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The now lamented Race to the sky held in the Cardrona valley of central Otago was a hillclimb based on Pikes peak. Starting in 1998, the event ran for ten years, had a comeback for 2015, before the dust settled permanently. The first three years were dominated by Japan's Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima, in his Suzuki Vitara hillclimb specials. Kiwi rally hero Possum Bourne classed the event as one the best in the world, and repeatedly tweaked his Subaru rally cars in an effort to win the event. In 2001, he came good using an ex-WRC two-door Impreza WRX. The popular Bourne beating the main rivals to be the first Kiwi to stand on the top step of the podium. Sadly, this would be the last joy he would have on the course - the following year he would suffer mechanical issues forcing him out, and in 2003, he would be involved in a road-car crash on the course during a preliminary run before the event, and the colourful Possum Bourne succumbed to his injuries two weeks later.
Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper
Size:9 W x 12 H x 0.1 D in
Size with Frame:14.25 W x 17.25 H x 1.2 D in
Frame:White
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Hi there! Thanks for taking the time to check out my artwork, and learn a little bit about me. I was born in 1982, in Invercarcargill, the deep south of New Zealand. I grew up surrounded by motorsport, the family home just a couple of minutes' drive to Teretonga - the local race circuit, with speedway, Go - Kart and motorcross tracks all within a stones' throw. My father raced Go - Karts in his early years, before taking up Midget car racing at speedway, and there was usually motorsport on the tv at the weekends when I wasn't watching it in the flesh. I started painting with water paints when I was about 7 or 8 years old. Simple stick figures soon evolved to more complex pictures using arcrylics, as I started to experiment with abstract art as well as keeping my hand in with painting racing cars. In 1999 I started racing Go-Karts, and the lack of available time, as well as other interests meant that only a few artworks were completed between '99 and 2006. A couple of years after leaving school I started studying to become an engineer, becoming qualified in 2006. It was after this, that I was gifted some un-needed art supplies, re-igniting my creative flame The first few works I created in this period were all abstract, as I experimented with different shapes and colours. One of them being "Losing time". I put it on display in a Christchurch art gallery, where it was quickly snapped up by a collector, thus fuelling my passion. After that success, I decided to be selfish and reward myself by getting back into motorsport art. I painted "Master McLaren" and showed a few people, and had such an encouraging response, I decided to do more. Since then on the majority of my work has been motorsport based.
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