The 2014 edition of CRC Speedshow, New Zealand’s biggest automotive and motorsport event, is set to feature a brand-new classic car and motorcycle show to celebrate New Zealanders passion for classic and heritage vehicles. Following the successful of last year’s inaugural Castrol EDGE / Teng Tools Custom and Classic Show, CRC Speedshow director Ross Prevette […]
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A new $20million-plus motorsport complex featuring a 4.8km circuit, museum, go-kart track and five-star restaurant is expected to have a soft opening launch early in the New Year at Cromwell, near Queenstown. The ambitious Highlands Motorsport Park project, has been financed by Queensland pet food tycoon and part-time Queenstown resident Tony Quinn with the track […]
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Shane van Gisbergen says that Stone Brothers Racing has bridged some of the gap to the dominant TeamVodafone and Ford Performance Racing teams ahead of the category’s return to Sydney Motorsport Park this weekend. Van Gisbergen, currently fifth in the V8 Supercars Championship, is the highest placed non-Vodafone/FPR driver, albeit a distant 580 points behind […]
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The schism between rival V8 classes in New Zealand remains the major priority when talks between MotorsportNZ and V8 SuperTourers re-commence. MotorsportNZ wants talks to resume next week following preliminary discussions between the two bodies which resulted in some positive steps last week however a firm date is yet to be fixed to resolve the […]
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V8 SuperTourer organisers today confirmed there will be 20 cars on the grid for the inaugural long distance meeting for the class – the Father’s Day 400 at Taupo from September 1-2. A question mark was hanging over the availability of the Falcon that was campaigned in the sprint phase of the series earlier this […]
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Final announcements on pairings for the inaugural V8 SuperTourers endurance series are expected to be made this week including a high profile international driver. With star Kiwi Greg Murphy ruling himself out last week the composition of the field is nearing completion with the inclusion of a couple of full-time V8 Supercars drivers. There is […]
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Nick Cassidy will replace Greg Murphy for the first V8 SuperTourers two-driver round at Ricoh Motorsports Park, Taupo on September 1-2. Due to his continuing recovery from back surgery, Murphy will sit on the sidelines for the Taupo race, leaving Jack Perkins to lead the #51 Mike Pero-backed Commodore VE. Perkins will be paired with […]
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Nissan will officially unveil its 2013 V8 Supercars engine at a media launch in Melbourne early next month. Coy on details of the unit to date, the company has circulated an invitation to media confirming a static September 4 reveal. Cheekily, the invite consists of a V8 Supercar engine valve, with an accompanying note referencing […]
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The hugely popular Suzuki Swift Sport Cup has confirmed it will run in conjunction with the V8 SuperTourer Championship from next season. Shortly after Speedcafe.co.nz posted a story that Motorsport NZ had confirmed the Suzuki Swift Sport Cup for 2013, the one-make class had moved quickly to align itself V8ST. “Alongside our existing backers like […]
Read more Topline privateer Jonathon Webb has joined Scott McLaughlin for the three V8 SuperTourer endurance races in New Zealand. The pair will share the wheel of the Supercheap Auto Racing Commodore starting with the Father’s Day 400 at Ricoh Motorsports Park, Taupo from September 1-2. Most of the 20-car grid has announced its driver pairings for […]
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