hampton Downs…
King Kenny reigns at Hampton Downs
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Four wins out of five races in three different cars — not a bad afternoon’s work for Ken Smith, the…
Rare opportunity to see Formula 1 cars in New Zealand
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Frank Lyons was at Silverstone in 1977 when James Hunt won the British Grand Prix in a McLaren M26 F1….
From Mexico with love
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One of the oldest categories at the New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing at Hampton Downs from January 20-22 is…
History comes alive at Hampton Downs
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For six glorious seasons in the 1970s the stock-block 5.0 litre (mostly) Chevrolet V8 F5000 category was New Zealand’s national…
Tauranga doctor pipped at the post in BMW race
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Tauranga GP Dr David O’Connor saw a strong chequered flag finish slip away during the recent one-hour Castrol BMW Race…
Mad Mike’s Summer Bash set for Hampton Downs
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Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Mazda and New Zealand drift superstar ‘Mad Mike’ Whiddett have joined forces to bring you the…
Blast from the past
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The countdown is on for the New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing which will be held at Hampton Downs from…