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Driver Profile - Graham 'Burner' Beirne

Nickname: Burner
Car Number: 2
Vehicle: Ford BF Falcon XR8
Date of Birth: 1947
Place of Birth: Greymouth
Place of Residence: Christchurch
Height: 185cm
Weight: 85Kg
Sponsors: John Jones Steel
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Fan Info

First race: 1995

Favourite circuit: Ruapuna

Best moment in racing: Winning South Island RX7 championship

Worst moment in racing: Damaging five cars when not racing - it was a false start

How do you motivate yourself before a race: Read the Turf Digest

Do you have any pre-race habits that you usually do: Half-dozen nervous ones.

Favourite Food: Thai

Favourite Drink: JD/Coke zero

Favourite TV Show: Flight of the Concordes

Favourite Movie: Shawshank Redemption

Favourite Book: Angela's Ashes

Favourite Actor: Jack Nicholson

Favourite Other Sports: Rugby League/Cricket

Best High School Subject: Maths

Road Car: DB9 Volante

Favourite Road Car: DB9 Volante

First Ever Road Car: Vauxhall 12 1947

If you could invite any four people (dead or alive) to dinner, who would they be: Osama bin Laden, George Bush, Billy Connelly, Jerry Seinfeld.

If Hollywood made a movie about you, who would you want to play your part: Owen Wilson