John Kriechbaumer
born in Austria, Linz and immigrated to New Zealand in 1975. He currently owns and operates a manufacturing and maintenance engineering company known as Continental Engineering. Many in the industry will remember the Continental brand racing sulky within New Zealand and Australia, as its one of their many products. Early interest in harness racing stemmed from syndicate involvement before taking out a trainers license in 1991. John also became a holder of an amateur driver’s license in 2003.

John has been part of the harness racing industry for the past 20 years and had moderate training and breeding success along the way. In 2005 John competed in the NZ vs. USA challenge; which he drove a winner at the Red Mile in Kentucky, Delaware in Ohio (Little Brown Jug), and Hazel Park in Michigan.

Currently John is the 2010 New Zealand National Amateur Drivers Champion. John believes amateur driving is great concept, as you get to meet people and have some fun along the way!

John travels to France with his wife Rita and daughter Cindy.

 

Winning Time 1:56 Mile at the Red Mile Kentucky, U.S.A

Auckland, New Zealand