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Learn to drive New Zealand's premier race tracks as described by the country's leading drivers! New Zealand's first complete circuit driving guide has been printed and is now available for purchase.

It has a chapter dedicated to the new international racing circuit - Hampton Downs! Get tips before you go onto the new circuit!
Craig Baird says, "This is absolutely fantastic. I want every driver in my team to have one of these. I'm going to start using it myself for writing notes on the pages about how I'm driving each circuit... I'm happy to endorse the Racetrack Manual in any way possible."

The TrackTime New Zealand Racetrack Manual has an emphasis on simple explanations of race lines at all of New Zealand's current race tracks by some of its most successful race drivers.

Instigated by driver training instructor and former champion Mike Eady, the project provides authoritative information to create the "ideal" lap.

Using vivid explanations and comprehensive illustrations, the guide covers entry, apex and exit descriptions for every circuit and corner of New Zealand's six current permanent venues.

An updateable manual, it was developed to cover drivers at all levels.

"If you can benefit by even one tip then it's a pretty cheap $40," says Eady, who is the first to stick up his hand and say he has learned a few things that only local knowledge could provide. "Even if you pick up half-a-second on a lap somewhere, then it will be well worth the investment."

Mike Eady relates the stories of some of the competitors who have bought and benefitted from his "unfair advantage"...

Brock Barrie is in his first year of racing Suzuki Swifts. He's a front runner in the North island but had never been to Timaru International Motor Raceway before the weekend of 29-Feb to 2-Mar 2008. He was 4th quickest in unofficial practice, then bought the Racetrack Manual and read it the night before qualifying. He qualified 4/10 of a second quicker than anyone else to put his car on pole!

Steve Taylor, who drives a Honda Civic R in Class B of the production car championship series, also bought and read the manual at Timaru. He then went faster than his previous best and put his car on pole!

Blair Thomson drives a Fiat Punto HGT in the production car championship series. He bought and studied the Racetrack Manual at Timaru and went 8/10 of a second faster than he's ever been before!

Courtney Letica races in the MINI Challenge series. He had never been to Manfeild in his life before, and didn't even know the direction of the track. Courtney was 13th fastest in unofficial qualifying. He then bought the Racetrack Manual, studied all the lines, and ended up on pole position 8/10 of a second under the lap record!

Lyall Williamson from International Motorsport said the manual was fantastic and that every driver in his team has to have one!