Posts Tagged ‘Taupo.’
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…
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…
Read MoreRob Wallace Confident as Championship Resumes at Taupo
As the BNT V8s head into round two at Taupo this coming weekend, Rob Wallace sits in second place on the class two points table and says he is pleased with forward steps his small team has made early on in the season. “I’m so proud for my team we really didn’t expect to be…
Read MoreMacDonald Keen to Maintain Advantage
After a winning start to the defence of his Class 2 BNT V8’s Championship title at Pukekohe at the beginning of November, Invercargill driver, Liam MacDonald is back on track at Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park at Taupo this weekend. MacDonald took a clean sweep to win the round at Pukekohe and is looking for yet…
Read MoreSeason of Learning for Podjursky
Eighteen-year-old Inglewood student Matt Podjursky made his touring car debut when he joined the BNT V8s for round one at Pukekohe in November. Having climbed his way up the ranks of Karting in which he was a 2x National title winner, Podjursky has spent the past three seasons racing in the HiQ Components Formula First…
Read MoreThird 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…
Read MoreJack Smith to Line Up in BNT V8s
Up and coming Supercar driver, Jack Smith has confirmed he will line up on the BNT V8s grid for round one at Pukekohe this weekend aboard a Hamilton Motorsports class one Holden Commodore. Smith comes to round one of the BNT V8s full of confidence having clinched the Kumho V8 Touring Car Championship crown last…
Read MoreChelsea Herbert Eyeing Second Place in Championship with Two Rounds to Go
BNT NZ Touring Car Championship class two rookie Chelsea Herbert has her eyes on second place in the points standings as round five gets underway at Manfeild this weekend. In her debut season of the championship, the V8 newcomer sits fourth in points and has starred on a number of occasions claiming race podiums and…
Read MoreAlexander Vows to Bounce Back Following Taupo Frustrations
Round two of the BNT NZ Touring Car Championship at Taupo can only be described by Tom Alexander as “frustrating” as the Cantabrian looks forward to round three at his home track in January. “The weekend did not go as we had hoped, in fact it was a very frustrating weekend for both myself and…
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