A note to the producer of Radio with Pictures , saying he was back in the country coincided with the search for a successor for host Karyn Hay. He auditioned, and began on screen at the start of , but six weeks in, his initial stint was curtailed for months by a dispute between TVNZ and the Recording Industry Association , over music video funding.
Radio with Pictures resumed in , but Driver was never completely comfortable in the presenting role. He thought there might be more of a future on the other side of the cameras — making programmes. In he directed a film — the well-received documentary Hokonui Todd about Sir Garfield Todd , and in he won a local television award for the youth show InFocus.
A four-year stint followed as an Executive Producer , then Creative Director at then newly-formed company Screentime. In Driver returned to the other side of the camera, as a judge on Prime TV's New Zealand's Got Talent , and in he was announced as the new managing director of Greenstone TV , semi-retiring in to become the company's Chairman.
Sky TV launched the Documentary Channel in November , with Driver in yet another screen role as owner and programmer. In it was announced thath he'd sold the independently-owned channel to BBC Worldwide , the first time a local channel had sold overseas.
Additional Dick Driver information is available on the following individual pages With The Doomed - Mollett Street circa Paul's early displays of talent took him back to Sweden where he competed in Formula Renault there and in Europe, before a move from Single Seaters to Rally competing in the Swedish Rally Cross Championship. Paul is also the resident driving instructor at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell. Ray brings years of knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm to every Downforce event he is involved in.
Richard Moore is a professional racing car driver in New Zealand, and one of New Zealand's most experienced and highly qualified precision driving instructors.
With 15 years of experience in the Motorsport industry, he has competed in a number of various championships around the country, and abroad. Originally competing in the USA, Stu has won numerous championships in New Zealand and around the world and in Stu and his team won their class in the Bathurst 12 hour. Tiffany Tiff Chittenden has been racing since the age of twelve. The first female ever to win a British National Kart Championship, Tiff has shown her natural talent as a racing driver winning races both in single seater's and making the switch to GT cars, driving for Porsche UK and Aston Martin.
When she is not racing, Tiff has over 10 years of manufacturer experience in Europe working for a number of prestige marques. She made the move to NZ in and has paid her dues by representing and finishing top Kiwi in the World Karting Finals. With international experience in driving events, Tim is instrumental in all of the events Downforce run.
Career highlights in Motorsport for Tim include winning the class of the Porsche GT3 cup in , and 4 class podiums at the 24 Hours of Nurburgring race in Germany. Tim continues his passion for endurance racing by competing in the New Zealand endurance series around the country.
Tony has also been sharing his breadth of knowledge through a number of outlets - initially through his family owned business of Right Karts, assisting many young Junior and Senior drivers from Club level to National Championships in Kartsport New Zealand, and around the globe at international events.
Personal highlights for Tony include assisting a young Scott McLaughlin in his Junior years as well as supporting Ryan Urban as chief mechanic in his victorious campaign winning the Rotax World Finals in Portugal in Its this passion for skill development and commitment to customer success that makes Tony a vital part of the Downforce team.
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