2018–19 NZ Touring Cars Championship

2018–19 NZ Touring Cars Championship
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The 2018–19 NZ Touring Cars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2018–19 BNT V8s Championship) will be the twentieth season of the series, and the fourth under the NZ Touring Cars name. The field will comprise of two classes racing on the same grid. Class one features both V8ST and NZV8 TLX cars. Class two consists of older NZV8 TL cars. The series' defending champion is Andre Heimgartner.

Entrants

Entrant Vehicle No. Driver Rounds
Class One
Hamilton Motorsports Holden Commodore (VE) TBA New Zealand Lance Hughes[1] TBA
TBA Australia Jack Smith[1] TBA
Richards Team Motorsport Toyota Camry (XV50) 62 New Zealand Chelsea Herbert[2] TBA
TBA Australia Brenton Grove[3] TBA
TBA Australia Scott Taylor[3] TBA
Class Two
Justin Ashwell Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 11 New Zealand Justin Ashwell 1
Matt Podjursky Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 77 New Zealand Matt Podjursky 1
Brock Timperley Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) TBA New Zealand Brock Timperley[4] 1

Race calendar and results

All rounds are to be held in New Zealand. The first round in Pukekohe Park Raceway will be held in support of the Supercars Championship. Rounds 3, 4 and 5 are to be held with the Toyota Racing Series.[5]

Round Circuit Date
2018
1 Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, Auckland November 2–4
2 Pukekohe Park Raceway (short circuit), Pukekohe, Auckland December 7–9
2019
3 Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell, Otago January 11–13
4 Teretonga Park, Invercargill, Southland January 18–20
5 Circuit Chris Amon, Feilding, Manawatu District February 8–10
6 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Hampton Downs, North Waikato March 9–10

References

  1. 1 2 "AUSTRALIAN DRIVER INTEREST GROWING IN BNT V8S". Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ "CHELSEA HERBERT REVEALS NEW LIVERY AHEAD OF CLASS ONE DEBUT". Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "BRENTON GROVE CROSSES DITCH TO COMPETE IN BNT V8S". Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "SIMULATOR EXPERIENCE AIDING BROCK TIMPERLEY'S OWN DEVELOPMENT". Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Record field expected for Toyota 86 Championship". Retrieved July 12, 2018.
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