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Damian Max, of Birkenhead, on Auckland's North Shore, will be the Kiwi representative at the Australia/New Zealand final of the Irwin Industrial Tools Ultimate Tradesman Challenge at the Bathurst 1000 in October. The 28-year-old beat more than 200 competitors to win the New Zealand leg at last month's Hamilton 400 V8 Supercar event.
Max completed the challenge in 23.82 seconds. Competitors measured, marked and drilled a piece of wood as quickly and accurately as possible.
The Australasian champion will win a trip to America for the world finals in November and the chance to win US$1.26 million ($1.62m).
Get to the drawing board Budding designers from around the world have another chance to create a futuristic concept car with the launch of this year's Peugeot Design Competition. It centres on the theme "keeping with tomorrow's cities". The winner, whose project will be built in the form of a full-size model, will receive a cheque for 10,000 euros ($20,000), an Xbox 360 games console and the chance to see the project made as a 1/43 scale model by Norev.
From July 25-31, the jury will select 30 projects to be voted for by internet users and the press. From August 15, for one month, internet users will cast their votes to select 10 finalists. From September 16, the 10 short-listed designs will be put online.
Jean-Philippe Collin, managing director of Automobiles Peugeot, will present the La Griffe trophy to the designer of the winning project on the Peugeot stand at the Paris Motor Show on October 2. To find out more, visit www.peugeot.com
