Heading to the third round of the BNT V8 SuperTourers at Pukekohe Park Raceway, Angus Fogg looks to last year’s top five qualifying position at the circuit for inspiration for a similar performance this weekend.
Round two of the NZRC, and Holder Brothers Racing's international debut at the rally of Whangarei, proved challenging for the team.
With Dave Holder, and co-driver Josh Theobald, looking settled and fast in the Stella Pumps & Stadium Finance Fiesta, they had a fourteen second lead over the R2 Fiestas 15km into the first stage. However unfortunately at around the 18km mark this all came to an end with Holder making a mistake that would prove to be costly, sending them off the road in spectacular fashion.
Chris West and Chris Cobham drove the Andrew Simms Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 10 R4 into third place at last weekends International Rally of Whangarei putting the team back into contention for the 2013 NZRC title. It was a torrid two day event which saw many of the title contenders fail to finish, although fellow Mitsubishi driver and past PWRC World Champion Hayden Paddon continued his absolute dominance of the 2013 championship so far winning the event by over 4 minutes in his lightweight Mitsubishi Evo 9.
Hopefuls head to Manfeild for elimination sessions
New Zealand's next young motor racing star could be discovered this weekend when a fourteen hopefuls head to the Manfeild race circuit, Feilding, to contest the annual SpeedSport Scholarship.
The 2013 winner, who will be announced on Sunday afternoon [May 26], will start a year-long program that includes a fully-funded season racing in the New Zealand Formula First championship, a customised Chicane race suit and an Arai racing helmet.
• Super Taikyu first series to race on the new Inje Auto Park circuit
• Sprint format with two 45-minute, single driver races
• First race of the season after snow cancelled Sugo event
Kiwi Jono Lester will have the pleasure of being the first to race at the new Inje Speedium complex in South Korea as the Super Taikyu Endurance Series heads offshore for the second round of its 2013 championship.
By finishing second, four times New Zealand Rally Champions Richard and Sara Mason equalled their best result since Whangarei began hosting a round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship [NZRC] in 2006.
With both the Masterton Flyers having a dose of the flu, the podium finish was hard earned as two very different ‘wheel’ problems threatened to leave them stranded mid-stage on two separate occasions.
BNT V8 SuperTourers today confirmed that it will be launching its new TV product in conjunction with this weekend’s Brother 350 at Pukekohe.
On the back of a new partnership with official broadcaster TV3, an innovative program is being developed for screening on CRC Motorsport show the Sunday after the race meeting.
Ahead of the third round of the 2013 BNT V8 SuperTourers series, Andy Booth is confident the Woodstock Racing Commodore will be competitive at the revamped Pukekohe circuit, but is concerned about safety with some of the revised track if it’s wet.
“I’ve now driven on the new layout at Pukekohe twice, both times in the wet and I have to say I have concerns about safety for all competitors if we experience heavy rain while racing,” says Booth.
Only a stumble at the final hurdle prevented Rotorua rally driver Sloan Cox from a fantastic podium finish at the International Rally of Whangarei over the weekend.
New regulations in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship meant Cox was unsure where he would sit on the results board with the Taslo Engineering Mitsubishi Evo 10, but was immediately competitive with a third fastest time on the opening stage.
Phil Campbell’s strong start to the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship has continued with a strong and close fought second place in round two, the International Rally of Whangarei.
For Campbell and co-driver Venita Fabbro, there was plenty to fight for with not only NZRC points, but also the ability to compete against some of the best drivers in the Asia Pacific Rally Championship, with the Letts Construction Ford Fiesta R2 one of the few vehicles in the NZRC still homologated for international competition.
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