Posts Tagged ‘Class two’
Smith Wins BNT V8s Season Opener
Australian driver Jack Smith has taken the first win of the season at the opening round of the BNT V8s at Pukekohe today. Starting from pole position, Smith lost the lead to Nick Ross in his Total Lubricants Nissan Altima off the start, with the Cambridge driver leading for much of the race. A safety…
Read MoreTimperley Looks to Continue Winning Form
Brock Timperley will be looking to continue his race winning form in class two of the BNT V8s when the new season gets underway at Pukekohe this weekend. Timperley had a strong back end of the season and took out rookie of the year honours for class two in 2017/18. “Our speed was great throughout…
Read MoreChampionship Podium Finish the Focus for Ashwell
A championship podium finish is the aim for Christchurch driver Justin Ashwell in class two of the BNT V8s this season. “We had a mixed season last year. We completed all rounds with no DNF’s and no penalties, we just didn’t have car speed,” said Ashwell. During the off season break, Ashwell says he and…
Read MorePodjursky a Title Hopeful in BNT V8s
Lining up for his second season in class two of the BNT V8s, 19-year-old Matt Podjursky of Inglewood is hopeful of a strong season and aims to capitalise off his rookie year. Contesting four out of six rounds of the 2017/18 season, Podjursky finished fifth overall, grabbing five podium finishes out of 12 races along…
Read MoreMacDonald A Southland Sportsperson Of The Year Finalist
Invercargill racing driver Liam MacDonald is a finalist in a strong line up for the ILT Senior Sportsperson Of The Year Award at the Southland Sports Awards at Ascot Park Hotel in Invercargill this Friday night (8 June). MacDonald won Class 2 of the BNT V8’s Championship for the second consecutive year in his Speedy…
Read MorePodjursky and Timperley Selected for NZ Elite Motorsport Academy
Eight motorsport competitors from Auckland, Pukekohe, Inglewood and Christchurch have been selected to participate in New Zealand’s world-class Elite Motorsport Academy programme for 2018. The Elite Motorsport Academy is managed by the MotorSport New Zealand Scholarship Trust and run by specialist tutors from Academy of Sport South Island and the University of Otago’s School of…
Read MoreMacDonald Makes it Back to Back Championship Titles
Invercargill racing driver Liam MacDonald has made it back to back titles in Class 2 of the BNT V8’s Championship after the final round at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park in North Waikato this weekend. Last year MacDonald dominated the championship but this year he did it the hard way, dominating early on before overcoming plenty…
Read MoreAndre Heimgartner Claims BNT V8s Championship Title – MacDonald Does the Double
Andre Heimgartner has claimed the 2017/18 BNT V8s Championship at Hampton Downs this weekend, while Liam MacDonald clinched his second title in class two. Locked in a battle with his teammate Jason Bagwanna, Heimgartner had to merely finish all three races this weekend to gather enough points to win. Bargwanna backed up his win on…
Read MoreBargwanna Takes Opening BNT V8s Win at Hampton Downs
Toyota Camry driver Jason Bargwanna has taken the first win of the weekend in the final round of the BNT V8s Championship at Hampton Downs. Bargwanna earlier clinched pole position from teammate Andre Heimgartner – both drivers locked in battle to claim the driver’s title. At the chequered flag, Heimgartner followed Bargwanna to the line…
Read MoreBargwanna and Timperley take Gull Poles at Hampton Downs
Jason Bargwanna will start alongside his Richards Team Motorsport teammate André Heimgartner having clinched pole ahead of today’s first race of the BNT V8s at Hampton Downs. Bargwanna recorded a time of 01:05.485. Nissan driver Nick Ross will start from third, alongside Jack Smith. In Class Two, Brock Timperley scored pole with a 01:10.455 ahead…
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