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| Driver: |
Rick Bates |
| Date of birth: |
19 January, 1965 |
| Place of birth: |
Canberra, ACT |
| Lives: |
Canberra, ACT | | |
| Occupation: |
Professional Driver/Owner Bates Advanced Driving School |
| Marital Status: |
Married |
| Motor sport history: |
1st Outright 1998 Australian Formula 2 Rally, 1st Outright 1997 Panama to Alaska Marathon Rally; 3rd Outright 2000 London to Sydney Marathon Rally, 3rd Outright 2007 Bathurst 12-Hr, 2 Top 10 finishes at Bathurst V8 Supercars, Targa 1999-2002, 2007 (Mazda Australia Mazda3 MPS – 10th Outright], Targa 2008. |
| Favourite food: |
Italian |
| Likes: |
Water-skiing, Snow-skiing |
| Dislikes: |
Housework, computers, flat batteries on mobile phones |
| Greatest thrill: |
Becoming a dad |
| If I wasn't racing cars I'd be: |
Unhappy |
| First car: |
Alfa Romeo Giulia Super |
| Perfect woman: |
My wife (and Liz Hurley) |
| Favourite Mazda: |
RX-8 | | |
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| Co-Driver: |
Anthony McLoughlin |
| Date of birth: |
6 July, 1975 |
| Place of birth: |
Brisbane, QLD |
| Lives: |
Brisbane, QLD | | |
| Occupation: |
Senior Project Officer, QLD Dept of Natural Resources & Water |
| Marital Status: |
Married |
| Motor sport history: |
Targa 01 (Mazda Australia MX-5 Turbo), 02, 03, 04, 07 (Mazda Australia Mazda3 MPS – 10th Outright), 2006 Chinese Rally Champion, 2005 & 2008 Chinese Championship; 1998-2006 Australian Rally Championships; Malaysian, New Zealand & Chinese Asia Pacific Rally Championship rallies; 2008 Rally New Zealand (WRC). |
| Favourite food: |
Italian |
| Likes: |
Travel, golf and fast rally cars |
| Dislikes: |
Slow drivers |
| Greatest thrill: |
Being airborne in a rally car at 150km/hr |
| If I wasn't racing cars I'd be: |
Bored |
| First car: |
Datsun 1600 |
| Perfect woman: |
My wife |
| Favourite Mazda: |
Mazda3 MPS | | |