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SCHOLARSHIP WINNER TO DEBUT AT HAMPTON DOWNS
New TradeZone/SpeedSport Scholarship winner Malcolm Finch will make another debut appearance this weekend when the New Zealand Formula First championship heads to the south Auckland based Hampton Downs race circuit for the first time this season. The eight-round series is contested at the four North Island racing circuits and Finch has so far raced at both Manfeild and Taupo. Scholarship co-founder and Sabre team owner Dennis Martin said he has been impressed with the 20-year-old Aucklander's debut performances in the TradeZone/SpeedSport car and predicts he'll be a podium contender when the racing returns to the tracks in the New Year. "Malcolm is showing good pace so far this season and is learning quickly how to adapt to the Formula First racing cars," said Martin. "Taupo has always been my guide as to how a driver is coping, the infield part of the circuit in particular always reveals driving short-comings and Malcolm reversed the trend of our cars being slow off turn one. His performance through the infield technical section was very good, " he added. "Considering Malcolm didn't do our usual pre-season test at Taupo I think he did a very good job." Two rounds down and Finch is lying sixth overall in the New Zealand series and currently ranks second-best rookie driver. "I'm really enjoying the opportunity," said Finch. "Winning the TradeZone/SpeedSport Scholarship is a big kick-start to my racing ambitions and every weekend we race I am learning something new. Living close to Hampton Downs I've been there a few times and now I can't wait to race there for the first time this weekend." Finch, a student at Auckland University, has just finished his first year examinations towards a Bachelor of Engineering. For his Scholarship year, Finch receives a full-funded season racing a Formula First single-seater with Sabre Motorsport, a customised Chicane racing suit with boots and gloves, and a new Arai race helmet. Details about the TradeZone/SpeedSport Scholarship are also available on a newly released website www.speedsportscholarship.co.nz NZ FORMULA FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIOUS WINNERS |
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