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F1 title contender Mark Webber leads initiative to get Chris back on track

MILTON KEYNES (United Kingdom), 30 August 2010 – In the wake of one of the most horrific motorsport accidents in recent times, Mark Webber and the motorsport industry have united in order to fund the rehabilitation required to get Superleague Formula racer Chris van der Drift back to full fitness.

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Surviving a 252 km/hour (157 miles/hour) crash and 210 G-forces

MILTON KEYNES (United Kingdom), 10 August 2010 – It could have been a deadly crash. Race driver Chris van der Drift was launched into the air at 252 km/hour at the English circuit of Brands Hatch. The 24 year old New Zealander, racing in the Superleague Formula by Sonangol, hit an overhead access bridge during his flight on Sunday August 1st, the race car bursting in flames for a short time spinning numerous times before coming to rest several hundred metres further in the middle of the race track. Everyone held their breath. There was nothing left of the car bearing the colours of the famous Greek football club, Olympiacos. It is a wonder that the Kiwi survived with just some broken bones.

MILTON KEYNES, 4 August 2010 – Chris van der Drift has escaped from his horrifying crash during the second race of Superleague Formula at Brands Hatch on Sunday. The 24 year old Dutch Kiwi was in pursuit to take fifth place when he touched – at top speed – wheels with his rival. Chris’s Olympiacos car was catapulting into the air and was completely destroyed after hitting a bridge. The driver is lucky to be alive and was shortly transported to hospital in Dartford.

He underwent surgery on his ankle on Monday afternoon and still requires surgery on one of his two broken fingers. Chris also broke two ribs and suffered a cracked shoulder blade, dislocated shoulder and many more bumps and bruises.

Chris left hospital on Tuesday afternoon, but still needs surgery on one of his broken fingers. When and where this well happen is unknown.

Those who are interested can express their sympathy on Chris’s page on Facebook and become a member: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-van-der-Drift-Fan-Page/139267522757191

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Zolder, Belgium, 18 July 2010 –  New Zealander Chris van der Drift has picked up his fourth win of the season at the Zolder circuit in Belgium on Sunday. The 24 year old Kiwi gave a superb performance in Saturday’s qualifying sessions coming out of the qualifying rounds with pole position, following that up with a start to finish victory in Sunday’s race one.  The Olympiacos driver gained enough points in the two feature races to give himself pole for the Super Final in which he finished in second place.

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Milton Keynes, July 1st, 2010 - After winning two super finals within seven days in Superleague Formula by Sonagol, Kiwi driver Chris van der Drift is pleased to welcome a new sponsor; VisionRacer, an organization specializing in sim racing and simulators.

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NURBURG, 27 June 2010 – For the second time in seven days, New Zealand driver Chris van der Drift has won the Superleague Formula by Sonangol super final. Just as at the last rounds super final at Jarama in Spain a week earlier, the 24 year old Kiwi driving for Greek football club Olympiacos had a brilliant start from fourth place in the weekends Super Final at the Nurburgring, diving down the middle of front row starters AC Milan and Galatasaray and leading into turn one.