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One last 'yahoo' around the Grand Old Lady of fast things

A guest post by motorsport writer Eric Thompson, PLUS: The Week That Was and the Weekend That Will Be

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Sep 08, 2022
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Eric Thompson is a long-time motorsport correspondent and former colleague at the Herald and has an unbridled passion for the combination of man and machine.

Eric Thompson racing at Bathurst, circa 1980. Photo / supplied

It is with a heavy heart that I contemplate that Pukekohe Park Raceway is to be no more. The owner of the land, Auckland Thoroughbred R…

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A guest post by
Eric Thompson
Head of School, Design Innovation Whitecliffe College and Motorsport Correspondent for NZME (NZ Herald, Weekend Herald and Herald on Sunday) and occasional radio show. Asker of annoying questions.
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