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Hayden Paddon: 2011 announcement

January 24, 2011

Hi, I am excited to report to you that we last night announced our entry into the 2011 Production World Rally Championship (PWRC) with the creation of a new team – New Zealand World Rally Team. The big change for us however is our switch to Subaru, driving for Belgium team, Symtech . Having spent [...]

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Hayden Paddon: 2011 rally plans

January 5, 2011

I trust that you had a great New Year and that you are all refreshed for the year ahead. I was able to have a few days off between Christmas and New Year with Katie, family and friends which was great to relax and recharge the batteries. When I last updated you late last year [...]

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Hayden Paddon: Mission accomplished

November 15, 2010

Hi We have successfully finished Wales Rally GB, recovering after our 4-minute time loss on Day 1 to finish 19th overall and 3rd PWRC.  The result also secured our 3rd place in the championship and, although we would have liked to win it, we have achieved our pre-season goal of a podium finish in our debut [...]

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Hayden Paddon: Getting ready for the recce

November 9, 2010

Hi We are now in Wales making our final preparations before recce tomorrow.  Asyou might expect, it is a little wet here, but a lot more mild than usual, which should at least decrease the chance of ice during the rally. As the stages are quite a long way north of Cardiff, we are staying [...]

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Hayden Paddon: Preparations for Rally GB

November 3, 2010

Hi Hope all is well. Things are great here in the UK although the cooler winter weather is certainly starting to settle in. Since Rally France - which seems like a long time ago - there has been plenty keeping me busy, in particular working on our plans for 2011. We are still working hard on staying [...]

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