BNT V8s

The BNT V8s line up this weekend for round two of the Championship at Pukekohe. BNT V8S READY FOR RETURN TO PUKEKOHE

The BNT V8s line-up again this weekend for the second round of their 2019-2020 Championship at Pukekohe.

he first round, also held at Pukekohe in December, “It was fantastic to be able to give the Richards Motorsport saw Australian-based Kiwi Supercar driver Andre Team some silverware and champagne to celebrate their help, THeimgartner take the championship lead. support and hard work leading up to and throughout the whole event,” said Whitley. The weekend was cut short due to a massive downpour late on the final day and only two of the three scheduled races Sixteen-year-old South Island racer, Brayden Phillips lines were completed. up in his SuperTourer. The youngest is slowly getting grips to the fast Pukekohe circuit, and did double For former champion Heimgartner, however, it was a duties in December by also competing in the Best Bars good start to his season, coming away with wins in both Toyota 86 Championship. races to sign off a solid year where he was also arguably the most improved driver in the 2019 Virgin Australia “I am getting used to Pukekohe. I have found it to be one of Supercars season. the hardest tracks to get used to, but I’ll get there,” he said. “It was good to get two wins and we also got pole position Brad Lathrope returns in his Ford Falcon SuperTourer which was a good start to the weekend. Hopefully we can do

it again and have another clean weekend at the next round,” Andre Heimgartner leads the points. said Heimgartner. Andre will be joined by teammate and team owner Lance Hughes in the second Hamilton Motorsports entry. Looking to build on her BNT V8 debut, is young Australian driver Alexandra Whitley. Whitley stared at Pukekohe in December aboard the Richards Team Motorsport Toyota Camry, clinching a round podium in her first outing into BNT V8 racing.

PUKEKOHE 07 - 09 FEBRUARY 2020 | speedworksevents.co.nz BNT V8 ENTRIES for what is his third season in Class One of the Championship. Tauranga’s Rob Wallace will NO DRIVER CAR CLASS also line up in his ex- Holden 6 Alexandra Whitley Toyota Camry BNT V8s Commodore SuperTourer. Having had a terrible start to his Championship 7 Nick Ross Nissan Altima BNT V8s campaign, and currently lying seventh in 25 Justin McIlroy Holden Commodore BNT V8 Lites points, former champion Nick Ross will be looking to bounce back this weekend aboard his 43 Brayden Phillips Ford Falcon BNT V8s Nissan Altima. 50 Blair McDonald Holden Commodore BNT V8s Open Justin McIlroy will line up in his Holden Commodore TL in BNT V8 Lites. 51 Rob Wallace Holden Commodore BNT V8s The BNT V8s Open class is headlined by the 57 Eric Hennephof Holden Commodore BNT V8s Open Collins Motorsport of Sam Collins, 73 Brad Lathrope Ford Falcon BNT V8s and will be joined by the Holden Commodores of Eric Hennephof and Blair McDonald. They will 77 Sam Collins Ford Mustang BNT V8s Open be joined in the open class by the Corvette of 84 Lance Hughes Holden Commodore BNT V8s Grant Hanna. The BNT V8s will have three races over 85 Andre Heimgartner Holden Commodore BNT V8s the weekend. TBC Grant Hannah Chevrolet Corvette BNT V8s Open

Nick Ross will be aiming to bounce back from a tough opening round.

Rob Wallace lines up in his ex Greg Murphy Holden Commodore.

The Ford Mustang of Sam Collins.

The BNT V8s field file up over the top of the hill at Pukekohe.

Alexandra Whitley earned a podium on debut last month.

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