Australian Mark Webber has won the showcase Monaco Grand Prix
for champions Red Bull as Formula One celebrated an
unprecedented six different winners in six races so far this
season.
Masterton husband and wife rally team Richard and Sara Mason
have a sizeable 53.2 second lead in the Rally of Otago after
10 high-speed stages near Dunedin.
Richard Mason showed all the class of a reigning national
champion as he powered into a handy lead on the opening
stages of this year's Drivesouth Otago Rally last night.
The countries he has rallied in are too numerous to be
counted on two hands. But the one international co-driver
Glenn Macneall favours above the rest hardly features this
season.
With more wins than an energetic flag marshal could ever hope
to wave a chequered flag at, Kawasaki has this year delivered
a bike worthy of the highest accolades.
Australia's Ryan Briscoe captured pole position for next
week's Indianapolis 500 after setting the fastest time in
Saturday's official qualifying session.