Eric Haga update from NZ

Email from Eric;

Hi All,
Just wanted you to know what a wonderful place this is, greatest people and a wonderful track! I'm enjoying the sun and great cars here, over twenty cars here when I left the track this evening and more tomorrow, expecting about 35 for the event.

I can't believe the royal treatment that they are giving me, did a couple of laps behind a camera car for a TV spot, and have a TV interview tomorrow! All because I was there back in the day. Tony (a2z) should be here for this, he really deserves the treatment that they are giving me and he handles it so well.

This is a very tight track, with three second gear turns, and a very deceptive entry into the blind first turn (kind of like turn one at Watkins Glen but with the crest right at turn in). The only shut down marker is about 50 yards after you REALLY need to start breaking from flat out into the blind first turn. It was a real thrill when I came into that turn the first time, almost flat out and not a prayer of making it, made it somehow but it sure wasn't pretty!

The best part of this by far has been the people. Shortly after I at the track yesterday the track manager looked me up, after a short conversation I asked him if there were any way that I could have a look at the circuit, he told me to get in his car and we joined in with a BMW Experience group learning how to drive their new cars quickly!

All that I can say is if you ever get the chance to come down here to race is do it! I met up with a driver who I met in the UK last year, this is a great field full of beautiful fast cars!

Best,

Eric