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Mark Baker has been working in automotive PR and communications for more than two decades. For much longer than that he has been a motorsport journalist, photographer and competitor, witness to most of the most exciting and significant motorsport trends and events of the mid-late 20th Century. His earliest memories of motorsport were trips to races at Ohakea in the early 1960s, and later of annual summer pilgrimages to watch Shellsport racers and Mini 7s at Bay Park and winter sorties into forests around Kawerau and Rotorua to see the likes of Russell Brookes, Ari Vatanen and Mike Marshall ply their trade in group 4 Escorts. Together with Murray Taylor and TV producer/director Dave Hedge he has been responsible for helping to build New Zealand’s unique Toyota Racing Series into a globally recognized event brand under category managers Barrie and Louise Thomlinson. Now working for a variety of automotive and mainstream commercial clients, Mark has a unique perspective on recent motor racing history and the future career paths of our best and brightest young racers.

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Armstrong bruised and battered, but third in the championship

June 24, 2019
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New Zealand driver Marcus Armstrong is a step closer to the lead in the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship after…
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There’s no fuel like…

June 22, 2019
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…that extra bit you squeeze into your tank every time you pit at Le Mans. Huge clamour this week over…
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Winn and Fraser share Mainland Challenge honours

June 19, 2019
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Nelson’s Greg Winn took a popular victory in the Mainland Challenge endurance race at West Melton south-west of Christchurch. The…
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TraNZam for the new millennium comes with a trans-Tasman snub

June 17, 2019
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Did I miss something, or is this a huge snub? The ‘Gen II’ spec and concept for the BNT NZ…
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Disruption. Disappointment. Diversion.

June 14, 2019
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It is the same in many sports. Cricket relies heavily on the ‘upstairs’ umpire to make decisions. Rugby and league…
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Brownlees hails fast work by crew after engine failure

June 13, 2019
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Christchurch offroad competitor Jacob Brownlees is racing against the clock this week to complete repairs to his new car in…
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Oh deer, I’m out!

June 10, 2019
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Cervidae Dama Dama might sound like something your doctor could fix with a big shot of penicillin, but it’s rather…
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Toyota plays its winning hand

May 30, 2019
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Toyota played its cards close to its chest going into the launch of the new FT60 single-seater, successor after five…
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Record grid of ‘Unlimited’ race cars for Woodhill 100

May 27, 2019
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The second round of the 2019 New Zealand Offroad Racing Championship, the Woodhill 100, has attracted a record field of…
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The hardware behind the excitement

May 27, 2019
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With two young New Zealanders forging a path in the new FIA Formula 3 Championship and some exciting movements pending…