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15-16 FEB 2020
MANFEILD CIRCUIT CHRIS AMON
LAWSON
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SATURDAY 15 FEBRUARY Welcome................................................... 2
8:30 NEXEN Tyre Mazda Racing Series Qualifying
Toyota GAZOO Racing FT-60.......... 3
TradeZone GT3/GT4 Qualifying
Castrol Toyota Racing
Pirelli Porsche Championship Qualifying
Series Drivers.......................................... 5
ENZED Central Muscle Cars Qualifying
TradeZone GT1/GT2 Qualifying Castrol Toyota Racing Series.......... 10
Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship Qualifying RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes
RYCO 24.7 V8 Utes Championship Qualifying Championship.......................................13
BNT V8s Championship Qualifying Best Bars Toyota
Castrol Toyota Racing Series Qualifying 86 Championship.................................14
LUNCH BREAK Pirelli Porsche NZ Championship......16
12:05 ENZED Central Muscle Cars Race 1
BNT V8s Championship.....................19
Pirelli Porsche Championship Race 1
TradeZone GT1/GT2.......................... 20
TradeZone GT3/GT4 Race 1
NEXEN Tyre Mazda Racing Series Race 1 TradeZone GT3/GT4...........................21
TradeZone GT1/GT2 Race 1 NEXEN Tyre Mazda Racing Series...23
Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship Race 1
ENZED Central Muscle Cars............24
RYCO 24.7 V8 Utes Championship Race 1
BNT V8s Championship Race 1
Castrol Toyota Racing Series Race 1
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Castrol Toyota Racing Series Qualifying 2 Freddy Foote
TradeZone GT3/GT4 Race 2 Jordie Peters
NEXEN Tyre Mazda Racing Series Race 2 Tayler Burke
TradeZone GT1/GT2 Race 2 Matthew Hansen
Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship Race 2 Bruce Jenkins
ENZED Central Muscle Cars Race 3 John Cowpland
BNT V8s Championship Race 2 Geoff Ridder
RYCO 24.7 V8 Utes Championship Race 2 Craig Lord
Castrol Toyota Racing Series Race 2
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WELCOME
F
irst of all, we want to thank all of the volunteers who have worked tirelessly this
season in what have been extremely hot and challenging weekends. We as a sport
couldn’t do anything without those volunteers who provide marshalling and a
variety of other vital functions around the track and during a race weekend. To all the
officials, category volunteers and those who work hard behind the scenes to make these
events possible, we also say thank you. And of course, we should also thank the teams
and the drivers – and their sponsors – who lead the charge and give us the action.
WAYNE CHRISTIE There is plenty to look forward to this BP Ultimate MotorSport NZ weekend at
President, MotorSport New Zealand
Manfeild. The best of our club and domestic championships, some great cars and
undoubtedly there will be some great action on the track for us all to enjoy once again.
The Grand Prix meeting is always a special one and we always seem to see more
intense action and drama than usual. It should be fantastic again this weekend. We’re
all looking forward to seeing Kenny Smith start an amazing 49th New Zealand Grand
Prix too. A legend if ever there was one.
It’s been a fascinating first championship season for the Castrol Toyota Racing Series
with the new Toyota FT-60 and the races have produced – as usual – some thrilling
action and some passing moves worthy of the finest drivers in the world. And that is
what this series is really all about – building the champions of tomorrow and preparing
them in the best possible way for the season and the seasons ahead. We are the envy
of the motorsport world in that regard, as our premier single seater series attracts
the very best of the junior champions from around the world. The FIA see that too,
and has increased the amount of Super Licence points awarded to the winner of this
championship to 10, which makes it a very significant series in world motorsport.
Our champion Liam Lawson has been mighty once again this season and has excelled
in a field as good as any we have ever seen in New Zealand motorsport. Hot on his
heels is the king of eSports and a very handy driver in the real world, Igor Fraga. Igor
is one of the best Brazilians to emerge in recent years from a country that has a rich
heritage in motor racing icons. We wish him and Liam well as they bring a splendid
championship to a close – may the best man win!
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TOYOTA GAZOO
RACING FT-60
Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand’s FT-60 has
attracted a lot of attention and will bring full grids in 2020.
TOYOTA’S NEW GLOBAL PLAYER
Toyota GAZOO Racing’s new FT-60 – the car that will take the Castrol Toyota Racing
Series into its 16th season and third generation – is the most important single seater
to grace the tacks of New Zealand for a considerable period of time.
W
ith 10 FIA Super Licence points on offer with the New Zealand Grand Prix, one of only two events
to the top championship runners and a outside of the Formula 1 category officially permitted to
specification that more than matches the use the phrase ‘Grand Prix’ by the world governing body of
car with other global F3 regional series, the five weekend motorsport, the FIA.
championship has been guaranteed to be on the racing
The new car features all of the key recent safety initiatives
radars of the world’s biggest teams and single seater
developed by the FIA in conjunction with Formula 1. The
racing community. That means drivers can bank points
design incorporates a ‘halo’ driver protection system to
towards an F1 licence as well as gaining significant
protect the driver from side, top and frontal impact from
track time in preparation for other major single seater
debris in an accident and also features the very latest in
championship campaigns.
side and front impact technology in the chassis itself. Twin
The FT-60 is a state-of-the-art racing machine that is more wheel tethers are included in the design to prevent wheels
like a scaled down Formula 1 car than either of its flying off in the event of a crash, another feature straight
two predecessors, the FT-40 and the FT-50. out of Formula 1.
Designed like the previous two series cars by Italian Also all new is the Toyota motor that powers the nineteen
manufacturer Tatuus, the chassis is similar to that used in cars racing this weekend. The engine in the car is a two
other global junior formulae, but uses a new engine that litre, turbocharged, direct injection unit. It is based on the
packs a powerful 280 horsepower making it one of the best 8AR FTS engine used in both Toyota and Lexus models,
performing junior cars on the FIA’s recognised pathway but has been developed into a full race engine by the same
to Formula 1. That pathway includes four tiers of racing NZ engineers that were involved in the development and
machinery with FIA Formula 2, the official feeder to maintenance of the previous 1.8L engine used for the
Formula 1, sitting as the Tier 1 category on that pathway. FT-40 and FT-50.
In the ladder of performance, the Toyota Racing Series
Despite the exotic materials and processes used in the
car will sit squarely in Tier 3 along with categories like the
car - it features a chassis, bodywork and front and rear
FIA Formula Regional European Championship and the
wing packages manufactured solely out of carbon fibre
Formula Renault Eurocup.
composites - the FT-60 falls within the FIA’s own cost
The TRS series runs the same format championship as it restriction parameters with known costs for replacement
always has with five consecutive weekends in January and parts a critical element in ensuring the category isn’t just
February taking in five circuits located on New Zealand’s accessible to international drivers but also to up and coming
North and South Islands. The series ends this weekend Kiwi racers.
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CASTROL TOYOTA
RACING SERIES DRIVERS
Age: 78 Age: 20
DOB: 11.08.41 DOB: 29.12.99
New Zealand Switzerland
GILES GILES
MOTORSPORT MOTORSPORT
KENNY SMITH No. 49 GRÉGOIRE SAUCY No. 26
A mazing as it sounds, veteran racer Kenny Smith starts his 49th straight
New Zealand Grand Prix meeting this weekend as he continues on his
relentless march towards the big 50.
S wiss junior formulae racer Grégoire Saucy is hoping the 2020 Castrol
Toyota Racing Series will be a big start to a successful 2020.
The 19-year-old from Bassecourt joins Giles Motorsport for the championship.
His 48 Grand Prix starts is almost certainly a record that will never be broken The FIA recognised the growing stature of the series, increasing its Super
anyway, but as we all know, you can’t stop Kenny and he’ll be out again this Licence points tally to 10 for the championship winner and Saucy sees it as a
weekend in a brand new FT60 with Giles Motorsport aiming to show the great opportunity to start his 2020 campaign in the best possible way.
youngsters a thing or two about a good lap at Manfeild. A busy season racing in Europe in Formula 4 in 2019 saw the 19-year-old
Let us not forget Ken has won this race no fewer than three times, in three very racer compete in the ADAC Formula 4 championship in Germany, the Italian
different types of car and in last year’s dramatic race, he brought his car home in Formula 4 championship and four races of the Formula Renault Eurocup.
the top 10. He’s been driving the old FT50 frequently this year to get his eye in He drove for R-Ace GP in all three categories, placing ninth in Germany and
for the big weekend too, as well as competing almost every weekend in Formula 20th in Italy. He has been racing in junior formulae since 2016 and, like most of
Open and Formula Ford. his competitors in the TRS series, has a strong background in karting.
Age: 25 Age: 20
DOB: 04.04.94 DOB: 18.10.99
Sweden Germany
GILES GILES
MOTORSPORT MOTORSPORT
HENNING ENQVIST No. 4 LIRIM ZENDELI No. 44
L MP2 and LMP3 endurance race driver Henning Enqvist is an intriguing
addition to the 2020 Castrol Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand. 2 018 German ADAC Formula 4 Champion and Sauber Junior Team
driver Lirim Zendeli races for Giles Motorsport in the 2020 Castrol
Toyota Racing Series.
The Swedish driver is with Giles Motorsport for the 2020 TRS campaign.
This will be the 25-year-old Stockholm based driver’s first single seater The Bochum, Germany-based Zendeli competed in the 2019 FIA Formula
campaign since competing in the four rounds 2017-2018 MRF Formula 2000 3 Championship as part of the Sauber programme with the Charouz Racing
series. Henning is more widely known as an endurance driver in the LMP3 and System team and also took part in one of the Formula Regional European
LMP2 categories, having competed in the 2017 and 2016 V de V Endurance Championship rounds with US Racing in Mugello, taking two podiums from
Series. He then went on to compete in the European Le Mans Series for 2018 three races over the weekend.
and 2019. The 20-year-old began his racing career in karting back in 2011 and in 2013
Last year was Henning’s first LMP2 season in European Le Mans series and finished third in the ADAC Kart Masters in KF3, winning the KFJ ADAC
included his debut in the Le Mans 24 Hours, racing for ARC Bratislava in the Kart Masters series in 2014.
LMP2 category. He made his circuit racing debut in 2015 in ADAC Formula 4, taking a
His best performances came with French team Duquiene Engineering racing podium his debut season. He finished fourth overall in 2017 before winning
its LMP3 car in the 2017 VdeV Series. Enqvist’s first full season included wins the title in 2018 after a run of 10 wins, 13 podiums and seven pole positions.
in the 4 Hours of Paul Ricard and third place in the 4 Hours of Magny Cours. Lirim is a solid bet for a podium finish or better in any of the weekend’s races.
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CASTROL TOYOTA
RACING SERIES DRIVERS
Age: 16 Age: 17
DOB: 30.04.03 DOB: 13.12.02
Switzerland United States
KIWI KIWI
MOTORSPORT MOTORSPORT
AXEL GNOS No. 7 SPIKE KOHLBECKER No. 5
T he Lausanne-born racer competed successfully in karting championships
in Switzerland and in Europe before moving to circuit racing in Italian
Formula 4 in 2018.
A merican F1600 sensation and former karting standout Spike will race
for Kiwi Motorsport in his first championship challenge in a wings and
slicks formula.
He took part in six races over two rounds with a best result of 16th at Imola. The St. Louis, Missouri native who just recently turned 17 years old, has
In a busy 2019 season prior to his trip to New Zealand, Gnos competed in amassed a huge amount of F1600 experience over the past 18 months
three Formula 4 Championships for Jenzer Motorsport and G4 Racing. competing in the Toyo Tires series in Canada where he took two wins and
eight podiums on his way to third place overall in his first full championship
This included his first full season of Italian Formula 4, as well as
campaign. He followed that up with a season in the New Zealand F1600
Spanish Formula 4 and selected rounds of the ADAC German
championship which was notable for seven podium finishes across 11 races.
Formula 4 Championship this season.
Kohlbecker then headed to the United Kingdom to compete in the highly
He achieved several top 10 finishes in Spain and Italy and a podium
competitive 2019 UK BRSCC Avon Tyres National FF1600 Championship
finish in Spain with third in Jerez.
where his run of success continued with four wins, 11 podium finishes
including impressive wins at the legendary Brands Hatch circuit on his way
finishing as series Vice Champion.
Age: 15 Age: 16
DOB: 26.01.04 DOB: 27.05.03
Netherlands Argentina
KIWI KIWI
MOTORSPORT MOTORSPORT
TIJMEN VAN DER HELM No. 13 FRANCO COLAPINTO No. 43
F ifteen-year-old Tijmen van der Helm had to wait until the third
round of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series before he was old enough to race
in New Zealand.
A rgentinian racer and Spanish Formula 4 champion Franco Colapinto will
begin his 2020 racing season in the Castrol Toyota Racing Series.
The 16-year-old from Buenos Aires was the sensation of the Spanish
Van der Helm has already won in Formula 4, taking one win in the 2019 UAE championship this year, winning 11 races plus taking 13 podium positions and
Formula 4 Championship as well as three podiums and will be one of a number nine pole positions on his way to the title for the Drivex Team.
of racers in the 19 car field that have junior formulae race and championship Colapinto will bring five years of karting experience, as well as seat time in
wins on their resume. A dual 2019 campaign in the Spanish Formula 4 Formula 4, Euroformula Open and Formula Renault Eurocup to his campaign.
championship also produced impressive results, with the young Dutch racer
A fine performer in all catergories he has competed in, Franco is mentored by
taking fourth overall.
non other than two-time F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso.
New Zealand motorsport rules meant he had to be 16 before he could race
one of the new Toyota FT-60 cars. With his 16th birthday on January 26th
he missed the series’ first two rounds at Highlands Motorsport Park and
Teretonga. He made his debut at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park at the
Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy meeting behind the wheel of a Kiwi
Motorsport-run car.
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CASTROL TOYOTA
RACING SERIES DRIVERS
Age: 17 Age: 17
DOB: 11.02.02 DOB: 21.03.02
New Zealand France
M2 M2
COMPETITION COMPETITION
LIAM LAWSON No. 1 EMILIEN DENNER No. 21
R eigning Castrol Toyota Racing Series champion and Red Bull Junior Liam
Lawson defends his title in 2020 with M2 Competition. F rench karting champion Emilien Denner is taking his first steps in circuit
racing in New Zealand in 2020 in the Castrol Toyota Racing Series.
Lawson was a sensational winner of the 2019 Castrol TRS championship after The 17-year-old Strasbourg driver starts the southern hemisphere series on
a thrilling battle with fellow Kiwi Marcus Armstrong, which was only resolved the back of an impressive season in karting in KZ2 in which he won the
in the final race of the championship, the New Zealand Grand Prix. FIA Karting KZ2 International Supercup during the FIA Karting World
Following his breakthrough championship win, Lawson was snapped up Championship held in Italy in Sept.’19 and the 30° Trofeo Andrea Margutti, as
by the Red Bull Junior programme and headed to Europe to compete in well as finishing second in the FIA Karting European Championship with the
both the European Formula 3 Championship and the Euroformula Open win of FIA Europe Round 2 in Sarno in what is considered as one of the best
Championship for Red Bull. and epic FIA Final of the last years.
Despite a challenging year - which still saw him take two podiums in his debut He was also third in the 2018 CIK-FIA European KZ2 Championship and is
season in FIA Formula 3 and four wins and seven podiums in his parallel widely regarded as one of the best young karting talents in the world.
Euroformula Open campaign - 17-year-old Lawson’s circuit racing career
statistics remain some of the best amongst the up and coming junior single He is completing his first championship in circuit racing with multiple Castrol
seater drivers in the world today with 36 wins from 144 races. He finished Toyota Racing Series champions M2 Competition.
the 2019 season on a high, with an impressive seventh place finish around the
streets of Macau.
Age: 18 Age: 20
DOB: 16.08.01 DOB: 26.09.98
Israel Brazil
M2 M2
COMPETITION COMPETITION
IDO COHEN No. 6 IGOR FRAGA No. 17
I do races for M2 Competition in this season’s Castrol TRS series. He is
managed by ADD Management, who are no strangers to entrusting
their drivers to the category having previously placed Martin Kodric,
B razilian ace Igor - fresh from a top three finish in the 2019 Formula
Regional European Championship - begins a busy 2020 racing season with
M2 Competition in New Zealand.
Lando Norris and James Pull in the championship. Fraga’s worldwide experience includes seven karting championships in Japan
The 18-year-old from Tel Aviv started single seater circuit racing in 2018. between 2004 and 2008 and the Asian karting championship title in 2008.
That followed four years in karting, competing in a variety of international He started circuit racing in Brazil in 2014, winning on debut at Interlagos and
Rotax Max Junior and Rotax Max Senior karting championships and events breaking the Formula 1600 lap record. He remained in Brazil for the domestic
around the motorsport world. Formula 3 Championship in 2015, and won that title in 2017.
His first foray into circuit racing was with BWT Mücke Motorsport in A move to the United States the following season saw him compete in the FIA
the 2018 Italian Formula 4 Championship. He dove-tailed that effort with NACAM Formula 4 Championship where he finished second. In 2018 he was
an ADAC Formula 4 campaign - again with BWT Mücke Motorsport fourth in his rookie season in the highly competitive USF2000 series and this
- in Germany. year he took third overall in the F3 regional championship with four wins and
He stayed in both championships for 2019 but switched to rival outfit Van 11 podium finishes.
Amersfoort Racing, securing a podium in ADAC Formula 4 and three more He is also a successful eSports racer and won the inaugural FIA Gran Turismo
in Italian Formula 4 on the way. He also completed four races for Carlin Nations Cup in 2018 and a few months later, also won the McLaren Shadow
Motorsport in 2019 the highly competitive Euroformula Open Championship. Project to become part of the team. In 2019, Igor won the FIA Gran Turismo
Most recently, he won the qualifying race at the inaugural FIA Manufacturer Series representing Toyota, becoming the very first driver to
Motorsport Games. obtain both titles (Nations Cup and Manufacturer Series).
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CASTROL TOYOTA
RACING SERIES DRIVERS
Age: 17
Age: 20 DOB: 03.04.02
DOB: 23.09.99 Brazil
Angola
MTEC
M2 MOTORSPORT
COMPETITION - ENGINEERED BY
R-ACE GP
RUI ANDRADE No. 99 CAIO COLLET No. 23
R ui is the first Angolan to race in the 16 year history of the championship
series. He made his circuit racing debut in 2018 - and his debut on the
international racing scene - in the Spanish Formula 4 Championship for Drivex
B razilian young gun and Renault Sport Academy star Caio Collet is opening
his 2020 racing account in TRS.
The 17-year-old from São Paulo comes to New Zealand on the back of a
where he scored a solid 43 points in 14 races. successful season in the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup where he took six
During a busy 2019 season the 20-year-old raced in three series - Euroformula podiums on his way to fifth place in the championship and the Rookie title
Open and 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup with Drivex and the UAE Formula for R-Ace GP. For his Kiwi campaign Collet will join the affiliated mtec
4 Championship with Dragon Racing. He secured six podium finishes and two Motorsport - Engineered By R-Ace GP team.
fastest laps in the UAE series. Joining the 2020 TRS grid was an easy choice for Caio and his management
During the year he also finished fourth best rookie on his debut around the team given that the series will run the same cars and tyres as the 2020 Formula
challenging streets of Pau in Euroformula Open. Renault Eurocup in which Caio will also compete with R-Ace GP.
Fearless and spectacular, he is a welcome edition to the field this season. An impressive track record in recent seasons racing in junior formulae gave
Collet the French Formula 4 Championship in 2018 with seven wins and
11 podium places, marking him as one of the best young drivers to emerge
from Brazil in recent years. A dominant season saw him defeat a field that
included Arthur Leclerc, the younger brother for Formula One star Charles.
Age: 17
Age: 19 DOB: 16.10.02
DOB: 11.05.00 Czech Republic
Japan
MTEC
M2 MOTORSPORT
COMPETITION - ENGINEERED BY
R-ACE GP
YUKI TSUNODA No. 33 PETR PTACEK No. 9
N ineteen-year-old Japanese hot prospect Yuki Tsunoda is a member of
the Red Bull Junior Team. Tsunoda, also part of the Honda Formula
Dream Project, runs with M2 Competition in a Red Bull liveried car for his
S eventeen-year-old Czech Republic driver Petr Ptacek returns to
New Zealand in 2020 for a second shot at the Castrol Toyota
Racing Series.
New Zealand campaign. Two podiums and eighth overall in the Formula Renault Eurocup
From Kangawa in the Kanto region of Japan, Tsunoda began karting in 2010, championship last year highlighted a 2019 that also included the MRF
beginning with the JAF Junior Karting Championship, then moving to the Challenge series in India and an impressive victory on his Asian F3
regional class in 2013 and to the national class in 2014. He started circuit racing championship debut at Suzuka in Japan, as well as his TRS campaign.
in 2016 in Japanese Formula 4 and immediately impressed, claiming his first A karter from the age of seven, Prague-based Ptacek came into last season’s
podium with second on debut at Suzuka for the Sutekina Racing Team. TRS campaign on the back of a Rookie Cup-winning season in the Italian
A full campaign in 2017 saw him secure fourth in the championship before F4 Championship.
his dominant 2018 season yielded eight pole positions, seven victories and the For the coming season he will run with mtec Motorsport engineered by
championship title. The Japanese F4 championship is regarded as one of the R-ace GP.
toughest junior formulae series to win.
With circuit knowledge and an understanding of the Tatuus chassis that
Last season he competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship and in the underpins TRS as well as the Formula Renault Eurocup and the Asian
competitive Euroformula Open series winning a race in each category with F3 championship, Ptacek has been moving up the grid so far in New Zealand.
Jenzer Motorsport and Motopark.
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8 MANFEILD 15 - 16 FEB 2020 | speedworksevents.co.nzCASTROL TOYOTA
RACING SERIES DRIVERS
Age: 17 Age: 18
DOB: 01.01.03 DOB: 10.09.01
Australia Sweden
MTEC MTEC
MOTORSPORT MOTORSPORT
- ENGINEERED BY - ENGINEERED BY
R-ACE GP R-ACE GP
JACKSON WALLS No. 11 LUCAS PETERSSON No. 88
U p and coming Aussie single seater racer Jackson Walls returns for a second
season in New Zealand’s Castrol Toyota Racing Series. L ucas - who was based in Dubai before moving to the United Kingdom -
began his racing career in karting in 2008. After multiple wins over several
seasons, he was crowned Junior Max class champion of the United Arab
He races with the mtec Motorsport team - recently rebranded and restructured
as mtec Motorsport - Engineered By R-Ace GP - for his 2020 campaign. Emirates Rotax Max Challenge in 2017. He then decided to step up to single
seater racing cars, moving into the FIA F4 UAE championship.
Walls took part in the championship in 2019, but was forced to miss the first
round due to being too young. When he joined the action from the second He adapted to cars quickly, taking two wins, a pole position, five podiums and
round at Teretonga Park he impressed with both his speed and press on style three fastest laps in his first season and ended 2018 fourth in the championship
and quickly established himself as the quickest Australian in the championship, standings. For 2019 he moved to the hugely successful Carlin Motorsport team
coming close to a top ten championship result. and a campaign in the BRDC British Formula 3 championship.
With the New Zealand series under his belt, he ran a second season in the During a highly competitive season he took one win and a fastest lap at the
CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship where he took a win. He also second round at Snetterton.
took part in the Asian Formula 3 Championship for the highly regarded
Hitech Motorsport team, taking two podiums in the competitive series.
He has a win to his credit with victory at Pukekohe last weekend.
Age: 19
DOB: 21.11.00
Denmark
MTEC
MOTORSPORT
- ENGINEERED BY
R-ACE GP
OLIVER RASMUSSEN No. 10
D anish Prema Powerteam Formula 4 racer Oliver Rasmussen joins mtec
Motorsport engineered by R-Ace GP for this year’s championship.
The 19-year-old from Mougins, France steps up to the more powerful
Toyota FT-60 that will be used in the 2020 NZ series after two seasons
racing in Formula 4.
He began his circuit racing career with Jenzer Motorsport in the Italian
Formula 4 Championship in 2018 before joining the highly-regarded
Prema squad for 2019.
During a busy season, Rasmussen completed both the ADAC German
Formula 4 championship and a second season in the Italian series.
4 podiums and an overall classification as 7th in the Italian Formula 4
highlighted the season.
Like many of the up and coming single seater racers aiming for the top
levels of the sport, Rasmussen began his racing career in karting and
competed in 2017 and 2018 in the WSK series, KZ2 class.
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RACING SERIES
The TRS field.
ALL TO PLAY FOR IN
NEW ZEALAND’S GRAND PRIX
It’s game on in the final round of the 2020 Castrol Toyota Racing series this weekend
at the Grand Prix and as in previous years, the race for the title is almost certainly
going to come down to the big race itself.
T
wo have shone in this year’s series - a Kiwi and a for if you’re a championship contender or one of the gun
Brazilian and both have bright futures ahead of them drivers competing in the Grand Prix this weekend.
in international motorsport.
These young drivers in this category are the best up and
Kiwi Liam Lawson - the reigning champion - and coming racers of their age in the world right now and
Brazil’s Igor Fraga are the two protagonists fighting for the more than one could make it all the way to Formula One.
title. Lawson is a Red Bull Junior who is well known to Nowhere else in the world has a championship that brings
Kiwi motorsport fans. Fraga is a racer who also has a huge together the best of the junior formulae champions each
following in the on-line world of eSports racing, where he year. This time around the series has multiple champions
is the world’s best at the iconic Gran Turismo experience. from karting, Formula Ford and Formula 4 as well as junior
Both are also destined to compete in the European Formula
3 championship after the Toyota series concludes.
Liam Lawson has
It was Lawson who stole the early initiative with wins at narrowed the points
Highlands Motorsport and Teretonga but Fraga was right to Igor Fraga.
behind him and then won at a dramatic Hampton Downs
weekend a fortnight ago. Last weekend at Pukekohe Park,
Lawson won the first race on Saturday and then dominated
the feature race. Fraga was spun out by a rival and had
to race back through the field to limit the damage to his
points tally for the weekend. Nevertheless, Lawson heads
into this weekend with an eight point advantage in the
championship table.
It’s going to be a stunning weekend. And it’s all to play
10
10 MANFEILD 15 - 16 FEB 2020 | speedworksevents.co.nzIgor Fraga, cool,
calm, composed
and quick.
2020 DRIVER
2020 Castrol STANDINGS
Toyota Racing Series Entry
NO POS DRIVER
DRIVER TEAM POINTS
COUNTRY PTS
1 Liam Lawson M2 Competition New Zealand 286
17 Igor Fraga M2 Competition Brazil 278
representation from several Formula 1 teams. 43 Franco Colapinto Kiwi Motorsport Argentina 239
33 Yuki Tsunoda M2 Competition Japan 214
There are some genuine global talents in the TRS 26 Grégoire Saucy Giles Motorsport Switzerland 197
field this year. Aside from Fraga and Lawson, 9 Petr Ptacek mtec Motorsport Czech Republic 185
sixteen year old sensation Franco Colapinto 44 Lirim Zendeli Giles Motorsport Germany 183
is an Argentinian racer with no less than two 23 Caio Collet mtec Motorsport Brazil 161
time world champion Fernando Alonso in his 6 Ido Cohen M2 Competition Israel 139
corner. Caio Collet is a Renault Junior and was 10 Oliver Rasmussen mtec Motorsport Denmark 136
one of the favourites for this year’s title but he 11 Jackson Walls mtec Motorsport Australia 125
has endured some bad luck and had an awful 88 Lucas Petersson mtec Motorsport Sweden 91
Pukekohe weekend. He’ll be looking to go 21 Emilien Denner M2 Competition France 70
out on a high as will the popular Aussie racer 4 Henning Enqvist Giles Motorsport Sweden 68
99 Rui Andrade M2 Competition Angola 65
Jackson Walls who took his first major single
5 Spike Kohlbecker Kiwi Motorsport USA 63
seater race win last weekend at Pukekohe on
7 Axel Gnos Kiwi Motorsport Switzerland 46
Sunday morning. Watch out too for Grégoire
13 Tijmen van der Helm Kiwi Motorsport Netherlands 44
Saucy, Red Bull Junior Yuki Tsunoda and Petr
32 Jose Blanco Kiwi
Provisional Motorsport
driver standings as at Puerto Rico
26/01/2020 41
Ptacek. All three are fast and brave and definitely 62 Chelsea Herbert Giles Motorsport New Zealand 10
have something to prove this weekend as the 49 Kenny Smith Giles Motorsport New Zealand 0
championship winds up.
Nineteen cars will take place in this weekend’s so long, and in an unbroken run, is a feat unprecedented at any level of
big season climax. That’s one more than the any racing code in the world and Kenny is determined to make it 50
earlier rounds and that’s because evergreen Kiwi and move the on-going record into the realms of unbeatable. The fact
legend Kenny Smith is back - yet again - aiming that it probably is already is immaterial - this is a pure bred racer who
to start and finish his 49th New Zealand Grand Table 5:57-p.m.
loves to compete and is still - still 26/01/2020
very strong in a single seater racing
Prix. Competing in a country’s premier race for car and quite capable of holding his own.
Liam Lawson leads
the series but not
by much.
11
MANFEILD 15 - 16 FEB 2020 | speedworksevents.co.nz 11toyotagazooracing.co.nz
RYCO 24•7 V8 UTES
CHAMPIONSHIP
Iconic Kiwi racer Paul
Manuell is the man
to beat in this year’s
RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes
Championship.
EVERGREEN MANUELL OUT FRONT
Pukekohe’s Paul Manuell extended his lead in this season’s RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes
Championship after a strong performance at the second round at Hampton Downs
that included two pole positions, two wins and a fourth place finish. And he heads
into this weekend’s Grand Prix meeting very much as the man to beat in this season’s
four round championship.
M
anuell has a lead over Glen Collinson in the Rookie Roger Nees also excelled, grabbing 10th in the second
championship of 22 points at the halfway point race to secure his first top ten result in the category after a fine
of the championship season. In his 28th season of drive. Champion Spratt is unavailable for this round and his
racing Manuell was the dominant force from the opening laps seat will be filled by ute owner Jake Stoneman.
of qualifying on Saturday morning at the last round, quickly
asserting himself with a pole position lap that was close to the RYCO 24•7 V8 UTES CHAMPIONSHIP
V8 ute record at Hampton Downs. He backed that up with a POSITIONS AFTER ROUND 2
comfortable win in the afternoon’s race heading home Andrew POS NO DRIVER CAR PTS
Porter in his Ford Falcon FG and 2019 champion Matt 1 15 Paul Manuell Holden 195
Spratt and Collinson for the win in what were blisteringly hot 2 17 Glen Collinson Ford 173
conditions at the North Waikato track. 3 3 Andrew Porter Ford 157
Collinson has won a race at each of the first two rounds and 4 1 Matt Spratt Ford 140
is unbeaten this season in the Sunday morning reverse top ten 5 69 Peter Ward Holden 113
race. A mistake in the first race at Hampton Downs where he 6 11 Liam Porter Ford 106
stalled cost him points, but he’s still right there and one bad 7 10 James Parker Holden 106
result for Manuell will benefit the Hamilton racer significantly. 8 94 Simon Ussher Ford 100
Andrew Porter, in a Ford Falcon FG for this season, is also in 9 90 Stu Monteith Holden 96
with a shot and will likely win soon given his ever increasing 10 82 Shaggy Lowe Ford 91
pace in his new car. A win or wins this weekend is not out of
11 811 Roger Nees Ford 83
the question.
12 999 Matt Griffin Holden 73
Watch out this weekend for the spectacular Peter Ward in his 13 57 Paul Fougere Holden 72
Holden. Long-time racer Brett Rudd is back having missed 14 23 Greg Kroef Ford 66
Hampton Downs and Manfeild will also see the return of 15 99 Brett Rudd Holden 65
Geoff Spencer, who like Ward has been a V8 ute racer since the
16 84 Brent Main Ford 49
category began. Liam Porter is one to watch. He bagged two
17 54 Joe Farre (USA) Holden 42
eighth places and a sixth in his Ford Falcon BF to win the Hard
18 39 Bruce Gay Ford 14
Charger Award at Hampton Downs while Brent Main had one
of his best weekends of V8 ute racing with an 11th, a 10th and 19 22 Geoff Spencer Holden 0
an eighth place to bounce back from a first round engine failure. 20 1 Jake Stoneman Ford 0
31
MANFEILD 15 - 16 FEB 2020 | speedworksevents.co.nz 13BEST BARS TOYOTA
86 CHAMPIONSHIP
The battle between Jaylyn Robotham, Peter Vodanovich
and Jaden Ransley will rage on this weekend.
THREE WAY BATTLE RAGES ON
After three rounds of the 2019-2020 Championship - and some of the tightest
and most competitive racing the category has ever seen - the Best Bars Toyota 86
Championship arrives this weekend in Manfeild at a key moment in the championship.
W
ith two rounds to go, the championship last one after a last gasp move by Miles Toyota’s Ransley
is shaping into a three way battle. One saw him sneak by for the win.
driver from Australia and two drivers from
Opportunity has been Ransley’s big friend this season,
New Zealand are in the title hunt.
and combining that with consistent speed at every round
Jaylyn Robotham in his Eastern Automotive supported he’s been one of the key players. The 23 point deficit
86 has been one of the season’s sensations. Sixth in his to Robotham is close, but even that margin is probably
home country’s equivalent championship last season, and unreflective of just how good Ransley has been.
the winner of the Asian TA2 championship for big V8
racers, Robotham looks every inch a future prospect for In short, any of the three could take the title and it’s really
V8 Supercars. He won in the NZ championship first time too close to call as they move to this weekend’s Grand Prix
out at Pukekohe Park, got himself into the mix at the meeting. One thing is for certain, however. A retirement for
technically challenging Highlands Motorsport Park and any of them or all of them during the weekend could open
was the round winner again at Teretonga Park last month. the door to the pack behind in what has been a fiercely
competitive field.
As a result he has a six point lead over principal Kiwi rival
Peter Vodanovich in the championship table, and a 23 point In fourth, fifth and sixth place in the championship –
buffer over the other Kiwi in the title race, Jaden Ransley. Campbell Stewart in his Total Oil car, Connor Adam in
his Post Haste machine and Brock Gilchrist in his NEXUS
Vodanovich has been simply sensational this season so
Logistics car have had contrasting seasons.
far. A late deal with NEXEN DTM secured his entry
in the championship and he has made the most of the Stewart is another to have turned heads this season. By
opportunity. He got his championship off to a solid start at the third round he had joined the trio of front runners as a
Pukekohe, but was almost invincible at Highlands, winning pace setter and this form is likely to continue this weekend.
two of the three races over the weekend and only losing the Adam and Gilchrist have had their moments too and could
14
14 MANFEILD 15 - 16 FEB 2020 | speedworksevents.co.nzbe considered solid prospects for podiums and a BEST BARS TOYOTA 86 CHAMPIONSHIP
good bet for a race win at some point during the
Grand Prix weekend. POS NO DRIVER TEAM CO. PTS
Just behind those three in the championship 1 29 Jaylyn Robotham Jay Robotham Racing AUS 608
chase is Justin Allen, the familiar Battery Town
Peter Vodanovich
supported driver a Manfeild specialist and 2 84 Peter Vodanovich NZ 602
Motorsport
enjoying a solid second season in the category. Jaden Ransley
He’s also a wet weather specialist. If the stars 3 53 Jaden Ransley NZ 579
Motorsport
align for him this weekend, he could be a
4 97 Campbell Stewart M2 Competition NZ 434
contender for a first win in the category. One
thing’s for sure, he’ll definitely be towards the 5 9 Connor Adam Post Haste NZ 433
front of the action.
Brock Gilchrist
6 10 Brock Gilchrist NZ 369
The Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship racers Motorsport
have four sessions on track over Saturday and 7 99 Justin Allen Allen Racing Team NZ 341
Sunday. There’s qualifying and one race on
Saturday and two further races on Sunday, with 8 17 Ryan Wood Ryan Wood Motorsport NZ 316
the final race a little longer than the first two. Richard Peasey
9 37 Richard Peasey AUS 310
Motorsport
10 86 James Wilkins Kaizen Racing AUS 301
11 21 Andrew Jackson Darkhorse Racing NZ 290
12 43 Brayden Phillips Phillips Motorsport NZ 290
13 98 Leo Bult Darkhorse Racing NZ 224
14 18 Tayler Bryant CareVets NZ NZ 216
15 95 Connor Davison M2 Competition NZ 155
International
Consistency has been
16 222 Todd Foster NZ 152
Motorsport
key for Jaden Ransley
so far this season. 17 8 Flynn Mullany Tony Richards Toyota NZ 46
Local racer Justin Allen will have the fans on his
side as he goes for a first Toyota 86 win.
51
MANFEILD 15 - 16 FEB 2020 | speedworksevents.co.nz 15PIRELLI PORSCHE NZ
CHAMPIONSHIP
Porsche 997 and 996
machinery will likely
lead the way this
weekend at Pukekohe.
PIRELLI PORSCHES BATTLE ON
PIRELLI PORSCHE NZ CHAMPIONSHIP
Some of Porsches finest and most iconic
NO DRIVER CAR
racing machines will be in action over this
11 Brian McGovern Porsche 997 GT3
weekend at Manfeild and what the Pirelli
Porsche Championship field lacks in quantity 19 Struan Robertson Porsche 997 GT3
is more than compensated for with quality. 36 Marin Vujcich Porsche 944 S2
42 Steff Chambers Porsche 996 GT3
A
collection 997 GT3 machines, three 996 GT3s, five 78 Sean Kirkpatrick Porsche 997 GT3
944S2s and a single Cayman GT4 car make up the field,
86 Keith Miller Porsche 996 GT3
with Cam McCormack heading the pack in the points
as they enter this, the second round of the championship in his 91 Mike Wilkin Porsche 996 GT3
Porsche 996 GT3 racer. The field remains a diverse window on 94 Jim McKernan Porsche 944 S2
Porsche’s racing history. The 996 GT3 and 997 GT3 racers are
part of the long line of GT3 racers. 116 Chris Barendregt Porsche Cayman GT4
224 Daniel Angus Porsche 944 S2
The GT3 has had a successful racing career in the one-make
national and regional Porsche Carrera Cup and GT3 Cup 356 Tony Houston Porsche 944 S2
Challenge series, as well as the international Porsche Supercup 449 Matt Burton Porsche 944 S2
supporting the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. It has
won championship and endurance races, including the GT 999 Robert Dong Porsche 997 GT3
class of the American Le Mans Series seven times, first overall
Watch out too for two drivers who have stepped up to
in the 24 Hours of Daytona, and first overall at the 24 Hours
GT3 machinery this year with Struan Robertson driving
Nürburgring six times. The cars racing at Manfeild are Cup
a 997 GT3 and Steff Chambers, who leads the MSNZ
specification cars, but the DNA remains the same as the illustrious
championship driving a 996 GT3. With Cam McCormack
GT3 counterparts.
leading Class C – but not entered this weekend at Manfeild
The 944 S2s are based on the front-engined, rear-wheel drive - Robert Dong has a chance to move up even higher in the
mid-level model while the Cayman GT4 is one of the latest points in his ex-Michael Neville 997. Marin Vujcich makes
racing Porsches. the running at this stage in Class E in his 944 S2.
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www.omegarentals.comBNT V8S
CHAMPIONSHIP
The BNT V8s line up this weekend for round
three of the Championship at Manfeild.
BNT V8S LINE-UP FOR MANFEILD
The BNT V8s line-up again this weekend for the third round of their Championship
at Manfeild.
L
ast weekend at Pukekohe saw Australian-based, lying at the bottom of the points table former champion
Kiwi Supercar driver Andre Heimgartner retain the Nick Ross will be looking to bounce back this weekend
championship lead with three class wins across the aboard his Nissan Altima. Ross struck trouble at Round
weekend. Starring over the weekend was Australian driver One, and at Round Two suffered overheating issues with
Alexandra Whitley, who claimed three second place finishes his Nissan Altima, failing to make the start for races two
across the weekend’s three races in just her second round and three. The BNT V8s Open class is headlined by
aboard the Richards Team Motorsport Toyota Camry. Collins and he will be joined by the Holden Commodores
for Hennephof and McDonald. Also look for the BNT
“I worked a lot with my engineer this weekend to make
V8 Lites Championship contenders Shane Whitley, Justin
sure we came out firing,” she explained. “It was great to be
McIlroy, Nigel Karl, Tony Rutherford and Ted Jarvis.
rubbing shoulders with Andre and we even managed to
beat him off the line in that final race. It was also great to The BNT V8s will have three races over the weekend.
get three podiums for the team, and even better for me to
improve every time I got in the car.” BNT V8S CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS
POS NO NAME CAR PTS
The unrestricted BNT V8s Open class was won by Sam
CLASS 1 CHAMPIONSHIP
Collins of Cambridge, who took his wild Ford Mustang to
1 85 Andre Heimgartner Holden Commodore 375
three race victories over the weekend, ahead of the Holdens
2 6 Alexandra Whitley Toyota Camry 321
of Eric Hennephof and Blair McDonald. Fans will love the
3 73 Brad Lathrope Ford Falcon V8ST 270
Mustang this weekend – it’s a car you cannot fail to hear or
4 51 Rob Wallace Holden Commodore 256
enjoy listening to.
5 84 Lance Hughes Holden Commodore 187
Also lining up on the grid this weekend will be 6 43 Brayden Phillips Ford Falcon V8ST 180
Heimgartner’s teammate, Lance Hughes in the second 7 7 Nick Ross Nissan Altima 67
Hamilton Motorsports entry. Sixteen-year-old south CLASS 2 CHAMPIONSHIP
island racer, Brayden Phillips lines up in his Ford Falcon 1 18 Shane Whitley Ford Falcon 142
SuperTourer and will be on double duty this weekend 2 25 Justin McIlroy Holden Commodore 135
racing in the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship round 3 172 Nigel Karl Ford Falcon 67
too. The youngster is quickly getting to grips with his V8 4 80 Tony Rutherford Ford Falcon 54
powered machine – an ex-Craig Baird car - and he might 5 82 Ted Jarvis Holden Commodore 0
just spring a surprise or two at Manfeild. Brad Lathrope INVITATION CLASS
returns in his Ford Falcon SuperTourer for what is his third 1 77 Sam Collins Ford Mustang 375
season in Class One of the Championship. Tauranga’s Rob 2 57 Eric Hennephof Holden Commodore 301
Wallace will also line up in his ex-Greg Murphy Holden 3 50 Blair McDonald Holden Commodore 268
Commodore SuperTourer. 4 39 Grant Hannah Chevrolet Camaro 174
Having had a terrible start to his Championship campaign, 5 25 Justin McIlroy Holden Commodore 152
91
MANFEILD 15 - 16 FEB 2020 | speedworksevents.co.nz 19TRADEZONE
GT1/GT2
De Veth will be hard to beat but there’s plenty of
opportunity over the weekend for others to win.
RELEASE THE BEASTS!
The TradeZone GT1/GT2 series is set for another weekend of racing some of the
country’s fastest machinery at Manfeild. This weekend marks round three of four for
the series’ 2019/2020 season.
I
n the opening round of the season at Pukekohe Park of New Zealand’s fastest machinery take to the track with
in December, it was a mixed affair with three different the GT1 class having no limit on lap speed. Whilst those in
winners from three races. Cameron Jones and his the GT2 class will see cars capable of setting lap times no
home-built machine pipped John De Veth and his Daytona faster than 1:10.000s around Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon.
Prototype spec racer in the opening race of the season.
TRADEZONE GT1/GT2 ENTRY LIST
Brian Gray took the win over the usual favourites in race
NO NAME CAR CLASS
two whilst Nigel Snow won race three.
4 Terry Jones Nissan Skyline R32 GTRNZ 2
A fortnight ago at Hampton Downs, De Veth took the 7 Cameron Jones Mazda RX666 GTRNZ 1
opening two races of the weekend. Despite starting well 10 Brian Gray Mazda RX7 GTRNZ 1
down the order due to the handicap in the second race,
17 Shane Whitley Ford Falcon GTRNZ 2
once De Veth got the lead on lap nine of ten, he never
23 Nigel Snow Toyota Synergy 86 GTRNZ 2
looked back and backed up his earlier win with another
27 Scott Carswell Mazda RX7 GTRNZ 2
show of strength. De Veth wasn’t able to make it three-
from-three though as Struan Robertson won the final 29 Hans Ruiterman Nissan Silvia GTRNZ 2
reverse handicap race convincingly in his GT3 Porsche. 33 John De Veth Crawford DP03 GTRNZ 1
62 Brendon Sole Chevrolet Camaro C5 GTRNZ 2
It’s no surprise that De Veth is the highest placed
68 Adam Newell Crawford DP03 GTRNZ 1
GT1/GT2 car in the overall standings in second with
78 Sean Kirkpatrick Porsche 997.2 GTRNZ 1
Hans Ruiterman just two points behind him in third
overall. Cam Jones and his popular homebuilt weapon sits 81 Struan Robertson Porsche 998 GTRNZ 2
just 41-points adrift of Ruiterman. 84 Kerry Jones Chevrolet Camaro C5 GTRNZ 1
112 Marvyn Towers MG BGTV8 GTRNZ 2
The GTRNZ series features four different classes spread
211 Shaye Freeman Nissan Silvia S13 GTRNZ 2
across two different grids. The basic philosophy of the class
445 Bernard Verryt Ford Mustang GTRNZ 2
is to provide everyone with an opportunity to race within
their budget and skill set. The GT1/GT2 grid will see some 777 Bob Sievwright BMW M3 GTR E46 GTRNZ 2
20
20 MANFEILD 15 - 16 FEB 2020 | speedworksevents.co.nzTRADEZONE
GT3/GT4
Richard Wagstaff is a class act in his Toyota MRS
– how will he go this weekend at Manfeild?
FUN, FAST AND FURIOUS
The TradeZone GT3/GT4 series is set for another weekend of racing some of
New Zealand’s best homebuilt racing cars. The third round of the four-round series
takes place at Manfeild this weekend as part of the biggest event of the year, for
the category!
I
n the opening round of the season at Pukekohe Park in TRADEZONE GT3/GT4 ENTRY LIST
December, it was Logan Childs who struck first, taking
NO NAME CAR CLASS
the opening race despite encountering a mechanical issue 00 Layne Collier Ford Mustang GTRNZ 3
which caused him to slow dramatically at the end of the 12 Robin Greenland Austin Mini Cooper GTRNZ 4
race. Nigel Karl took his new car to victory in the second 15 Hayden Gare BMC Leyland GTRNZ 3
GT3/GT4 race of the weekend. Brian Hamilton then took 16 Peter Begovich Holden Commodore GTRNZ 3
out the reverse handicap race three, holding off a last-lap 18 Shane Whitley Ford Falcon GTRNZ 3
surge from Karl which culminated in a close finish. 19 Logan Childs Mitsubishi Lancer EVO GTRNZ 3
Round two, held a fortnight ago at Hampton Downs, again 22 Sean Browne Star Car Holden GTRNZ 4
threw three different winners. Nick Jones took the opening 26 Jordyn Wallace Star Car Touring GTRNZ 4
race of the weekend with Hayden Gare and Richard 027 Norm McLeod Star Car Ford Falcon GTRNZ 4
Wagstaff not far behind him. 42 Scott McCaskie BMW E46 GTRNZ 4
46 Jason Feck Toyota Corolla GTRNZ 3
In the second race, it was Dallas Green who reigned 48 Nick Jones Nissan 180SX GTRNZ 3
supreme, taking a victory in the handicap race. Drew Jeffrey 49 Andrew Stewart Datsun 1200 Coupe GTRNZ 3
took out the final race of the weekend where the hot battle 50 Tony Christiansen Star Car Commodore GTRNZ 4
was for second place between Nick Jones, Ken Hunter and 58 Garry Carswell Mazda RX7 GTRNZ 3
Anthony van den Berg. 82 Brian Hamilton Ford Capri GTRNZ 4
87 Ben Boyden BMW E30 Coupe GTRNZ 4
Heading into the penultimate round it’s Brian Hamilton
88 Ken Hunter Chevrolet Lumina GTRNZ 3
in the GT4 class who leads the overall GTRNZ points
91 Ryan Jury Holden Commodore GTRNZ 3
table. The closest rival from the GT3/GT4 field is
93 Mark Allan Vauxhall Firenza GTRNZ 3
Robin Greenland who sits sixth overall, just under
96 Jamie Potts Toyota Corolla GTRNZ 3
100-points behind.
98 Anthony van den Berg Star Car Holden GTRNZ 3
The GTRNZ series features four different classes spread 111 Toby Annabell Panoz GT GTRNZ 3
across two different grids. The basic philosophy of the class 118 Drew Jeffrey Honda CRX GTRNZ 4
is to provide everyone with an opportunity to race within 119 Michael Marsh Ford Cosworth Sierra GTRNZ 4
their budget and skill set. The GT3/GT4 grid will see some 123 Jeff Sharp Star Car GTRNZ 3
of New Zealand’s best homebuilt cars take to the track with 147 Louis Kuriger Star Car Ford GTRNZ 4
the GT3 class having to set laps no faster than a 1:15.000s. 166 Geoff Boyden BMW 325 Coupe GTRNZ 4
Whilst those in the GT4 class will see cars capable of 169 Martyn Todd Star Car Holden GTRNZ 3
setting lap times no faster than 1:18.000s around Manfeild 323 James Byron Webb Star Car Holden GTRNZ 3
Circuit Chris Amon. 619 Richard Wagstaff Toyota MRS GTRNZ 3
12
MANFEILD 15 - 16 FEB 2020 | speedworksevents.co.nz 21NEXEN TYRE MAZDA
RACING SERIES
There’s nothing to choose at the top of the
RX8 points table, so expect some fine racing
this weekend around the Manfeild track.
CLOSE AT THE FRONT
IN MAZDA RACING
It’s the fourth round of the NEXEN NEXEN TYRE RACING SERIES POINTS
Tyre Mazda Racing Series this weekend POS NO NAME PTS
RX8 CUP
at the Grand Prix meeting, and one of 1 22 Keith Wilkinson 350
the country’s biggest and fastest one 2 45 Matt Horne 326
make series is back in action and ready 3 115 Thomas Hannaford 323
4 24 David Atkins 305
to thrill.
5 50 Nigel Edger 298
K
6 72 Kevin Richards 279
eith Wilkinson sits out front on the points in the 7 17 Paul (Weeman) Hinton 250
huge RX8 Cup class but he’s far from having a 8 11 Simon Baker 225
comfortable lead with Matt Horne sitting in second 9 77 Adrian Redding 184
position just 24 points behind. Thomas Hannaford is just 10 76 Simon Teagle 183
three points behind him and has David Atkins just one 11 28 James Parker 136
good result away from him. So it’s all to play for in the 12 7 Steve Spear 134
screaming RX8s this weekend. Expect a field of 20 plus 13 97 Roger Beuvink 114
though it will be touch and go if Simon Baker makes it 14 14 Darren Leith 105
to the race weekend after a spectacular crash at Hampton 15 27 Russell Burgess 105
Downs at the last round. 16 28 Elton Wichman 104
17 12 Paul Leith 95
As well as being the fourth round of the NEXEN
18 79 Lance Sutherland 74
Tyre Mazda Racing Series, the Manfeild weekend also
19 51 Scott Davies 62
doubles up as the second round of the annual national
20 30 Mark Stockton 54
championship organised by the country’s top racing
21 98 James Beckett 40
Mazda enthusiasts. It’s a simple format with one round
RX7 CUP
on the South Island and one round on the North Island.
1 9 Alex Corpe 225
And it means fans get to a rare chance to see the best of 2 99 Rowan Shepherd 225
the racers from the other side of the Cooke Strait. 3 99 Brad McDonald 225
Wilkinson leads the way on points in this one too, and is
MX5 CUP
the reigning champion. 1 19 Mark Smith 403
There should be a mixture of RX7 racers and MX5s 2 777 Jeremy Hoskins 266
in the field as well this weekend. There’s a three way tie 3 62 Ricky West 234
for the lead in the RX7s and Mark Smith currently heads 4 13 Scott Topham 225
the MX5 points table. 5 987 Conrad Healey 187
32
MANFEILD 15 - 16 FEB 2020 | speedworksevents.co.nz 23ENZED CENTRAL
MUSCLE CARS
Fogg and Perkins will lead the
noise and the charge in ENZED
Central Muscle Cars.
MUSCLE CAR MONSTERS
SET TO ADD DRAMA
The penultimate chapter for the ENZED Central Muscle Cars 2019-2020 season is
both unpredictable and unmissable. Early on it looked as if there would be two cars
running away with the Group 1 and Group 2 titles but those suggestions were thrown
out the window as round after round produced highs and lows for the entire field.
T
he teams and drivers return to Manfeild Circuit GROUP 1
Chris Amon for a second time in this calendar POS NO NAME CAR PTS
season. And after a two-stop adventure in the South 1 81 Dean Hansen Holden HQ 955
Island it is Dean Hansen who leads Group 1 and Shane 2 45 Dean Perkins Ford Falcon 879
Holland who is back on top in Group 2. 3 11 Angus Fogg Ford Mustang 852
4 66 Steven Ross Holden Commodore 793
While points are always changing as a season unfolds it 5 48 Tony Boyden Holden Commodore 769
is the dramatic turnarounds which have peaked people’s 6 8 Clarke Hopkins Holden Torana A9X 686
interest this season. Most surprising is Angus Fogg 7 88 Tristan Teki Chevrolet RS Camaro 685
dropping to third with five-time Champion Dean Perkins 8 135 Brendan Mason Chevrolet Camaro 369
putting himself back in contention and slotting himself into 9 98 Cam Crawford Mercury Cyclone 326
second on the points table. Both Fogg and Perkins have 10 777 Ross Graham Holden Commodore 320
been on a rollercoaster ride while Hansen in the #81 yellow 11 50 Andy Knight Oldsmobile Starfire 254
Monaro has remained consistent. And it’s consistency that 12 77 Duane Ingley Dodge Challenger 204
wins championships. 13 73 Shane Wigston Holden HQ 203
14 61 Hugh Gardiner Chevrolet Camaro 196
If Hansen is able to continue on his path and others make 15 19 John Midgley Ford Falcon XE 191
mistakes or have problems around him he is in with a very 16 87 Steve Doughty Chevrolet Camaro 190
good chance of increasing his current lead of 76 points. In 17 151 Michael Wallace Chevrolet Monza 188
the CMC category, however, it is never that easy, given that 18 429 Greg Honnor Ford Mustang 188
two of their four races are reverse grid handicaps and the 19 11 Brendon Neiman Chevrolet Camaro 185
club also has a strict 50 point penalty rule for any on-track 20 17 Bruce Anderson Ford Mustang 181
infractions. That simply means that you must not only be GROUP 2
fast, but you also have to be smart. 1 168 Shane Holland Chevrolet Camaro 985
2 167 Steve Noyer Ford Mustang 906
It will be a slightly different matter in Group 2, with Shane
3 41 Bruce Kett Chevrolet Camaro 817
Holland looking to simply cement his strong position at the
4 68 Paul Boden Chevrolet Camaro 639
top of the table.
5 2 Andrew Sinclair Holden Commodore 557
It should also be noted that Perkins took three of the four 6 888 Janine Douglas Holden Commodore 388
wins at their last Manfeild outing – and he will be looking 7 9 Mike Oldham Ford Mustang 190
to repeat that performance. 8 55 Greig Running Holden Commodore 56
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