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Eric Thompson

Mendota Heights

Staff Writer at Daily Norseman

Former longtime writer for @DailyNorseman. NDSU alum.

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  • Motorsport: Brendon Hartley determined to get World Endurance Championship season back on track

    6 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Eric Thompson

    Kiwi driver Brendon Hartley. Photo / Getty ImagesBrendon Hartley is aiming to get his season on track when the World Endurance Championship resumes at Imola this weekend. The 35-year-old Kiwi is a four-time WEC champion but he and co-drivers Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa had to settle for fifth in the opening round at Qatar in February.

  • Supercars Taupō: Kiwi Matthew Payne claims Jason Richards Memorial trophy

    1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Eric Thompson

    Matt Payne won Sunday's race in Taupō to claim the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy. Photo / Photosport. The fight for the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy went down to the last race of the Supercars weekend with New Zealander Mathew Payne reigning supreme in Taupō. After a short hiatus across the Ditch in the hands of last year’s winner Anton De Pasquale, the Jason Richards Trophy is now back in the hands of a Kiwi.

  • Supercars Taupō: Matthew Payne, Ryan Wood provide Kiwi highlights on day one

    1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Eric Thompson

    Matthew Payne won race 8 of the V8 Supercar series in Taupō. Photo / PhotosportMatthew Payne and Ryan Wood provided the Kiwi highlights on the first day of Supercars racing in Taupō on Saturday. Ryan scored his third first and Wood his first third in the afternoon’s opening sprint race. The crowd was appreciative of the double podium for the New Zealanders but didn’t see the feat replicated in race two.

  • Taupō Supercars: New Zealand driver Andre Heimgartner seeks repeat win

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

    Supercars driver Andre Heimgartner is keen to emulate his feat of last year at this weekend’s Supercars round at Taupō. The 29-year-old became only the fourth Kiwi driver to win on home soil when took line honours in race one of the weekend. Heimgartner sits 10th equal on the point’s table after two rounds on 244. Will Brown is the current series leader on 467 points followed by Cam Waters (460), Broc Feeney (418) and Chaz Mostert (333).

  • Motocross champion’s heart scare: ‘I had no idea what was going on’

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

    Courtney Duncan: "I had no idea what was going on, which was quite tough as it seemed like the world was ending." Photo / Full Spectrum MediaFour-time Women’s World Motocross champion Courtney Duncan has had a health scare that’s ruled her out of the opening round of the 2025 season at Sardinia this weekend. Duncan, who won the title in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023, began experiencing chest pains about eight weeks ago and was eventually taken to hospital.

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Eric Thompson
Eric Thompson @eric_j_thompson
11 Apr 25

Ant is balling the f out tonight, but I'm still not even REMOTELY comfortable with this lead

Eric Thompson
Eric Thompson @eric_j_thompson
11 Apr 25

Desmond Bane? Really??

Eric Thompson
Eric Thompson @eric_j_thompson
10 Apr 25

I'm excited for the Timberwolves to win or lose by somewhere between 1 and 35 points after either giving up a huge lead or coming back from a huge deficit tonight