Bamber Makes Good Recovery Drive

 
 
 
MEDIA RELEASE
3 MARCH 2007
 
Bamber Makes Good Recovery Drive
 
Wanganui teenager Earl Bamber put in good recovery drive after being involved in an incident on the opening lap of the first Toyota Racing Series race at Timaru International Motor Raceway today.
 
Bamber and Nelson Hartley came together at the exit of the corner leading onto the back straight of the 2.4 kilometre circuit on the opening lap of the race. The TradeZone Tatuus suffered a damaged front wing in the incident. While Bamber returned to the pits to fit a new nose cone the race was stopped and the field reformed for a restart. Bamber and two others affected by various problems joined the back of the field and the 16 - year - old set about driving back to 10th place, catching and passing top Australian Formula 3 driver Leanne Tander near the end of the race.
 
"The car was damaged and we just did the best with what we had," said Bamber after the race. "Hopefully I did a half reasonable time for tomorrow's race. We fitted a new nose cone after Nelson and I came together but the car was a little bit out."
 
Tomorrow morning Earl and the TradeZone Tatuus will line up for another 12 - lap race at 10.45am followed by an 18 lap finale at 3.15pm tomorrow afternoon.
 
Earl Bamber's 2006/2007 racing campaign is supported by the TradeZone Industrial Group and their supplier partners CRC, Koken, Hitachi Power Tools, Bahco, Fuller Hand Tools plus ESWA, Power Horse Energy Drink, Wanganui Toyota and South Taranaki Toyota.
 

 
2006/2007 TOYOTA RACING SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP
 
Round 1: 4/5 November 2006 - Pukekohe Park, Auckland
Round 2: 25/26 November 2006 - Powerbuilt Raceway, Christchurch 
Round 3: 6/7 January 2007 - Powerbuilt Raceway, Christchurch (Lady Wigram Trophy Race)
Round 4: 20/21 January 2007 - Taupo Motorsport Centre, Taupo
Round 5: 17/18 February 2007 - Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding
Round 6: 3/4 March 2007 - Timaru International Motor Raceway 
Round 7: 10/11 March 2007 - Teretonga Park, Invercargill (New Zealand Grand Prix)
Round 8: 21/22 April 2007 - Pukekohe Park, Auckland 
       

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