2013–14 New Zealand V8 season

March 2014 April 2012 June 2021 New Zealand V8 season New Zealand V8s season 2013–14 2013 2014–15 TLX Champion:Nick RossTL Champion:Ian Booth The 2013–14 New Zealand V8 season was the fifteenth season of the series, under the NZV8 guise. The season began at the Thunder in the Park event at Pukekohe Park Raceway on 16 November 2013 and finished at the Pukekohe Park Raceway ITM Auckland 400 V8 Supercars event on 27 April after six championship meetings. Jason Bargwanna was the reigning TLX champion, and whilst AJ Lauder won the TL Championship, graduated into the TLX class to battle for the title. The TLX Championship eventually was won by Nick Ross and the TL Championship was won by Ian Booth. Race calendar Rnd Circuit Date Map 2013New Zealand 300 right New Zealand -37.2150522 174.9187728 Pukekohe top New Zealand -40.2375 175.557222 Manfeild top New Zealand -38.393359 176.082340 Taupō bottom New Zealand -44.297222 171.202778 Levels top New Zealand -46.440556 168.260833 Teretonga right 1 Pukekohe Park Raceway(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 16–17 November 2014 2 Teretonga Park(Invercargill, Southland Region) 11–12 January 3 Timaru International Motor Raceway(Timaru, Canterbury Region) 18–19 January 4 Manfeild Autocourse(Feilding, Manawatū District) 8–9 February 5 Taupo Motorsport Park(Taupō, Waikato) 8–9 March 6 Pukekohe Park Raceway(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 25–27 April Teams and drivers TLX Championship Manufacturer Vehicle Team No Driver Rounds Ford Falcon (FG) Varney Motorsport 14 NZL Shaun Varney All Holden Commodore (VE) Concept Motorsport 007 NZL Nick Ross All No Fea Racing Team 84 NZL Lance Hughes All Toyota Camry (XV50) Richards Team Motorsport 1 AUS Jason Bargwanna All 87 NZL AJ Lauder 1–4, 6 TL Championship Manufacturer Vehicle Team No Driver Rounds Ford Falcon (BF) Team Aegis Racing 2 NZL Brad Lauder All Glenn Inkster Racing 4 NZL Glenn Inkster 4, 6 Barry Holden Racing 8 NZL Barry Holden 3–5 NDK Motorsport 17 NZL Nigel Karl 1 Red Ant Racing 36 NZL Glenn Pelham 1 John Hepburn Racing 52 NZL John Hepburn 3, 6 Liam MacDonald Racing 69 NZL Liam MacDonald 2–3, 6 73 NZL Brad Lathrope 6 Enzed Racing Team 99 NZL Grant Molloy All Brock Cooley Motorsport 111 NZL Brock Cooley All Holden Commodore (VY) Kevin Williams Racing 3 NZL Kevin Williams 6 Todd Murphy Racing 18 NZL Todd Murphy 4 Matthew Booth Racing 22 NZL Matthew Booth All 28 NZL Ian Booth All 33 NZL Stephen Taylor 6 Bronson Porter Racing 40 NZL Bronson Porter All James McLaughlin Motorsport 51 NZL James McLaughlin All Nathan Pilcher Racing 55 NZL Nathan Pilcher 2–3 Ross Cameron Racing 74 NZL Ross Cameron 2 Changes from 2013 Championship Winning Team Tulloch Motorsport will not be returning this season. TLX Championship winning driver Jason Bargwanna moves from Tulloch Motorsport to Richards Team Motorsport. TL Championship winning driver AJ Lauder moves from Team Aegis Racing in the TL class to Richards Team Motorsport in the TLX Class. Martin Short and Brett Collins from Richards Team Motorsport both will not be returning in 2013. No Fea Racing Team buys Tulloch Motorsports Holden Commodore (VE) with Lance Hughes driving. Haydn Mackenzie Motorsport will not be returning in 2013–14, neither will Haydn Mackenzie as a driver. Haydn Mackenzie Motorsport sold their Ford Falcon (FG) to Varney Motorsport for Shaun Varney to drive. Ethan Coleman Motorsport to enter sometime during the 2013–14 season. There are multiple changes within the TL class, with many new drivers that will make the class extremely competitive. Calendar Round Circuit Winning TLX driver Winning TLX team Winning TL driver Winning TL team 1 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway AUS Jason Bargwanna Richards Team Motorsport NZL Ian Booth Matthew Booth Racing R2 NZL Nick Ross Concept Motorsport NZL James McLaughlin James McLaughlin Motorsport R3 AUS Jason Bargwanna Richards Team Motorsport NZL James McLaughlin James McLaughlin Motorsport 2 R1 Teretonga Park NZL Nick Ross Concept Motorsport NZL Brad Lauder Team Aegis Racing R2 AUS Jason Bargwanna Richards Team Motorsport NZL Liam MacDonald Liam MacDonald Racing R3 NZL Nick Ross Concept Motorsport NZL Liam MacDonald MacDonald Racing Team 3 R1 Timaru International Motor Raceway AUS Jason Bargwanna Richards Team Motorsport NZL John Hepburn John Hepburn Racing R2 AUS Jason Bargwanna Richards Team Motorsport NZL James McLaughlin James McLaughlin Motorsport R3 AUS Jason Bargwanna Richards Team Motorsport NZL James McLaughlin James McLaughlin Motorsport 4 R1 Manfeild Autocourse AUS Jason Bargwanna Richards Team Motorsport NZL Glenn Inkster Glenn Inkster Racing R2 AUS Jason Bargwanna Richards Team Motorsport NZL Barry Holden Barry Holden Racing R3 AUS Jason Bargwanna Richards Team Motorsport NZL Barry Holden Barry Holden Racing 5 R1 Taupo Motorsport Park NZL Nick Ross Concept Motorsport NZL Bronson Porter Bronson Porter Racing R2 AUS Jason Bargwanna Richards Team Motorsport NZL Brad Lauder Team Aegis Racing R3 AUS Jason Bargwanna Richards Team Motorsport NZL James McLaughlin James McLaughlin Motorsport 6 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway NZL Nick Ross Concept Motorsport NZL Kevin Williams Kevin Williams Racing R2 NZL Nick Ross Concept Motorsport NZL Ian Booth Matthew Booth Racing R3 AUS Jason Bargwanna Richards Team Motorsport NZL Kevin Williams Kevin Williams Racing R4 AUS Jason Bargwanna Richards Team Motorsport NZL Glenn Inkster Glenn Inkster Racing Championship standings Pos Driver PUK1 TER TIM MAN TAU PUK2 Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 TLX Championship 1 NZL Nick Ross 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 Ret 2 1 2 2 1 1 4 2 1228 2 AUS Jason Bargwanna 1 2 1 Ret 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 Ret Ret 1 1 1176 3 NZL Lance Hughes 3 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 Ret 3 3 1014 4 NZL Shaun Varney 2 4 4 3 4 Ret 4 5 4 4 2 4 4 Ret Ret 3 2 2 4 923 5 NZL A. 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Lauder DNS 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 DNS Wth Wth Ret DNS Wth Wth 487 TL Championship 1 NZL Ian Booth 1 7 2 5 5 6 8 7 5 4 3 3 4 5 3 5 1 2 4 1043 2 NZL James McLaughlin 2 1 1 DNS 3 1 3 1 1 6 8 9 2 3 1 Ret 3 10 7 944 3 NZL Brad Lauder DNS 2 4 1 8 Ret 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 1 Ret 4 10 Ret 5 874 4 NZL Brock Cooley 4 8 3 4 4 3 7 10 6 Ret Ret 5 8 Ret 5 3 9 6 3 789 5 NZL Matthew Booth 3 Ret 5 DNS DNS 4 9 6 7 3 7 6 6 6 4 6 DSQ 8 8 706 6 NZL Grant Molloy 5 3 6 3 6 Ret 5 3 9 DNS DNS DNS 7 7 6 11 8 Ret Ret 656 7 NZL Bronson Porter 8 4 Ret 2 2 Ret 4 Ret 4 5 6 8 1 4 7 Ret Wth Wth Wth 639 8 NZL Liam MacDonald 6 1 1 6 8 8 9 7 5 9 481 9 NZL Barry Holden DNS 5 DNS 8 1 1 3 2 2 432 10 NZL Glenn Inkster 1 2 2 2 Ret 3 1 411 11 NZL John Hepburn 1 4 3 7 4 4 6 384 12 NZL Kevin Williams 1 2 1 2 133 13 NZL Glenn Pelham 6 5 7 136 14 NZL Todd Murphy 7 5 7 133 15 NZL Nigel Karl 7 6 8 126 16 NZL Steve Taylor 10 5 7 Ret 124 17 NZL Brad Lathrope 8 6 9 Ret 120 18 NZL Nathan Pilcher 0 19 NZL Ross Cameron DNS Wth Wth 0 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 Pts PUK1 TER TIM MAN TAU PUK2Bold - Pole position Italics - Fastest lap References External links http://nzv8touringcars.co.nz/ V8 V8 Category:NZ Touring Cars Championship seasons