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SCHEDULE CONTENTS 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 PROGRAMME EDITOR ENZED Central Muscle Cars Race 2 Richard Gee - 021 0271 1926 SUNDAY 16 FEBRUARY 8:50 Pirelli Porsche Championship Race 2 PROGRAMME CONTRIBUTORS 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 LUNCH BREAK 0:30 Lexus Circuit Rides 13:30 Pirelli Porsche Championship Race 3 PROGRAMME DESIGN TradeZone GT3/GT4 Race 3 Kaz - Design . Brand . Web NEXEN Tyre Mazda Racing Series Race 3 07 823 4932 TradeZone GT1/GT2 Race 3 Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship Race 3 ENZED Central Muscle Cars Race 4 ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES BNT V8s Championship Race 3 Geoff Short - 021 825 911 RYCO 24.7 V8 Utes Championship Race 3 17:00 Castrol Toyota Racing Series - New Zealand Grand Prix All contents of this publication are copyright and cannot be reproduced in any format without express permission from Speed Works Events. All times are indicative only and subject to potential change The opinions expressed in this publication may not necessarily reflect those of the officials of MotorSport New Zealand, Speed Works Events, the race circuit venue or their agencies and representatives. speedworkseventsnz | speedworksevents.co.nz TICKETS ON SALE NOW BUY ONLINE SAVE UP TO 50% 1 speedworksevents.co.nz MANFEILD 15 - 16 FEB 2020 1 WELCOME 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 Fcouldn’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! 2 2 MANFEILD 15 - 16 FEB 2020 | speedworksevents.co.nz 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. 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 Wspecification 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. 3 MANFEILD 15 - 16 FEB 2020 | speedworksevents.co.nz 3 UNLOCK EXHILARATING PERFORMANCE Nothing tests engine oil like a motorsport vehicle being pushed to the limits.Not only do we work alongside leading car manufacturers - many who exclusively recommend Castrol EDGE - but we also test our oils with leading motorsport teams and partners on the track and in the workshop.