Mark Porter

Race Car Driver

Birthday October 2, 1974

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace New Zealand

DEATH DATE Oct 8, 2006 (32)

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About

Former race car driver from New Zealand known by the nickname "Didley", competed mostly in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar touring car racing series in Australia.

Before Fame

He made his V8 Supercar series debut in 2002, riding a Ford Falcon at Wakefield Park.

Trivia

On October 6, 2006 he crashed his car during a support race for the Bathurst 1000 at Sulman Park and died a few hours after the crash due to serious injuries to his head and chest.

Family Life

He had a son named Flynn with his wife Adrienne.

Associated With

He and Australian Craig Lowndes both began their V8 Supercar series careers in 2002.