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“For three days, Wellington, New Zealand will become the Monte Carlo of the South Pacific”. Monaco Monza Macao Wellington follows a champion saloon car team (BMW Schnitzer M3) racing in 1989's Nissan Mobil 500 Wellington street race. From their arrival from Macao, to crashes, dramatic victory and a Coromandel wind-down, the documentary goes behind the scenes of a race team on the international circuit. Features interviews with team manager Charlie Lamm, drivers (Emanuele Pirro, Roberto Ravaglia), and a young Judith Kirk (now Dobson) as interviewer.

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Director's Perspective by John Milligan 28.08.2009

When it began in 1985, the tough 500km Wellington Street Race quickly gained an international reputation. This was no smooth purpose-built circuit! It was a bumpy, twisty, 'round-the-houses' event where city streets were converted overnight into a ...

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 John Milligan
 Hannah Wallis
 Hamish Hill

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 Clarion Wells

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Hi AJ,

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 AJ

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