World Driving Championship competitors head to Wagga Wagga
February 23, 2015,from Harness Racing Australia
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.
The drivers enjoyed a very special dinner and social evening at the hotel while watching the rain. Tomorrow the drivers have a full schedule with a visit to the well known Yirribee stud for a morning tea, followed by a visit to a school where a number of the pupils are involved in pony trots before heading off to a civic reception and then to the races.
There are seven heats of the World Driving Championships on the 800 meter (half-mile) Wagga Wagga showgrounds circuit so the racing is sure to be keenly contested.
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Today we have a full day in Wagga Wagga followed by seven heats of the WDC!
- World Driving Championship competitors attend welcoming reception (Friday, February 20, 2015)
The international drivers have arrived in Australia for the World Driving Championship which will begin at Tabcorp Park Menangle on Saturday night (Feb. 21).
- Tetrick wins World Driving Championships opener (Saturday, February 21, 2015)
Two heats of the World Driving Championps were conducted Saturday night at Tabcorp Park Menangle.
- 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.
- 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.
- Dunn extends his WDC lead with four heats to go (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)
Two of the international drivers struck gold, with Denmark’s Knud Monster and France’s Pierre Vercruysse recording their first wins in the 2015 Championship but the night will most be remembered for the dominance of New Zealand representative Dexter Dunn as he stretched his lead from 14 points to 39.
- Dunn takes insurmountable lead into final heat of WDC (Thursday, February 26, 2015)
The World Driving Championship headed to Penrith Thursday night (Feb. 26) for three heats. With just one heat now remaining, New Zealand’s Dexter Dunn cannot be beaten in the Championship. However, four drivers are still in contention for second place. Tony Le Beller, Tim Tetrick, Mika Forss and Jody Jamieson will battle it out to be the runner-up.
- World Driving Championship concludes; Tetrick finishes third (Sunday, March 01, 2015)
The World Driving Championship has been completed after the final heat was held at Tabcorp Park Menangle on Inter Dominion day. New Zealand’s Dexter Dunn brought Global View with a well timed run to win the race and it was no surprise considering the success that Dunn has had during the Championship.