Posts Tagged ‘Ford Falcon’
Macdonald Starts Strong
Invercargill driver Liam MacDonald has made a great start to the defence of his Class 2 BNT V8’s Championship title with a clean sweep at Pukekohe Park Raceway, South Auckland, at the weekend. MacDonald won the title in his first full national season last year and served notice that he will again be a big…
Read MoreLathrope Lifts the Lid on All New Livery Ahead of Debut
A new car and a new look are all part of the programme for BNT V8s Class One debutant Brad Lathrope at the season opener this weekend. The 27-year-old is getting set to race his new Ford Falcon FG on the support card for the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Auckland ITM SuperSprint, with the reveal…
Read MoreRegular Podiums the Aim for Farrier
With a lot of the learning process out of the way from his first full season of the BNT V8s, Pukekohe driver Nick Farrier is aiming to move himself further up the grid as round one of the new season gets underway this weekend. Competing in class two, Farrier was pleased with his progress last…
Read MoreMacDonald 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,…
Read MoreLathrope Ready for BNT V8s Class One Debut
Making the step up into class one of the BNT V8s this season, former class two front-runner Brad Lathrope says he’s ready to take the next step of his career at round one of the championship at Pukekohe next weekend. Finishing runner up in the class two championship for the past two seasons, Lathrope will…
Read MoreStriking 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…
Read MoreTimperley 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…
Read MoreYoung 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…
Read MoreMacdonald 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…
Read MoreEvans 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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