Primo Result For Auckland City Toyota's 'Favourite Son'

Son of Auckland City Toyota CEO Rick Armstrong, Marcus Armstrong has beaten some the world’s best in the final round of the European KF karting champs at Kristianstad, Sweden.

The round win is the 14-year old’s most significant win to date and follows a recent 2nd position in the Winter Cup in Italy. The weekend’s achievement will undoubtedly draw attention from some of motorsport’s best-known teams, an exciting prospect for Armstrong.

“This result validates everything I’ve been working toward this year. It’s been a very intense learning curve being based in Europe since February, I’ve raced extensively in the States and Asia but the racing here is easily the most fiercely contested in the world, familiarising myself with that early in my career stands me in good stead for future opportunities.” Says Armstrong

Armstrong bounced back from a spectacular crash on Saturday when a shunt from another driver sent Armstrong into a tyre wall causing the kart to flip and throwing Marcus from the seat. Despite the off-track excursion Armstrong remained focussed to secure the win, working his way up from 19th to 6th in the pre-final qualifying.

“Some great work has been done by the team extracting the speed from the kart and I’ve been working hard with simulator training as well, it really culminated in an awesome result this weekend. To get my first win in a European Championship event is a massive achievement, I’m so glad to deliver the result to the supporters that have helped me get here.”

Marcus will remain based in the UK under management by former World Champion, Oliver Oakes, testing and training in anticipation for the World Karting championships.

Auckland City Toyota is Auckland’s home of Toyota with two locations across Auckland at 101 Great North Road Grey Lynn and 7 Forge Way Mt Wellington. Auckland City Toyota provide the absolute best customer experience, and pride themselves on delivering an ideal vehicle solution.

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