Kris “Killa” Walton, now a regular in the 2014 New Zealand V8 Ute Racing Series, is gunning for the Series title.
The Queenslander has taken out two of the first three rounds, and leads the series by 61 points, ahead of Kiwi driver Peter Ward. The Ford racer is hoping for an ANZAC weekend victory, when he takes to the track for the third round at Pukekohe 24 – 27 April.
Greg Murphy is heading for his second straight championship in the BNT V8 SuperTourers as he prepares for this weekend’s ITM 500 meeting at Pukekohe.
The reigning champion start his Holden at Pukekohe, where the Kiwi cars are supporting the V8 Supercars, with a 170-point lead over Hamilton Ford driver Ant Pedersen, who finished a close second in the 2013 championship. A win in each of the four races earns 75 points.
New Zealand, 23rd April 2014 – Jono Lester will make his debut in the Australian GT Championship next month, taking on the grueling 101-lap endurance event at Phillip Island with Fastway Racing.
Ex-Lotus Formula 1 junior Richie Stanaway will return to full-time single-seater racing this year with Status Grand Prix in GP3.
The 22-year-old, who has not raced a single-seater since suffering back injuries in a Formula Renault 3.5 crash in 2012, has tested for the team in recent weeks, and completes its 2014 line-up alongside Nick Yelloly and Alfonso Celis Jr.
Following his best-ever start to the V8 Supercar Championship, Fabian Coulthard arrives at Pukekohe as New Zealand's best bet for victory.
Sitting at third on the table, the Holden driver will be hoping for smoother sailing in Auckland after copping a controversial penalty in the last round of racing.
Jason Bargwanna is out to make history when the New Zealand V8 Touring Car Championship concludes at Pukekohe’s ITM 500 meeting this weekend.
He leads the series by 69 points and if he clinches his second straight title it will be the first time that Toyota – or indeed any manufacturer apart from Ford and Holden – has won an official V8 touring car championship in New Zealand or Australia.
The experienced Aussie, who won the 2013 championship in a Holden Commodore, now races a Toyota Camry for Paeroa-based Richards Team Motorsport.
Confident Coulthard says trio of New Zealand drivers are gunning for a home victory in ITM 500 at Pukekohe.
The three New Zealand contenders at this week's ITM 500 at Pukekohe will be tapping into the Anzac spirit as they look to post an elusive home V8 Supercars victory.
"Obviously, Anzac day, Australia versus New Zealand, it's going to bring a lot to the sport," in-form Kiwi Fabian Coulthard said.
The boys are back in town for round three of the 2014 V8 Supercars series at the Australian-based category's spiritual home of Pukekohe over Anzac weekend.
And by the "boys" we don't mean the entire V8 field, just the Kiwis who are doing the business and taking it to their Aussie counterparts.
Lower Hutt driver James McLaughlin is leading the NZV8 Touring Cars TL Championship as it heads to Pukekohe Park Raceway for the season's finale this weekend 24-27th April.
Although he has not completely dominated the season, McLaughlin has been on the top of the points table for three out of the five rounds completed thus far and continues to hold off Hamilton's Ian Booth and Turua's Brad Lauder for the lead spot.
The nationwide hunt is on again for the next annual SpeedSport Scholarship motor racing winner with former graduate, now V8 SuperTourer driver, Andrew Waite encouraging young drivers to enter to kick-start their career.
The annual SpeedSport Scholarship has launched the motor racing careers of some of the country's most successful young drivers and this year's finalists will race off at Manfeild next month to decide the 14th winner.
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