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  • 2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Eric Thompson

    Scott Dixon qualified on the second row in fourth. Photo / Icon SportswireKiwi IndyCar racer Scott Dixon is looking forward to Monday (NZ time) morning’s 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 despite some pretty big crashes in practice and qualifying. Of the three New Zealanders in the field, Dixon was the only one who didn’t experience a massive accident that caught out Scott McLaughlin and Marcus Armstrong.

  • 3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Eric Thompson

    New Zealand's Louis Sharp has tested at Imola and feels confident on the track. Louis Sharp aims to improve his F3 season at Imola after a challenging start. Sharp, currently 25th, has struggled with qualifying despite strong practice performances. Imola marks the first of three consecutive race weekends, offering a chance to build momentum. Kiwi FIA F3 racer Louis Sharp is looking forward to turning his season around this weekend at Imola.

  • 4 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Eric Thompson

    Matthew Payne aims to build on his success at Taupō when racing in Tasmania this weekend. Photo / PhotosportKiwi Supercars’ driver Matthew Payne is looking forward to building on his good form from the last round at Taupō when the action hits Symmons Plains, Tasmania, this weekend. Payne left the New Zealand round of the championship with the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy after winning two races and clinching a fourth place. “Taupō was certainly pretty good,” Payne told the Weekend Herald.

  • 1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Eric Thompson

    Scott Dixon: 'There have been years when we really thought we were going to win it, but it just slipped away.' Photo / PhotosportMultiple IndyCar race winner New Zealander Scott Dixon might be second on the all-time list with 58 victories, but Barber Motorsport Park is one place he’s yet to knock off. In 14 starts he’s had nine podium finishes and this weekend he’d really like to get that elusive first win in Alabama and his first win of the season.

  • 1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Eric Thompson

    Cormac Buchanan has a highest placing of tenth in Moto3. Kiwi teen Cormac Buchanan is getting up to speed in his rookie FIM Moto3 season, with the evolution more mental than physical. The Moto3 world championships are probably the most cut-throat of the three classes (MotoGP and Moto2 the others). With up to 30 riders at each round, it has the biggest fields and is packed full of the hungriest junior motorcycle racers in the world.

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Eric Thompson
Eric Thompson @eric_j_thompson
15 May 25

I really, really don't want to break out the Venn diagram in the middle of a 10-game win streak...

Jerry Coleman
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Very Nasty collision #Twins #Orioles https://t.co/ITgWpS3U9Q

Eric Thompson
Eric Thompson @eric_j_thompson
15 May 25

General Soreness' Last Stand

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In the Warriors' final two games of the season, Jimmy Butler attempted a total of just 20 shots in 76 minutes and was a team-worst -47 plus/minus.

Eric Thompson
Eric Thompson @eric_j_thompson
15 May 25

Wolves in Fiiiiiiif https://t.co/73KRVRWIyY