26.01.09 - Steele & Sears duo WIN enduro at the Taupo A1GP!
Rob Steele and Auckland businessman Logan Sears inlisted the help of Hire a Hubby for the inorgual A1GP round of the Batterytown GT3 Porsche Championship. The pair contested four races at the meeting, with a sprint race and a 50 minute enduro each day.
Sears, back in a racecar after 10 years quickly adapted to the GT3 finishing 4th (996) in Saturdays sprint race, followed by a 2nd with both Sears and Steele at the helm in the enduro.
In Sundays racing Steele started extreemly strong in the sprint race, picking up 4 positions by turn 1 and another before the end of lap 1 finishing 1st and 6th overall.
In the final enduro of the weekend Steele started the race. An incident on lap one involving the Martin/Kirkpatrick partnership meant Steele/Sears could cruise it home for 1st place, and the round win.
Many thanks to Logan Sears & Andrew Chisholm (Franchise Businesses Ltd), Marc Spring (Trinity Media)
10.03.08 - Rob places 3rd in 996 GT3 for 07/08 Championship!
"Many thanks to Grant Smith (Porsche NZ), Tony Elsmore (Continental Car Services), Alistair Ward (Walker Wayland)
John McGechie (Trade Tools) Michelle Radley (Black Pepper) 'International Motorsport' (Lyall, Ameal, Cookie, Shauny, Little Grubbie). And to my father Ron Steele for all his help this season!"
Rob Steele and Auckland businessman Logan Sears inlisted the help of Hire a Hubby for the inorgual A1GP round of the Batterytown GT3 Porsche Championship. The pair contested four races at the meeting, with a sprint race and a 50 minute enduro each day.
Sears, back in a racecar after 10 years quickly adapted to the GT3 finishing 4th (996) in Saturdays sprint race, followed by a 2nd with both Sears and Steele at the helm in the enduro.
In Sundays racing Steele started extreemly strong in the sprint race, picking up 4 positions by turn 1 and another before the end of lap 1 finishing 1st and 6th overall.
In the final enduro of the weekend Steele started the race. An incident on lap one involving the Martin/Kirkpatrick partnership meant Steele/Sears could cruise it home for 1st place, and the round win.
Many thanks to Logan Sears & Andrew Chisholm (Franchise Businesses Ltd), Marc Spring (Trinity Media)
10.03.08 - Rob places 3rd in 996 GT3 for 07/08 Championship!
"Many thanks to Grant Smith (Porsche NZ), Tony Elsmore (Continental Car Services), Alistair Ward (Walker Wayland)
John McGechie (Trade Tools) Michelle Radley (Black Pepper) 'International Motorsport' (Lyall, Ameal, Cookie, Shauny, Little Grubbie). And to my father Ron Steele for all his help this season!"