2012 New Zealand

In January 2012 the World Cup for Amateur Drivers staged in New Zealand for the first time. The eight race series commenced in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland before moving to the South Island to conclude the series in the strong harness racing heartland of Canterbury.

Marian Tux from Straubing/Germany is the new World Champion of trotting amateur drivers!

The 63-year-old sportsman secured with two wins on the grass track of Motukarara in New Zealand the World Cup title. Before the final Tux was already 13 points behind the leader. The European champion 2011 won at the end with 87 points, just ahead of the Spanish driver Damian Oliver Oliver (85) and Jaap Terstal (81) from the Netherlands.

Local hero Steve Phillips (78), who led sovereign the standings before the last race-day, fell back to fourth. Tux is to Edelbert Ohmer 1984 and Xaver Schachtner 1998, the third German world champion trotter of the history. "The entire World Cup was huge and a unique experience for me.

"This is the capstone of my career," Tux said...

Detailed Race Results

RACE DAY 3

Motukarara Raceway (Grass) - 22 January 2012
Banks Peninsula Trotting Club

RACE DAY 2

Addington Raceway - 20 January 2012
NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc

stewards report - 20 January 2012 NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc, Christchurch

RACE DAY 1

Alexandra Park - Thursday 19 January 2012
Auckland Manukau Trotting Club Inc

Attention! In view of the "steward reports"  there are still expected several punishment points!

The race results & videos will be posted at

• Auckland - Alexandra Park
• Christchurch - Addington Raceway
• Motukarara

Participants World Cup Poster

The World Cup 2012 will be organized with 12 participants

• New Zealand, The United States, Canada, South Africa plus 10 FEGAT Nations.
  
  
• If any of the fixed nations (USA, NEW ZEALAND, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA) did not participate additional FEGAT-Nations will be invited.
  
  
• The FEGAT - participants will be determined based on the results of the European Championship 2011 in Spain.
  1 Germany, Marian Tux - 2 Belgium, Dave Molin - 3 Spain, Carlos Cruellas - 4 Russia, Ivan Seric - 5 France, Michel Poirier - 6 Hungary, Kelemen Tamas - 7 Czech.rep., Jiri  Svoboda - 8 Netherlands, Willem Brouwer - 9 Norway, Brede Øigarden Refsdal - 10 Denmark, Dennis Kristiansen - 11 Ukraine, Volodymyr Kushtal - 12 Switzerland, Vitor Nunes de Oliveira - 13 Sweden, Lars Bergvall - 14 Austria, Martin Duda - 15 Finland, Kari Innanen

General rules to organize FEGAT World-Championships

Wednesday 18th January 2012

• Individual arrival of the delegations to the SKYCITY Hotel
  Corner of Federal and Victoria Streets
  Auckland 1010
• 18:30h.Cocktail meet and greet
• 19:15h Maori Welcome
• 19:30h Welcome Dinner, Introduction of Drivers, Review of Races

Thursday 19th January 2012

• 11:00h Meet in reception for coach trip to harbour
• 11:30h Harbour Cruise & lunch (3hrs)
• 15:00h Drivers & interpreters to meet stewards at Alexandra Park - Other guests to go shopping
• 18:00h Races at Alexandra Park
• 22:00h Dinner at Gee Gees
• 24:00h Return to Hotel

Friday 20th January 2012

• 8:30h Coach to Auckland Airport
• 11:00h Fly to Christchurch
• 13:00h Check in to Hotel – Lunch & free time CHATEAU ON THE PARK
• 17:00h Coach trip to Addington
• 18:00h Two Races
• 20:30h Buffet Dinner
• 23:00h Return to Hotel

Saturday 21st January 2012

• 11:30h Coach trip to Thrillseekers Canyon
• 13:00h Jet boating on the Waiau River
• 15:00h Free Time in Hanmer Springs
• 18:00h Travel to Pegasus Bay Winery for Dinner
• 23:00h Return to Hotel

Sunday 22nd January 2012

• 11:00h Coach travel to Motukarara Raceway
• 12:00h Introduced to the public on Harleys
• Two Races
• 13:00h Lunch
• 17:00h Return to Hotel
• 19:00h Dinner and Prizegiving

Monday 23rd January 2012

• Continue holiday in New Zealand or return home

Costs
Drivers NZ$4300
Guests NZ$2300

Single Room supplement plus NZ$542 to the above costs

REGISTRATION DEADLINE 1st October 2011

New Zealand Amateur Drivers Assoc
C/- 29 Ilam Park Place,
Christchurch

Bank Of New Zealand
80 Queens Street,
Auckland

Account No. 020100 0728621 00
Swift Code:BKNZNZ22

PAYMENT DEADLINE 1st November 2011