“WEST Sussex-based double Clio Cup Winter Champion Niki Lanik walked away from a high-speed shunt and a crash into the barrier at the weekend on the Rockingham Race Circuit at Northamptonshire.”

“The 21-year-old Austrian-born driver who lives in Ashurst Wood, near East Grinstead, has been in the UK since he was 12.”

“Lanik had started off his 2008 racing season at Brands Hatch earlier in the month with a well-deserved podium finish. For 2008, he is racing for the Youth 4 Human Rights Miracle Drywash Race Team. Lanik helps promote human rights to millions of people through car racing with the idea of making the world a better place.”

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NIKI Lanik, racing for the Youth 4 Human Rights Miracle Drywash team, lost his 6th position in the 2008 ELF Clio Cup Championship last weekend at Rockingham Speedway due to changeable weather conditions. The 21-year old Austrian race driver didn’t take the English weather for granted during qualifying. The outcome was a bad weekend all due to changing the tyres 2 laps too early during qualifying; Niki qualified 27th for Round 3 and 24th for Round 4. Niki having finished on the podium last time out at Brands Hatch and having won the Clio Cup Winter Championship twice was not too happy about this.

RACE-winning Lanik was 5th quickest on Friday’s testing and was expecting two top five finishes for the weekend. As the field of Clio Cup race cars went out for the 30-minute qualifying session on Saturday afternoon, the weather was dry and windy with changeable conditions every 20 minutes. Three laps into qualifying Niki decided to come into the pits to get two brand new tyres put on the Miracle Drywash-sponsored Clio, but it turned out this was a bad decision. On Niki’s out lap the heavens let loose and it was impossible to set any time near the top twenty drivers. Niki had to settle for 27th and 24th for the two rounds.

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“DRIVERS Niki Lanik and Andrew Chalmers have set up www.racing4humanrights.org to promote human rights issues through their motor racing.”

“Lanik, who finished third in the Renault Clio Cup race at Brands Hatch just last weekend, is now in his fourth year of motorsport. The Ashurst Wood-based driver is known for not just his racing for himself but also for an admirable cause.”

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“Slick Niki grabs a podium place in Clio opener”

“NIKI Lanik kicked of his 2008 season with a podium place at Brands Hatch. The two-time winter series champion finished third in the second of two Clio Cup races at the famous Kent venue. Lanik, from Ashurst Wood near East Grinstead, showed his skills behind the wheel to beat some notable names for a top-three finish.”

“After running a little wide out of Graham Hill Bend, Lanik came under pressure from Pierce but showed a cool head to withstand the challenge to comfortably finish third.”

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Two local motor racing drivers - Niki Lanik who races in the Renault Clio Cup and has won the Winter Championship two years running, and Andrew Chalmers who races a classic Porsche 911 in the UK and European Heritage GT Challenge – have set up www.racing4humanrights.org to promote Human Rights issues through their motor racing.

Both drivers support the international charity Youth for Human Rights which promote greater awareness of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, particularly to young people, endorsing the charity with logos on their race cars. They have now extended this to bring on board other drivers to do the same and Race for Human Rights through www.racing4humanrights.org.  As well as Youth for Human Rights, the volunteer group promotes other human rights based charities including Amnesty International, International Alert, and Witness.

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“Austrian Lanik, from Ashurst Wood, is racing for the Youth 4 Human Rights Miracle Drywash Race Team. He helps promote Human Rights to millions of people through motor racing.”

“In round two on Sunday Lanik started third on the grid and maintained that place throughout, despite pressure at one point from Derek Pierce.”

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“Y4HR Miracle Drywash Clio was sitting third on the grid behind Ben Winrow and Paul Rivett (double Clio Champion). Ashurst Wood-based Lanik had a fantastic start retaining his third place.”

“He then drove defensively for three more laps until he was clear to cruise a remaining 14 laps to a third place and well-deserved podium finish - his best official result in the National 2008 Clio Championship…”

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“NIKI Lanik started his Renault Clio Cup Championship season with a podium finish at Brands Hatch for the Youth 4 Human Rights Miracle Drywash team.”

“…starting the second race from third and keeping pace with the leaders to finish on the podium for the first time in the series.”

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“Niki Lanik recorded his best Clio Cup result with third place in the second race at Brands Hatch. The 19-year-old won the Winter Series last year and is in his second full season of the championship.”

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