World Driving Championship competitors attend welcoming reception
February 20, 2015,from Harness Racing Australia
The international drivers have arrived in Australia for the World Driving Championship which will begin at Tabcorp Park Menangle on Saturday night (Feb. 21).
Brett Atkins photo
The World Driving Championship competitors were guests at a civic reception. Tim Tetrick (second from right) will be representing the United States.
The drivers were given the opportunity to have a look at the 1400 meter track and were guests at a civic reception in the evening.
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Today Jody Jamieson, Vidar Hop and Pierre Vercuysse took time out to speak about their respective careers and what they are looking forward to the most over the next week while competing against the best in the world.
There is also a full wrap of the day’s events. Please check back daily to catch up with all of the latest news.
- Tetrick is ready for World Driving Championship (Wednesday, February 18, 2015)
Tim Tetrick has long been one of North America’s top harness racing drivers. Now he is ready to take on the world.
- World Driving Championship set to begin (Thursday, February 19, 2015)
The 2015 World Driving Championship will begin on Saturday night (Feb. 21) at Tabcorp Park Menangle in Sydney, Australia, with the ten drivers competing in two races on the 12-race program.
- Alford grabs lead after round two of World Driving Champions (Sunday, February 22, 2015)
The second leg of the World Driving Championship was hosted at Newcastle Harness Racing Club on Sunday evening with three heats.
- World Driving Championship competitors head to Wagga Wagga (Monday, February 23, 2015)
Today we arrived in Wagga Wagga which is the largest inland city in New South Wales with a population of about 70,000. The drive was about five hours in the bus, but with a couple of stops this stretched to about six hours.
- Dexter Dunn (NZ) takes lead in World Driving Championships; Tetrick second (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)
Seven heats of the harness racing World Driving Championship were run in the city of Wagga Wagga, situated 455 kilometres south of Sydney.