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Rod Birley
Driver · 1990
1results
P11best finish
6clippings
Results
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1990 | Ruapuna 1990 | Hansells Sun Valley Thundersaloon championship, Heat 1 (10 laps) | 11 | Mitsubishi Starion Cosworth | Feb 1990 |
Raced against most often
Kieran Wills 1Brett Willis 1Wayne Huxford 1John Osborne 1Ian Munt 1Don Grindley 1Mike Fitzgerald 1Kayne Scott 1Chris Toms 1Neville Agass 1Wayne Jones 1John Harcourt 1
In the clippings (6)
Top driver in seriesEnglishman Rod Birley, aged 33, is the first confirmed entry for the 1990 Peter Jackson series starting at Bay Park on…
Strong local field set for big racesPreview of the January 1990 Peter Jackson Formula Pacific series, which at entry close had only one overseas driver,…
Hot rod driver's challenge to N.Z. car racersEnglish driver Rod Birley, a former English hot rod champion who raced a Cosworth-powered Mitsubishi Starion in the…
Epic clash by Smith, Radisich tippedKerr expects an epic Ken Smith v Paul Radisich clash at Ruapuna in the fourth round of the 1990 Peter Jackson series.
Thunder saloons at their bestPress advertising feature on the Hansells Sun Valley Thundersaloon class at Ruapuna on 28 January 1990, the best field…
Results - RuapunaFull results with fastest laps from the Ruapuna Peter Jackson meeting of 27-28 January 1990: Formula Pacific heat and…From the reports
- Rod Birley was the first confirmed entry for the 1990 Peter Jackson international series, which began at Bay Park on 6 January. (4 Nov 1989)
- Rod Birley was the first Englishman to compete in the New Zealand Thunder saloon class. (20 Dec 1989)
- Rod Birley's Mitsubishi Starion weighed about 1100kg under British rules, versus about 950kg for New Zealand Thunder saloon rivals in 1990. (24 Jan 1990)
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