Kiwi racer Chris Pither has flown under the motorsport radar for most of his racing career. It's a shame, as you couldn't meet a more professional and engaging bloke in the paddock.
There's an old adage that nice guys finish last, however that doesn't really apply in Pither's case.
As well as being an all around nice guy, Pither also has a great race pedigree having won a couple of New Zealand race series in 2003 and 2004 before winning the New Zealand V8 Ute championship in 2010 and then crossed the Ditch to pick up the Australian V8 Ute championship. He then moved up to the Dunlop Supercars Development Series finishing fourth in 2015 and fifth the following year.
With a CV like that Pither soon found himself as a co-driver in the main game and then came a full time gig in Supercars with Super Black Racing in 2016. He showed good pace in a few races and ended the season with two eighth places as his best results.
The unfortunate death of team owner Tony Lentino saw the demise of the race team and Pither was left hanging in 2017 with just endurance co-drives. This year Pither is the happiest he's been in years racing for Gary Rogers Motorsport in the Super2 series and co-driving with Garth Tander in the Pirtek Enduro Cup.