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Jack Smith Takes Out BNT V8s Championship
Australian driver Jack Smith has taken out the 2018/19 BNT V8s Championship at Hampton Downs this weekend. Smith had taken a third placing in the opening race of the weekend on Saturday, however a post race 30-second penalty for contact with Nick Ross relegated him to eighth place. He followed up a fourth place in…
Read MoreHughes Takes Opening Win in BNT V8s at Hampton Downs
Holden driver Lance Hughes has taken his first win the BNT V8s 2018/19 Championship at Hampton Downs today. Clinching the Gull pole position earlier today, Hughes lead from start to finish over the 16-lap encounter, was followed to the line by Toyota driver Brenton Grove, while there was plenty of action behind. Hughes’ Hamilton Motorsports…
Read MoreLance Hughes Takes Gull Pole Position at Hampton Downs
Lance Hughes has clinched the Gull Pole Position for race one of the BNT V8s at Hampton Downs with a 01:14.172 just ahead of his teammate and championship leader Jack Smith. A well and truly wet circuit greeted the BNT V8s field for their qualifying session, though a late breakthrough of sunshine granted some late runners…
Read MoreSmith in Box Seat to Clinch BNT V8 Title
With one round remaining at Hampton Downs this coming weekend, there are 225 points up for grabs across the final three races of the BNT V8 season, with Holden driver Jack Smith looking to be the championship favourite. Australian, Smith, holds the BNT V8s Championship lead with 1018 points, 114 clear of the Nissan Altima…
Read MoreTop Three Beckons for Rob Wallace in BNT V8s
It’ll be a big weekend for Class One Holden racer Rob Wallace at the final round of the BNT V8s at Hampton Downs as he chases down a top three spot in the points as well as rookie of the year. Wallace from Tauranga, currently sits in fourth place in points on 742, just 56…
Read MoreRadisich to Line Up in Mustang
Two-time World Touring Car Champion Paul Radisich will return to racing when he lines up in the BNT V8s Championship next weekend at Hampton Downs. Radisich will drive the Collins & Sons Earth Moving and Cartage Ford Mustang in Class Three of the Championship. The Mustang was built by car builder Mitchell Race Xtreme, the…
Read MorePodjursky Completes Near Perfect Round At Manfeild
Taranaki teen Matthew Podjursky, 19, has completed a near-perfect weekend in Class 2 of the BNT V8 Championship at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon. New Zealand’s premier tin-top racing category held their penultimate round of the 2018/19 season over the weekend as a support series to the New Zealand Grand Prix event. Competing in Class 2…
Read MoreManfeild Creates Challenges for Lathrope
BNT V8 driver Brad Lathrope relished the challenge of racing at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon at Feilding this weekend. “I really enjoy racing down here, Manfeild is a fun track. It looks easy on paper but it’s actually quite technical. If you can get it right and flow all the corners together it’s wicked,” Brad…
Read MoreHighs and Lows for Nick Ross at Manfeild BNT V8s
Cambridge V8 driver, Nick Ross, has finished fifth at round five of the BNT V8s Championship held at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon near Feilding in an up and down weekend for the racer. Ross qualified his Total Lubricants Nissan Altima in second position for the weekend’s opening race where he immediately took the lead from…
Read MoreSmith Takes Round 5 Win at Manfeild in BNT V8s
Australian driver Jack Smith has taken the round win at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon at Feilding this weekend. Race two of the weekend held on Sunday morning was won by Smith, with Nick Ross and Lance Hughes rounding out the podium. Smith and the Nissan of Nick Ross battled throughout the race, before a decisive…
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