Publicat in: September 21, 2009, Vizualizari: 83
New Zealand driver Hayden Paddon has followed his recent selection as the Asia Pacific championship’s Pirelli Star Driver and his Group N victory on the world championship Repco Rally Australia with a third achievement. He has now again been declared New Zealand champion. He gained sufficient points to be unbeatable on his country’s national championship on the first day of the final round of the series, the Boxman Rally of Nelson, run in forest regions at the north end of the country’s South Island. 22 year old Paddon has already been rally driving for seven years. At the age of 15 he already had his first rally, his first crash and his first class win! In 2006 he acquired an Evo VIII and a very experienced codriver John Kennard, and at the age of 19 won the NZ Junior title. In 2008 he acquired an Evo IX converted to left hand drive and became the youngest ever NZ rally champion at the age of 21. His achievements are all the more remarkable as he lives in Geraldine in the far south of South Island.
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