By Eric ThompsonNew Zealand motorsport is experiencing a purple patch with our best drivers achieving world standard results across a number of different categories. Next contender is young Christchurch racer Marcus Armstrong, who has been plying his trade in karting all over Europe. It hasn't been difficult at all and only gets a bit boring at this time of year when there's not much on [racing]. While most teenagers have no idea what they want to do, Armstrong had a plan and started racing karts in 2007. More recently Armstrong took the next step in his career and has been testing and racing in a Formula Renault single-seater.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 25, 2016 16:01 UTC