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Jamie Larsen in 82P sets himself to pass Jonathan Allard for the North Island title on Saturday. Larsen began the 30-lap final on the outside of the second row and with American star Jonathan Allard blasting out to a big lead. It took 12 laps for Larsen to get past Michael Pickens and Stephen Taylor before setting out after Allard. Over the final eight laps it was a tight battle, as Larsen tried all he could to find a way past Allard. “I poked my nose down the inside and think he may have thought there was a fast line there, which gave me a chance to get around the outside on the final corner.
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Baypark Speedway: Long-awaited success for Auckland s Michael Pickens
10 Jan, 2021 10:02 PM
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Rodney Wood escaped unscathed from his spectacular crash in the second preliminary race of the NZ Sprint Car title. Photo / Supplied
Bay of Plenty Times
Auckland s Michael Pickens has raced to a flag-to-flag 30-lap victory to reach double figures in New Zealand Speedway titles.
The nine-time national Midget Car champion achieved a long-awaited success in the Daltons New Zealand Sprint Car Championship at Baypark Speedway on Saturday night, taking his New Zealand title win tally to 10. It s been eight or so years we ve been trying with some seconds and thirds and we finally did it, Pickens said after leading home California s Jonathan Allard and Hamilton s Daniel Thomas in a fast-paced 30-lap final.
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7:00 AM January 11, 2021
L-R: James Wayland, Jonathan Allard and Joshua Button from LDE UTC designed and manufactured 300 of the vital racks.
- Credit: LDE UTC
A potential threat to rapid Covid-19 testing in Newham has been overcome thanks to the town hall, a technical college and test tube racks.
Newham public health teams had found themselves frustrated by an inability to source and acquire racks which are vital in testing centres.
Anything hindering the delivery of rapid testing affects efforts to get on top of infection rates.
But a conversation between the principal of London Design and Engineering University Technical College (LDE UTC) in University Way, Royal Docks, and a town hall public health officer led to an amazing solution.