Posts Tagged ‘BNT V8s’
Tight at the Top in BNT V8s
After two rounds of the BNT V8s, the championship is still wide open with anything possible as round three gets underway this weekend at Ruapuna. Australian driver Jason Bargwanna clinched the round wins at both Pukekohe and Taupo and leads the championship by 24 points from his Richards Team Motorsport teammate, Andre Heimgartner. Both drivers…
Read MoreMore Learning Required for Lathrope
More learning is required for Brad Lathrope as he figures out the intricacies of his Class One Ford Falcon, following round two of the BNT V8s at Taupo last weekend. After the mechanical gremlins at the start of round one and a race ending collision by the end of it, Lathrope came to Taupo with consistency on…
Read MoreEarly Win for Timperley in BNT V8s
Just six races into the championship, class two rookie Brock Timperley scored his first win at Taupo’s round two of the BNT V8s in what a challenging weekend for all competitors. Stepping up from the Mazda Pro 7 Championship, Timperley says coming into the class he didn’t think a win would come so soon, however…
Read MoreSecond Overall for Heimgartner at Taupo
Andre Heimgartner claimed second overall at round two of the BNT V8s in Taupo at the weekend. Heimgartner – who last week announced he will drive with Nissan Motorsport in the 2018 Supercars season – finished just five points behind his Richards Team Motorsport teammate Jason Bargwanna for a good result on what was a…
Read MoreThird Place for Nick Ross at Taupo BNT V8s
Cambridge driver Nick Ross has come away from round two of the BNT V8s at Taupo third overall. Qualifying fourth, across the weekend’s three races Ross took his Total Lubricants Nissan Altima to fourth place in race one, a second place in race two, and third in the final encounter of the weekend. The results…
Read MoreBargwanna Takes Round Honours at Taupo
Australian driver, Jason Bargwanna has taken his Tiger Building Systems Toyota Camry to the overall win at the second round of the BNT V8s Championship at Taupo this weekend. Competitors faced hot track conditions throughout the weekend, Bargwanna showing his experience and coming away with overall victory from the three-race encounter. Bargwanna took a second…
Read MoreHeimgartner and Herbert take BNT V8 Wins at Taupo
Andre Heimgartner has won the opening race of the weekend at Round 2 of the BNT V8s at Taupo this afternoon. Heimgartner was chased home by his Richards Team Motorsport teammate, Australian Jason Bargwanna, with fellow countryman Jack Smith in third. Starting from pole, Heimgartner was largely unchallenged during the race, holding his lead through…
Read MoreBNT V8 Championship Battle Resumes at Taupo
The championship battle in the BNT V8s gets underway at Taupo again this weekend, and following the opening round at Pukekohe, Australian driver Jason Bargwanna leads the points table having taken the round one win. The 2000 Bathurst 1000 winner was buoyed by the performance of his Richards Team Motorsport Toyota Camry and is quietly…
Read MoreConsistency and more Champagne the Focus for Herbert
Having finished her rookie season fourth in points, class two competitor Chelsea Herbert sits in third place after round one of the 2017/18 BNT V8 season and her goal moving forward is for more consistency. “Consistency is my main goal for this season, that’s what wins championships, which is exactly what we strive to achieve,”…
Read MoreHughes and Lathrope Cars Repaired Ahead of Taupo
The class one cars of Brad Lathrope and Lance Hughes have been repaired and will return to the grid for Round 2 of the BNT V8s at Taupo this weekend. Both cars sustained significant damage during the start of race three at Pukekohe’s Round one earlier in the month. The Ford Falcon of Brad Lathrope…
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