Richard is a heavy machinery broker from Palmerston North.
He regularly participates in Targa New Zealand, in either a classic 1984 Ford Sierra XR4i, or his 1996 Cobra Mustang, which he ran at the 2019 Leadfoot Festival. Richard has competed in 18 Targas, finishing 17 of them. He’s an active member of the Manawatu Car Club, competing in Manfeild’s Winter and Summer Series. The Sierra is well known in Targa circles and competes in classic class events at Manfeild. Richard is married to wife Jacki and they have two daughters, Ruby (6) and Paige (4) who both love being at the race track for the hotdogs and ice creams!




Richard Ramson - 
1996 Ford Mustang Cobra

Richard is a heavy machinery broker from Palmerston North.
He regularly participates in Targa New Zealand, in either a classic 1984 Ford Sierra XR4i, or his 1996 Cobra Mustang, which he ran at the 2019 Leadfoot Festival. Richard has competed in 18 Targas, finishing 17 of them. He’s an active member of the Manawatu Car Club, competing in Manfeild’s Winter and Summer Series. The Sierra is well known in Targa circles and competes in classic class events at Manfeild. Richard is married to wife Jacki and they have two daughters, Ruby (6) and Paige (4) who both love being at the race track for the hotdogs and ice creams!





1996 Ford Mustang Cobra:

The 1996 Mustang Cobra started its life with a factory 4.6 quad-cam engine, which was replaced in 2016 with a genuine GT500 Shelby 5.4 supercharged engine, coupled with a 6-speed Tremac gearbox. The car is fitted with a Maximum Motorsports grip kit, including a strengthened chassis, replacement K-member and adjustable suspension. It has been dyno tested at 650hp and has been built primarily as a robust Targa tarmac rally car. The car was previously maroon but following an incident at Manfeild, which saw the car parked on its roof, an opportunity was created to change the colour to safety first orange!