Some New Zealand sporting success, finally…

Finally we see some success in New Zealand sport and it comes in an area of sport close to my heart – Motorsport.

Jonny Reid claims two back-to-back wins in the second round of the A1 GP series to take the lead in the hotly contested formula.

Jonny roared away from South Africa on pole for a commanding six-second win on the 5.4km circuit and then burst from seventh on the grid to win the 70min, 38-lap feature race.

He has now propelled the New Zealand team from ninth to first on the championship table with 37 points, one ahead of South Africa, with Great Britain and the Netherlands third equal on 31 points.

As well as being a great motorsport success for New Zealand, it is great to see Jonny doing well after competing against him myself in my earlier years in Karting. Finishing a close third, I might add, in the New Zealand champs one year in which Jonny took out the title.

Now some of you might be saying, “What is A1 GP?”
Well, A1 GP is an entirely new concept in motor racing which pits nation against nation in the “World Cup of Motorsport.”

An A1GP event is a fast, exciting, adrenaline-fuelled weekend set in a glamorous and exclusive environment, yet affordable and accessible to all. With three days of on-track action, an A1GP event offers a rare opportunity for fans to interact with teams and drivers. Exclusively inclusive, A1GP brings the thrill of international motorsport to billions of fans across the globe.

Taking in a mix of established world-famous venues, exciting new state-of-the-art facilities and tight twisty street circuits, A1GP promises to deliver high-speed action at every turn. So check out the New Zealand A1 GP team site, A1 GP NZL to find out more about the team and series.