Mark Porter
Race Car Driver
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.
He made his V8 Supercar series debut in 2002, riding a Ford Falcon at Wakefield Park.
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.
He had a son named Flynn with his wife Adrienne.
He and Australian Craig Lowndes both began their V8 Supercar series careers in 2002.