New Zealand Porsche driver Craig Baird is executing a
dream drive today after Porsche AG invited him to contest the
Porsche Carrera World Cup on Germany's fearsome
Nurburgring-Nordschleife circuit piloting the factory's works
offering.
Multiple New Zealand and Australia race champion Craig Baird,
MNZM, has joined the inaugural V8SuperTourer race series as
one of the first 16 drivers set to begin racing in February
2012 at Hampton Downs in the Waikato.
New Zealand's Craig Baird remains upbeat at still holding
second overall in the 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia series
despite being taken out of the weekend's first race at Zhuhai
International Circuit in China.
For the third time in as many months Kiwi Craig Baird heads
to China for another learning weekend as the under-dog in the
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia race series against a German
defending champion.
Kiwi Craig Baird MNZM has moved to second overall in the
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia standings, following a pair of
second placings in the VnC Cocktails Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car
at Bejing's Goldenport International Circuit on Sunday.
Recently honoured New Zealander Craig Baird MNZM, has higher
aspirations for this weekend's second round of the 2010
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia being raced in Beijing.
A win in the final race of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge
series in Taupo on Sunday cemented a third
consecutive championship victory and sixth title for veteran
driver Craig Baird.
