IMPROVED PRODUCTIONPRODUCING THE NUMBERSRUSSEL WINDEBANK THE IMPROVED Production series was a success in 2011; as five rounds boastng grids wit" Over 30 carsRoy Anderson consistently finished in the Top four of the Improved Production over two-litre series in his Mazda RX-7.Anderson (pictured) had to wait for the final trophy race at Wakefield Park Raceway to take out the championship. where he won the race after his rivals dropped out contention.Franck Donniaux, who came second in championship, managed to win five races in his Subaru WRX.Ahmed Baghdadi's consistency throughout the year earned him third outright in the championship, after seldom falling out of the top four.Dave Loftus. Graeme Watts and Douglas Moss chalked up some trophy races, however failed to finish in others and lost championship standing.Stephen Payne and Daniel Burton both graced the top four on a number of occasions, with Payne eventually taking the under two-litre Championship from Burton by just one point.The trophy wins went to Bob Jowett Ryan Brown. Ashley Birks as well as Geoff Fear, who won two races and finished third outright in the championship.
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PADDON'S SUPER SKODA

HAYDEN PADDON is moving up to the competitive S2000 rally class in 2012 after winning the 2011 Production World Rally championship. The 24-year-old Kiwi will drive a Skoda Fabia run by Spanish team ASM Motorsport. "I am ecstatic about the move to Super 2000; it's a fantastic opportunity," Paddon said. "I was lucky enough to test the Skoda Fabia S2000 in Europe a couple of months ago, and it was an incredible car to drive."

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TAKING THE TOUR

BOB PEARSON had to wait for the final race weekend to take out the 2011 Production Touring Car series, after leading the championship for most of the year in his Mitsubishi EVO X. Pearson was forced to miss the Wakefield Park round, allowing six other drivers to join him in the battle for the outright championship coming into the final round at Eastern Creek.

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