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BRIDGING THE GAP KEY FOR BURGEONING BRAD LATHROPE
Brad Lathrope is starting to find some confidence in his Class One debut season with one round remaining in the BNT V8s. This year he stepped up from Class Two in a Ford Falcon BF into a Ford Falcon FG V8 SuperTourer driven for two seasons by Steven Richards. Lathrope’s first round in the Class…
Read MoreNick Ross Wins in BNT V8s at Manfeild
Nick Ross has taken the round honours at round five of the BNT V8s at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon at Feilding this weekend. Ross claimed two pole positions before going on to take a race win, a second place and third placing in the final race. “Really great weekend, two poles, a win,…
Read MoreHeimgartner Continues Charge with Win at Manfeild
Andre Heimgartner has continued his charge to win his first BNT V8s Championship title by winning the opening race at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon at Feilding – round five of the series. Heimgartner and his Toyota Camry started from second place on the grid, alongside pole sitter Nick Ross in his Nissan Altima …
Read MoreGull Poles for Ross and Timperley
Nick Ross has broken Andre Heimgartner’s pole position winning streak by taking the fastest time for race one weekend at Manfeild. Ross posted a fastest time of 01:08.702 from Andre Heimgartner with Jason Bargwanna third. The class two pole goes to Brock Timperley who recorded a fastest lap of 01:14.179 followed by Matt Podursky and Liam MacDonald.…
Read MoreBrad Lathrope Goes Back to Basics for Effective Season Restart
As the BNT V8s head to Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon for the penultimate round of the championship, Brad Lathrope’s season is only just starting. By his own admission, Lathrope’s first foray into Class One by can only be described as a nightmare. The Aucklander suffered two back-to-back failures in the opening two rounds, which prevented…
Read MoreStill Plenty to Play for in BNT V8s – Championship heads to Manfeild
As the BNT V8s return from rounds three and four in the South Island, the championship has seen new points leaders emerge in both classes as the racing heads to Manfeild this weekend. Andre Heimgartner took the championship lead in class one from his teammate Jason Bargwanna following a round win at Ruapuna, while…
Read MoreMacDonald Seeks to Regain Championship Lead
Invercargill driver Liam MacDonald heads to Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding this weekend in a battle to regain the lead of Class 2 in the BNT V8’s Championship. MacDonald, the defending Class 2 Champion, built a good early lead in this year’s championship but a fuel issue at Mike Pero Motorsport Park and exclusion…
Read MoreClass Two Championship to Heat Up at Manfeild in BNT V8s
With two rounds of the BNT V8s Championship remaining, the class two honours are set to be hotly contested with just 1-point separating first and second as round three gets underway at Manfeild this weekend, February 10-11. 19-year old Chelsea Herbert of Albany took the championship lead from reigning champion, Invercargill’s Liam MacDonald at the…
Read MoreHeimgartner Leads the Way
The BNT V8s Championship has been a happy hunting ground for Australian-based Kiwi Andre Heimgartner this month, with the 22-year-old now leading the championship by 51 points. January played host to rounds three and four of the New Zealand V8 championship, taking in events at Ruapuna and Teretonga. Round wins at both events have seen…
Read MoreMacDonald Endures a Tough Weekend
It wasn’t quite the weekend that Invercargill driver Liam MacDonald would have wished for when the BNT V8’s Championship visited his home circuit, Teretonga Park near Invercargill, this weekend. MacDonald, the defending Class 2 BNT V8’s Champion, had a difficult day on Saturday as he damaged a wheel on a kerb early in the first…
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