Nationality Australian Years active 1989-2009 | Teams Neal Bates Motorsport Name Neal Bates | |
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Born March 19, 1965 (age 59)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ( 1965-03-19 ) Related to Best finish 1st in 1993, 1994, 1995 & 2008 1997-2003
1997
1997
1993-97
1989-93
1989 V8 Supercars
Australian Super Touring Championship
Australian GT Production Car Championship
World Rally Championship
Australian Endurance Championship
Australian Touring Car Championship | ||
2014 international rally of otago neal bates coral taylor ss6 in car
Neal Bates (born 19 March 1965) is an Australian rally and racing car driver. Throughout his career Bates has been associated with Toyota in the Australian Rally Championship and for 19 years his Neal Bates Motorsport outfit ran Toyota's official rally program in Australia. Bates claimed four drivers' titles in this time and helped Toyota win four manufacturers' crowns.
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- 2014 international rally of otago neal bates coral taylor ss6 in car
- Neal Bates Gets his Corolla World Rally Car
- References
Bates' navigator/co-driver since 1993 has been Coral Taylor.
Bates long-time partnership with Toyota also brought the first of many circuit racing opportunities, a drive in a star search program in Toyota's Australian Touring Car Championship team. This led to a number of touring car racing opportunities with the factory Toyota Corolla teams as well as V8 Supercar teams including Paul Weel Racing, Glenn Seton Racing and Gibson Motor Sport.
Neal Bates Gets his Corolla World Rally Car
