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  •   Home > News > Sports > Motorsports

    To a flying Kiwi sighting at Mount Panorama on Sky Sport..

    To a flying Kiwi sighting at Mount Panorama on Sky Sport..


    New Zealander Matt Payne's topped the timesheets in the first laps thrown down ahead of this year's Bathurst 1000 .

    Payne's pipped Cam Waters and Supercars championship leader Will Brown in the first practice session for Sunday's Great Race - the top three separated by just .03 of a second.

    Practice two featuring the co-drivers is set to start at 5 to 7.

    MOTORSPORT WITH CRC LEAK STOP. STOPS LEAKS, FAST.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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