Two-time World Touring Car Champion Paul Radisich will return to racing when he lines up in the BNT V8s Championship next weekend at Hampton Downs. Radisich will drive the Collins & Sons Earth Moving and Cartage Ford Mustang in Class Three of the Championship. The Mustang was built by car builder Mitchell Race Xtreme, the […]

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Australian driver Jack Smith has taken the round win at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon at Feilding this weekend. Race two of the weekend held on Sunday morning was won by Smith, with Nick Ross and Lance Hughes rounding out the podium. Smith and the Nissan of Nick Ross battled throughout the race, before a decisive […]

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There is still plenty to play for in the BNT V8s Championship when round five at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon gets underway this weekend. After four rounds, Jack Smith sits at the top of the point’s table on 801 points. Nick Ross is 39 points behind on 762, with Lance Hughes in third on 611. […]

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The future direction of the BNT V8s Championship is starting to take shape with preliminary details about the championship’s future physical Gen II guise starting to emerge. The BNT V8 Gen II platform will see two-door vehicles such as Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger become eligible to compete in the championship from next […]

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Chelsea Herbert will graduate to class one of the BNT V8s this season when the championship gets underway at Pukekohe in November. Herbert competed in class two during the 2017/18 season, the 19-year-old becoming the first female to win a V8 Touring Car race in New Zealand, also finding herself a contender for the championship […]

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Australian V8 driver Brenton Grove will compete in the BNT V8s Championship this season, making his debut in the series at Pukekohe’s Round One – November 2-4. Grove (21) will line up in class one of the championship aboard a Richards Team Motorsport Toyota Camry. The Richards team winning the championship last season with Andre […]

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Andre Heimgartner has claimed the 2017/18 BNT V8s Championship at Hampton Downs this weekend, while Liam MacDonald clinched his second title in class two. Locked in a battle with his teammate Jason Bagwanna, Heimgartner had to merely finish all three races this weekend to gather enough points to win. Bargwanna backed up his win on […]

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The BNT V8s class two championship will come down to the wire this weekend at Hampton Downs when the sixth and final round gets underway. Leading the championship is reigning champion Liam MacDonald who sits on 899 points. Just 12 points behind is Chelsea Herbert on 887. For Herbert, it’s this final round that counts […]

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Andre Heimgartner has continued his charge to a maiden BNT V8 title by winning round four of the championship at Teretonga this weekend. Following up his win in race one of the weekend on Saturday, he banked more valuable points with two-second placings in today’s races. Race two of the weekend was won by his […]

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Andre Heimgartner has taken the overall win at the third round of the BNT V8s held at Mike Pero Motorsport Park, Ruapuna this weekend. Throughout the weekends three races Heimgartner claimed two wins and a third placing. Heimgartner had originally been classified as the race winner in Saturday’s opening race, before a post race penalty […]

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