MacDonald to Defend Title

After becoming the Class two BNT V8’s Champion in his first full tilt at the title last season, Invercargill driver Liam MacDonald will return to the championship this year when it commences at Pukekohe this weekend. The Ford Falcon that MacDonald took to the title will appear this season in the livery of new sponsor,…

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Striking New Look for Ashwell

Christchurch driver Justin Ashwell has taken the covers off his new look class two Ford Falcon ahead of a full season campaign in the BNT NZ Touring Car Championship. Ashwell will campaign his Ford Falcon with major backing from Digga New Zealand. Digga are the leading manufacturer of planetary drive boring and trenching attachments. In…

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Timperley Ready for V8 Transition

23-year-old Auckland driver Brock Timperley will make his BNT NZ Touring Car Championship debut in November when round one gets underway at Pukekohe. A former Rookie of the Season in the Mazda Pro 7 Championship, last season Timperley went on to Win the New Zealand Championship for Pro 7 Plus, 3rd in the North Island…

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Young Rookie Ready for V8 Challenge

Seventeen-year-old Inglewood student Matt Podjursky will make his touring car debut when he joins the BNT NZ Touring Car Championship for round one in November at Pukekohe. Podjursky will line up in class two of the championship in a recently purchased Ford Falcon – previously campaigned by Brad Lauder. Having climbed his way up the…

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Macdonald Is The Champion

Invercargill driver Liam MacDonald is the 2016/2017 BNT NZ Touring Car Class 2 Champion. MacDonald took the championship when he crossed the line in his GT Radial NZ Falcon to win the opening race of the final round, his 50th national race start, at Hampton Downs International Motorsport Park in North Waikato on Saturday. The…

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Evans and MacDonald Take Round Wins at Hampton Downs

The BNT NZ Touring Car Championship has wrapped up its season with a final day of racing at a very wet Hampton Downs today. Race two of the weekend was won by Jason Bargwanna followed by Simon Evans and Lance Hughes. Class two of the championship was won by Nick Farrier who claimed his first…

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Evans and MacDonald Take Wins and Titles at Hampton Downs

Simon Evans and Liam MacDonald have won the class one and class two BNT NZ Touring Car titles respectively at Hampton Downs today. Evans, in his Smeg Holden Commodore started from pole for race one of the weekend but lost the lead to the Toyota Camry of Jason Bargwanna off the start. The pair battled…

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Plenty to Play for at Hampton Downs

As the BNT NZ Touring Car Championship heads to its final round of the 2016/17 season at Hampton Downs this weekend, there is still plenty to play for in both class one and two. Reigning class one champion Simon Evans in his Smeg Holden holds a healthy lead, with 198-points over Tom Alexander. With 75…

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MacDonald Sets Sights On Championship

Invercargill driver Liam MacDonald has his sights set on the championship when he and the MacDonald Racing Team contest the final round of the 2016/2017 BNT NZ Touring Car Class 2 Championship at Hampton Downs International Motorsport Park in North Waikato this weekend. The 19-year-old Southlander has won four of the five rounds to date…

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Macdonald Maintains Championship Lead

Invercargill driver Liam MacDonald has maintained his championship lead with just one round remaining after Round 5 of the 2016/2017 BNT NZ Touring Car Championship at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding this weekend. It was not all smooth sailing however, with problems early on but MacDonald ended the round with a good win as…

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