Aiming for Two

Auckland Indy Car champion Scott Dixon, 28, “is the driver to catch” ahead of the Rexall Edmonton Indy on July 24 -26, and with three wins under his belt already this season, Dixon says he hopes to win a second championship title. “I think we’re definitely in a position to do it. I think I had four wins at this stage last year, so we have to pick it up a little bit,” he says. “I think it’s definitely a possibility and something we can achieve, and that would be a hell of a goal to go for. You have to try and keep those high expectations. It’s very hard to do, it’s very tough. I guess the challenge is going for records and saying you won two in a row. That’s the motivation.” Dixon won his first championship for current team Target Chip Ganassi Racing in 2003. He lives in Indianapolis.


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Runner Garth Barfoot the Oldest in NY Marathon

Runner Garth Barfoot the Oldest in NY Marathon

Eighty-seven-year-old Aucklander Garth Barfoot was the oldest participant at this year’s New York City Marathon. Barfoot, who has run dozens of marathons, including last year’s London Marathon, said this was his first…