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The Down Low

The Official Magazine of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series

2018

Season Review

Issue 06—February 2018

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Content

Prize Giving Ceremony

.All the awards of the evening.

Stats of the Season

Statistics and important numbers of the
season.

Review of the Season

Global view of the Season

Behind the Scene

Meet with the men working in the shadow
of the drivers (team managers, engineers and
mechanics)

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Prize Giving

All the Awards of

~ Top 3 of the C

Robert Shwartzman—2018 Cast
Richard Verschoor—2018 Castr

Marcus Armstrong—2018 C

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Championship ~

trol Toyota Racing Series Champion
ol Toyota Racing Series Runner Up
Castrol Toyota Racing Series 3rd

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Prize Giving

All the Awards of

~ Butcher Cup ~ ~ Bruce McLare

Highest placed International driver Highest placed New Z

Robert Shwartzman Marcus Arm

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en Trophy ~ ~ Rookie of the Year ~

Zealand driver Highest placed driver who has entered no more than
three Rounds of any equivalent or higher level single
mstrong
seater formula before the CTRS Season

Clement Novalak

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Prize Giving

All the Awards of

~ Trans Tasm

A title created to encourage some good old trans tasman rivalry, the Trans Ta

Marcus Armstron
Brendon Leitch
Reid Harker —

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man Trophy ~

asman Trophy for which only Australian and New Zealand drivers are eligible.

ng —2018 1st place
h —2018 2nd place
—2018 3rd place

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Prize Giving

All the Awards of

~ Most Improved Driver ~

Driver recognized as the most improved driver across the last 5 weeks

Ryan Yardley

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~ Best Passing Manoeuvre ~

on James Pull, Taupo, last corner last lap Race 3

Cameron Das

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Prize Giving

All the Awards of

~ Team Champion ~

M2 Competition
Mark Pilcher & Jonathan Moury

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~ Team Runner Up ~

Giles Motorsport
Stephen Giles

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Stats of th

Statistics and Performa

~ Most Pole Positions ~

Richard Verschoor

~ Most Fastest Laps in the race ~

Richard Verschoor

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he Season

ance from the Season

~ Most Wins ~

Richard Verschoor

~ Most Podiums ~

Richard Verschoor

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Stats of th

Statistics and Performa

~ Smallest gap in qualifying for Pole Position ~

Hampton Downs—Qualifying 2
0.039sec between Richard Verschoor and Marcus Armstrong

~ Biggest gap in qualifying for Pole Position ~

Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, Taupo—Qualifying 2
0.495sec between Robert Shwartzman and Marcus Armstrong

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he Season

ance from the Season

~ Smallest gap in race for a win ~

Hampton Downs—Race 3
0.383sec between Richard Verschoor and Marcus Armstrong

~ Biggest gap in race for a win ~

Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, Taupo—Race 2
15.182sec between Brendon Leitch and Ryan Yardley

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Stats of th

Statistics and Performa

Youngest Driver on the grid

Charles Milesi (FRA) - MTEC Motorsport
16 years, 10 months and 6 days at the start of the season

Oldest Dri

Ken Smith (NZ
76 years, 5 months and 29

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he Season

ance from the Season

Most mileage done

Ryan Yardley (NZL) - MTEC Motorsport
3037 kms done during the season

iver on the grid

ZL) - Giles Motorsport
days at the start of the Grand Prix

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Review of t

Trophy Cabinet—Each Feature

Lady Wigram Trophy New Zeala

Mike Pero Motorsport Park, Ruapuna Circuit Chr
Marcus Armstrong Richa

New Zealand Motor Cup

Hampton Downs Park, Auckland
Richard Verschoor

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the Season

e Race had a Special Trophy

Spirit of a Nation

Teretonga Park, Invercargill
Clement Novalak

and Grand Prix Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy

ris Amon, Manfeild Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, Taupo
ard Verschoor Robert Shwartzman

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Behind th

Meet with the women and men work

They are passionate, dedicated and give all their energy to provide the best to th
& mental trainers. They all work in the shadow of the driver but deserve to be in t

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he Scene

king in the shadow of the drivers

heir driver. They are team managers, enginee rs, mechanics, managers and physical
the spotlight. Thank you to all of them for their hard work in the past 5 weeks.

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Coming Next…
News of the off-season

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