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…

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More 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…

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Second 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…

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Third 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…

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Bargwanna 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…

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Heimgartner 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…

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BNT 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…

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Hughes 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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Wet and Wild Weekend for Brad Lathrope on Debut

Brad Lathrope endured a tough time at the opening round of the BNT V8s at South Auckland’s Pukekohe Park, coming away a bit battered and bruised.   The weekend started off in the worst way possible ahead of Friday morning’s practice. As the team rolled the Dayle ITM backed car out for practice the clutch…

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Third Place for Nick Ross in BNT V8s Opener at Pukekohe

Cambridge driver Nick Ross has come away from the opening round of the BNT V8s sitting third in the championship in what was a very trying weekend for all competitors with wet weather lashing the circuit for most of the event. Ross qualified his Total Lubricants Nissan Altima in position three for race one and…

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