MATT HALLIDAY

Age:	29 years
Height:	1.727 metres (5 feet 8 inces)
Weight:	65 kg
Born:	Auckland, New Zealand
Lives:	Malibu Beach, California, USA

My Favourite Stuff:
On Track:	Brands Hatch 2005 - A1GP. Qualified second followed by podium finish in first race.  It  was awesome to see the smile on everybody’s face in A1TEAM.NZL.
Race Tracks:	Monaco and Bathurst
If I'm Not Racing:	I’m at a nice beach surfing, mountain biking, training, and relaxing with friends
Never Without:	My I-Pod
Food:	Japanese and Italian
Drink:	Water and 26000 VODKA on weekends off
Movie:	SNATCH directed by Guy Ritchie - awesome!!
Music:	A bit of everything, mostly chill out stuff, and 90's classic rock, modern remix etc
Fashion:	Diesel and Prada are mint along with Oakley shapes and my Rolex submariner from Partridge Jewellers.
Holiday Spot:	South of France or Pauanui Beach and Mt Maunganui in New Zealand
City:	New York
Road Car:	Porsche GT3 or Aston Amv8

RESUME AS AT MAY 2008:

1988 – 1997 Karting - NZ
National Junior Light Champion in 1994
National Senior Champion in 1996
Auckland City Of Sales Grand Prix Champion in 1996
National Sprint Champion in1997.

1998 - Formula Ford – NZ
3rd - NZ FFI600 Festival
2nd - Auckland FF Club Series
1st - Manfeild Winter Race Series
4th - National Championship (10 Top three finishes)

1999 - Formula Holden – Australia and NZ
3rd - Formula Holden Championship (Five top three finishes)
3rd - New Zealand Grand Prix
3rd - Tasman Cup Series

2000 - Formula Holden – Australia and NZ
3rd - Formula Holden Championship (Eleven top three finishes including a race victory)
Awarded Bruce McLaren Racing Trophy
Awarded White Memorial Trophy
2nd - New Zealand Grand Prix
2nd - Tasman Cup Series

2000 - General
Tested for Larkham Motorsport, Australia, in Ford Falcon V8 Supercar
Tested for Brian Stewart Racing, USA, in Indy Lights Car

2001 – Dayton Indy Lights Series - USA
Contested nine of twelve rounds for three podium finishes.
6th Overall In Championship
4th Overall In "Rookie" Standings for first year competitors.

2002 – Indy Racing League (IRL) Pro Series - USA
Withdrew from series owing to injuries received in opening round accident.
(Made comeback within six weeks of accident to score a 6th placing but fuller recuperation period was necessary to regain full competitiveness).  

2003 – Porsche GT3 - NZ
Contested one round at Pukekohe after injury accident rehabilitation.
Pole position in four races followed by three 1st and one 2nd placing.

2003 –Formula V6 Euroseries – Europe and UK
6th overall after contesting six of ten scheduled rounds.
2nd in Monaco Grand Prix support race after leading all but one lap from pole position.

2004 – Porsche Trans Tasman GT3 Challenge - NZ
2nd overall including seven wins, five 2nd and three 3rd placings.

2004 – Australia and NZ - Porsche GT3 and Carrera Cup
Two 1st and a 3rd placing at Australian Grand Prix support races.
2nd and 3rd placings at Winton V8 Supercar support races in borrowed car
Two 1st placings from two at Pukekohe V8 Supercar support races in borrowed car

2004 – V8 Supercars – Australia
11th overall in debut appearance (Orrcon Racing) at the Bob Jane T-Marts 1000  - Bathurst

2004/05 – New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship
Second overall including six wins

2005 – Champ Car World Series - USA
Successful 100 lap test for Mi-Jack Conquest racing at Sebring, Florida

2005 – V8 Supercars - Australia
13th overall with Alain Menu (Orrcon Racing) at the Bob Jane T-Marts 1000  - Bathurst

2005/06 – New Zealand Porsche GT3 Championship
Second overall including several wins but only drove in selected rounds.

2005/06 – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport 
Drove the majority of races in the A1GP series, otherwise known as the World Cup Of Motorsport, to help New Zealand finish 4th overall out of 21 countries.

2006 – Formula Renault V6 Asia Championship
Second overall including several feature race wins although only drove in seleted races owing to other committments.

2006 – V8 Supercars - Australia
Contested Sandown and Bathurst endurance races with Ford Performance Racing. 15th at Sandown but did not finish Bathurst.

2006/07 – New Zealand Porsche GT3 Challenge Cup
Drove selected rounds to win seven of last nine races contested to finish second in points but unable to enter final two rounds owing to USA racing committments.

2006/07 – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport
Drove in two rounds for New Zealand with front row grid qualifying and two third placings in South African round the major highlight.

2007 – Champcar World Series
Signed to drive for USA based team, Conquest Racing, in opening three rounds of the International Championship held in USA. Disappointment with several problems hampering progress but ran in top ten in most races. Set foundation for a racing career in North America.

2007 – V8 Supercars - Australia
Contested Sandown and Bathurst endurance races with Ford Performance Racing to score 8th at Sandown (driving with Mark Winterbottom) and 13th at Bathurst (driving with Owen Kelly). Ran as high as 2nd at Sandown and 3rd at Bathurst.

2007/08 – New Zealand Porsche GT3 Challenge Cup
Drove opening three rounds to score a pole position, several 2nd places and two new lap records despite niggling problems before returning to USA to continue racing negotiations.

2008 – New Zealand Grand Prix (Toyota Racing Series)
Last minute deal to contest home Grand Prix finishing 2nd after challenging for the lead throughout.

FUTURE COMMITMENTS

2008 – Champcar World Series / Indy Racing League
Negotiating testing and one-off driving duties following merger of Champcar / Indycar Series but looking to secure full time drive for 2009. Also discussing one-off drives in other classes such as Le Mans Sports Cars and Porsche Supercup.

2008 – V8 Supercars - Australia
Signed to drive for Britek Motorsport partnering Marcus Marshall in the IRWIN Racing Ford Falcon in the Phillip Island and Bathurst endurance races during September and October.
 

FUTURE PROSPECTS

Concentrating on moving permanent residence to USA and negotiating full time race drive in 2009.

Also keen to contest on-off races in Le Mans Sports cars and Porsche Supercup.

Looking to sign up for V8 Supecar endurance races with a good team for next two years.

Hopefully contesting selected rounds of 2008/09 New Zealand Porsche GT3 Challenge Cup during southern hemisphere summer - a terrific way to spend the summer holidays !!!

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