Hayden Paddon
Birth date: 20 April 1987
Age: 21
Hometown: Winchester, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Co-driver: John Kennard
Car: Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 9
Team: Paddon Direct Team Green

Bio: With an outright win at last years FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship event at Whangarei, the Hayden Paddon team have more than one-off rally wins scheduled for 2008. Finishing runner-up in the championship, Hayden says there is but one goal left to achieve. The quiet and methodical efforts by this South Island team are sure to deliver again this year, especially given the effort of building a brand new car. A left-hand drive Lancer EVO 9, it will be a rare sight on New Zealand’s roads as the team green eye further success through our rural heartland.