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BNT V8s Joins Supercars Junior Development Program
The BNT V8s Championship will join the Supercars Junior Development Program to provide a pathway for young Kiwi drivers to follow the likes of Scott McLaughlin into the top grade. A partnership between the New Zealand Touring Car Championship and Supercars was forged at this weekend’s ITM Auckland SuperSprint to identify, nurture and ultimately promote…
Read MoreChester Wins BNT V8s Opener at Pukekohe
Nick Chester and his Chester Plumbing & Bathroom Holden Commodore has won a hard fought battle with Simon Evans in the first race of the BNT V8s Non Championship event at the ITM Auckland SuperSprint at Pukekohe this afternoon. The two Holden drivers fought all the way through the 16-lap encounter, with Evans in his…
Read MorePukekohe Curtain Raiser for BNT V8s
The gloves are off and almost anything goes this weekend in the BNT V8s at Pukekohe. As a curtain raiser to the 2019/20 BNT V8 Championship Season, this weekend will see the BNT V8s compete as a non-championship round at the Auckland ITM Supersprint with their six round championship getting underway at Pukekohe on November…
Read MoreNew Car and New Team for Chelsea Herbert in BNT V8s
Same sponsor and same colours, but it’ll be a new car and a new team for Chelsea Herbert when the BNT V8s Championship gets underway at Pukekohe in November. Having competed her rookie class one season aboard a Richards Team Motorsport Toyota Camry last year, Herbert will step across to the Hamilton Motorsports outfit, taking…
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Latest News Edgell Wins Racer Products V8s Title at Taupo 18 Apr 2021 Tim Edgell has won the Racer Products V8s title following the final and fourth round of the series at Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park in Taupo today. Edgell started the weekend with a win in the first qualifying race on Saturday, before an…
Read MoreNext Generation BNT V8 Breaks Cover
A new and exciting era for V8 racing in New Zealand is on the horizon with the BNT V8s Championship announcing technical details of their next generation car. A huge leap forward in design and technical specification the new car platform is to be designed and built by Pace Innovations in Australia, and will be…
Read MoreLathrope Ends BNT V8 Championship on a High
Brad Lathrope ended the six-round BNT V8 season on a high, judging the final race of three at Hampton Downs to be his best performance for 2018/2019. “It was an awesome last weekend and last round of racing. Although Friday and Saturday morning were horrendous with the rain making it the slipperiest track I’ve ever…
Read MoreNick Ross Grabs Second Overall in BNT V8s Championship
Cambridge V8 driver Nick Ross has finished in second place in the 2018/19 BNT V8s Championship following the sixth and final round held at Hampton Downs over the weekend. Ross had been locked in a fierce battle with young Australian driver Jack Smith all season with the two drivers going into the final round with…
Read MoreBrenton Grove earns Rookie of the Season in BNT V8s
Brenton Grove has walked away from the 2018/19 BNT V8s Championship as Rookie of the Season, a great reward after an up and down campaign. The six-round series took in some of New Zealand’s best racing circuits, with Grove driving for Richards Team Motorsport at the wheel of his Grove Group, Tiger Building Systems Toyota…
Read MoreAshwell Wins Class Two Title in BNT V8s
Justin Ashwell has clinched the Class Two title in the BNT V8s at Hampton Downs today. After a seesaw battle with nearest rival Matt Podjursky all season long, Ashwell managed to hold on and win the Championship by just a handful of points over the youngster from Inglewood. “To Matt and his team this weekend,…
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