General
We’ve
added a link on our links page to a photographer called Clive
Marchant who you will see has produced some fantastic vivid
shots of not only National Hot Rods (and Chris Haird in
particular), but other genres of racing too, see the sample
picture on the left, click it to see a larger version. Please
check out the website at:
http://www.gridart.deviantart.com/gallery/
We’re pleased
to welcome to the Haird Motorsport fold #95 Gavin Murray. Gavin
is an accomplished racer having had career success in both 1300
Stock Cars and Lightning Rods, and in his first full season of
National Hot Rod racing has qualified very comfortably for the
World Final. Gavin has taken delivery of a new Haird Motorsport
206cc which had its first shakedown at the Thunder 500 meeting.
Picture Here
World
Series Birmingham Sat June 14th
Results for #115 Chris Haird...
Heat 1: 2nd place
Heat 2: 3rd place
More details
to follow
Click Here for photos
from this event
World
Series Ipswich Monday May 26th
An absolutely dreadful weather afternoon greeted the
Haird Motorsport team on arrival at Ipswich, and the performance
of #115 Chris Haird matched the atrocious conditions, with only
really an 8th place in Heat three to talk of.
So next – Birmingham Wheels on June 14th
Short
Circuit Magazine
Thanks to
Martin Kingston, a revealing insight feature into the inner
workings of Haird Motorsport appears in Short Circuit Magazine
as he spends some time with the team.
He also
profiles the Dutch driver campaigning a new Haird Motorsport
206cc Jon Van Den Bosch
Points Chart as of 20 May 2008
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1 |
41 |
Carl Boardley |
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2 |
170 |
Steve Thompson |
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3 |
303 |
Matt Simpson |
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4 |
85 |
Stuart Carter |
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5 |
911 |
Malcolm Blackman |
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6 |
61 |
Andy Holtby |
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7 |
115 |
Chris Haird |
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8 |
491 |
Colin Smith |
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9 |
278 |
Colin Gomm |
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10 |
67 |
David Brooks |
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11 |
59 |
Simon Bentley |
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12 |
95 |
Gavin Murray |
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13 |
277 |
Andrew Burgess |
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14 |
14 |
Phil Spinks |
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15 |
25 |
Keith Woods |
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16 |
31 |
Dick Hillard |
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17 |
629 |
John Sibbald |
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18 |
427 |
Jay Austin |
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19 |
291 |
Mike Thurley |
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20 |
742 |
Graham Luscombe |
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21 |
198 |
Andy Steward |
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22 |
734 |
Ralph Sanders |
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World Series Mallory Sunday May 11th
The annual
(really) long track pilgrimage and a much better day for #115 Chris
Haird. The 206cc looking the business all day1
8th in
Heat one
WIN in heat 2
10th
in Final.
World Series Hednesford Monday May 5th
Heat two 10th
place for Chris and a seventh in the final.
World Series Hednesford, Sunday April 13th
As the team are
making their way to Hednesford, a mad dash from Heathrow Terminal 3
enables David Haird to do both Dubai Autodrome and Hednesford all in
the same day!! Thanks to Richard Smith for rendezvous at South Mimms
and lift to Cannock!!
Another day with
scant points reward for #115 Chris Haird frankly with a 3rd
place in heat three and 14th place in the final.
Dubai Autodrome
As preparations
were being made for the next outing for National Hot Rod #115 Chris
Haird at Hednesford, the Haird Motorsport team principal David Haird
was jetting off to the Dubai Autodrome for the finals of the GP2
Asia Series and inaugural Speedcar series Championship, accompanying
the GP2 Asia and Speedcar worldwide TV commentator Dave Richardson.
Needless to say a good time was had with David being spotted on
worldwide TV at one point – wandering through the packed pitlane
before the GP2 final – offering worlds of wisdom to the Isport
driver Bruno Senna!
Johnny Herbert
won the Speedcar Series
Romain Grosjean
won the GP2 Asia series
Wonder if David
managed to persuade Johnny to guest in a National?
World Series Skegness, Sunday April 6th
Annual day trip
to the funcoast! And a fifth place in the final for #115 Chris Haird.
The final was won by 844 Billy Bonnar – well done Billy!
World Series Ipswich, Monday March 24th
Back to Chris’
home track and of course home to the World Final in July, and at
last some more points on the board.
Heat 2 6th
place
Heat 3 9th
place
World Series Northampton, Friday March 21st
Various problems meant a dismal day for #115 Chris Haird with no points (apart
from attendance) to speak of.