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Jonny (Jonathan Ross) Reid (born 18 October 1983 in Auckland ) is a New Zealand racing driver. Jonny comes from a well-known New Zealand racing family. Both his grandfather and his father were known kiwi racers. His father, Clayton Reid, was a New Zealand champion in Karting . Jonny presents himself as a "fine kiwi gentleman" and says that "racing is the sole love of his life". KARTING Like all others, Johnny started racing in Karting at the very young age of 8. In 1996 , Jonny won his first title, the New Zealand North Island Championship in the Rookie class. In 1997 , he went on to win the North Island Championship in the Junior Class. In 1998 , he won the North Island Championship again. However, this time in the Junior Intercontinental Class. In 1999 , Jonny won his first New Zealand Championship in Junior Stock which precedied by wins in the Pro series. FORMULA FORD In 2002 , Jonny won the New Zealand Formula Ford Festival for the second year in a row, the New Zealand Championship and the New Zealand Grand Prix. With the aid of Andrew Neale and John Crawford , Johnny achieved his goal of winning the prestigious Motorsport New Zealand's Steel Trophy for his dedication, skill, an excellent level of professionalism and sportsmanlike attitude. FORMULA 4000 In early 2003 , Jonny tested for Graham Watson 's Ralt Australia team, driving in Formula 4000 . He had good season with four Pole Positions , six front row starts, the fastest lap in every race and wins in five races, winning four rounds altogether. Jonny finished the season with pole position and wins in both races in Round 6 at Eastern Creek . BARTHURST 1000 Reid also drove at the famous Bathurst 1000 race, gaining considerable note when, after only six laps, he had laid down a time that would have put him on the front row of the Konica race. His race did not eventuate, however, when the car suffered a terminal mechanical fault after only a few laps whilst being driven by his team mate. A1 GRAND PRIX In 2005 , Reid was called up by his country to race in the A1 Grand Prix . There he partnered Matt Halliday where they racked up 77 points in total to put A1 Team New Zealand in 4th place. In 2006, Reid was again called up to race in A1 Grand Prix. Reid drives a car which by the fans and media has been dubbed as the Black Beauty. He qualified first at Masaryk Circuit , A1 Team New Zealand's first pole position. In the sprint race Reid collided with Nico Hulkenberg , Team Germany, before the first corner, and they both ran off the track. Jonny also raced in the fourth round of the A1GP in Malaysia in Sepang International Circuit , where, again, Nico Hulkenberg did not give him enough space on the track and both cars touched on the first corner. However, Jonny managed to continue racing even with the damaged suspension and came 3rd in the sprint race. This was the first podium finish for the Team.NZ. After doubling Team New Zealand's points in Malaysia, Jonny was unexpectadly selected to drive in the fifth round in Indonesia. In Indonesia Reid managed to get the fastest qualifying times, first place in the sprint race and first place in the feature race. The double wins means Reid will now be racing in the Taupo, New Zealand event in January, 2007.
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