Taupo Round Winners. L-R Sam Collins third, Tim Edgell second, Nick Ross first.
That saw Nick Ross take the overall win for the weekend, Edgell second and Collins third.
With Edgell winning the overall Racer Products V8s title, Rob Wallace finished second, Nick Ross third, Sam Collins fourth with Brady Wild/Simon events in fifth.
For Edgell, the series win was his first since winning the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship.
“My last title win was a fair while ago! Formula Ford in the 2003/2004 season,” said Edgell.
“We got second in the NZV8s a couple of times and were in the top four-six a few times also.”
“The win here feels pretty good. To run our own car, it’s run like a Swiss watch the whole way. We’re a small family team, with some great sponsors onboard, many of which have been with us for a long time.”
“We’ll celebrate this win together.”
The win for the weekend didn’t come easily, with Edgell striking some dramas on Saturday afternoon, his team having to repair the car to have ready for racing today.
“Yesterday we had bit of a shocker. First race was great, we won that 12 seconds.”
Tim Edgell has won the feature race at Taupo and clinched the Racer Products V8s title.
“Second race I was coming through and was trying to be safe, which was probably the wrong thing to do. Trying to pace one car for second place, and got on the dirt and had blown onto the track which sent my car to the grass and unfortunately took out the two guys that were first and second and did a fair bit of damage to my car in the process.”
“I’ve really enjoyed this new format for the series. I think it’s been great, I think the camaraderie between the drivers has been the best I’ve experienced in my racing years.”
“This feature handicap race, if you can do your lap time, every lap, you have every chance of winning the race.”