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D.O.B.:
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05/01/1981 |
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Residence: |
Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
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Occupation:
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Transmission
and Driveline
Engineer |
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Education:
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Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical and Manufacturing) with
First Class Honours |
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Hair Colour:
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Blonde
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Eye Colour: |
Blue |
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Height: |
178cm |
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Weight: |
86kg |
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Star Sign: |
Capricorn |
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Fav Food:
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KFC, Indian |
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Fav Drink:
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Glenfidich, Banana Thickshake |
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Fav Movie:
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American Pie |
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Car Colours:
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Green
and Black |
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Car Number:
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NSW
70 |
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Engine: |
Ed Pink Ford |
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Chassis: |
Stealth |
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Hobbies:
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Basketball,
Golf,
Bike Riding |
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Favourite Tracks:
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Murray Bridge, Mt Gambier |
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Memorable Moments:
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First National Speedcar Feature Win,
States Titles in Dirt Karts and V6 Sprint |
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Forgettable Moments: |
Steering wheel coming off in V6 Sprint during a heat race and
crashing hard |
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Began Racing Speedcars: |
2004 |
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Favourite thing
about racing Speedcars: |
Seat of the pants racing |
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Who is Ben Wiese?
Ben began racing in 1990 at the age of 9 in dirt go-karts where
he competed
for 7 years. It was a good grounding for his racing ambition and he
achieved numerous successes in the division.
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1994 1st
South Australian(SA) Junior Dirt Kart Title
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1993 2nd
AIDKA Australia Dirt Kart Championships
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1993 3rd
SA Junior Dirt kart Title
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Numerous
Club Championships
In
1999 Ben then took up the challenge, of the aptly named, V6 Sprints, and
between 1999-2002 Ben achieved success in this division.
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1999/2000
Rookie of the Year
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1999 2nd
SA V6 Sprint Championship
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2002 1st
SA V6 Sprint Championship
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2001/2002
Overall Highest Point Winner
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3 Times
Best Presented Car
In
2004 a new racing challenge was tackled when Ben purchased a Speedcar.
The car was debut in the Speedcar ranks for the 2004-2005 Season. Ben
had an exceptional first year with success on more then one occasion.
Ben's second year was tough but hard work established Ben on the
national scene. In Ben's third year he joined forces with Rinkin
Motorsport and became one of the nations top competitors.
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2004/2005
SASA Champion
2005/2006 SASA Champion
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6
Feature Wins
Inaugural Winner of the Legends Tribute Race (World Derby Spectacular)
2005/2006 & 2006/2007 SSS 7th Overall
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2005
Australian Speedcar Grand Prix, 6th place finish and heat win
2005 SSS Rd 2, 5th place finish
2006 SSS Rd 3, 6th place finish
2007 SSS Rd 5, 4th place finish
2007 Australian Speedcar Title 7th Place Finish (2 Heat wins, 3rd
Highest Points overall)
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Warrnambool Track Records
2007-2008 Season approaches and Ben has high hopes for an even better
season.
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