Ian "Inky" Tulloch (born 21 September 1950) is a New Zealand racing-driver and a former politician in both

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and

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politics. He is most famous for his career in racing

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as well as for being the last

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Mataura Mataura is a town in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand. Mataura has a meat processing plant, and until 2000 it was the site of a large pulp and paper mill. Geography Mataura is situated on and the Main South Line rail ...

before it became part of the

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. His father was Malcolm "Mac" Tulloch, a man who had been the Mayor of Mataura twice between 1959–1962 and between 1968–1970.

Biography

Racing career

Tulloch's extensive racing career has spanned four decades within which he participated in 119 races. During his career, Tulloch achieved 7 wins and 21 podium finishes. The notable competitions in which he raced were the

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, NZ Truth V8s Championship, Parker ENZED NZV8s Championship, and the NZ Production Car Championship. NZ & Australian super trucks. In 2016 he crashed during a 1-hour endurance race in his Honda Integra clubmans saloon car and was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

Political career

Tulloch was elected Mayor of Mataura in 1983 and remained in office until the council ceased to exist in 1989. He then served as mayor of Gore District from 1989 until 1995. Tulloch contested the for the Christian Coalition and was placed ninth on their

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. He was the first president of the

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party. In the 2006 New Year Honours, Tulloch was appointed a

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for public services.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tulloch, Ian New Zealand racing drivers Mayors of places in Southland, New Zealand 1950 births Living people Christian Coalition (New Zealand) politicians Unsuccessful candidates in the 1996 New Zealand general election United Future politicians People from Mataura New Zealand sportsperson-politicians Companions of the Queen's Service Order New Zealand justices of the peace Mayors of Gore