COLLINS TAKES TRUNCATED SERIES TITLE

Dynamic young Christchurch driver Michael Collins (Leda LT27) has been tipped as a likely overall series title winner since he joined the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series in 2017.

Those prescient pundits will be congratulating themselves now, as well as Michael, as that is exactly what the 24-year-old has done. The 2019/’20 title was awarded to Collins after series organizer, the New Zealand Formula 5000 Association, decided to call the result of the Covid-19-interrupted series after the fourth round. It cancelled the postponed series’ final, which was originally scheduled to run at the HRC’s annual Legends of Speed meeting at Hampton Downs in March.

Final round finally aborted

“At the time, we were quite bullish about getting in our final round,” says committee