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Part 13: The New Zealand Grand Prix... No really.

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Little old Aotearoa New Zealand has its own Grand Prix, and has had for 67 years. No, really.  OK, so it's not on the F1 calendar, but it is a reasonably well regarded race on the international development circuit. Recent winners include Lando Norris, Lance Stroll, Liam Lawson, Richard Verschoor and Mitch Evans. In days gone by it was won by legends such as Stirling Moss, Graham Hill, John Surtees, Jack Brabham, Bruce McLaren and Keke Rosberg. The Grand Prix race, hosted at Hampton Downs, was backed up by  three fully packed days  of racing from various support categories. One of my objectives this year is to attend more live motorsports events, so off I popped. My objective is to get a better feel for how things play out behind the scenes, to get a better mental picture in place – ready for if and when I ever make it into a real race. I attended the final day, Sunday, which saw 19 races across multiple classes. The variety of cars on show was vast – ...