2009–10 New Zealand V8 season

The 2009–10 New Zealand V8 season was the eleventh season of the series, under the NZV8 guise. The season began at Pukekohe on 8 November 2009 and finished at the Hamilton Street Circuit on 18 April 2010 after six championship meetings, and a season-ending non-championship event.

Teams and drivers edit

All teams must adhere to the series' car specification rules. All Holdens must be based upon the body shells of its VT, VX or VY Commodores,^[1] with upgrades available to replicate it to a VZ or VE.^[2] Similarly for Ford, their cars must be based upon the AU Falcon,^[1] with options to replicate the BA.^[3]

Team	Car	#	Driver	Rounds
Mark Petch Motorsport	BA Falcon	1	Kayne Scott	All
Pedersen Sheehan Racing	BA Falcon	3	Craig Baird	All
Ballistic Motorsport Team	BA Falcon	4	Simon Richards	All
Dave Stewart Racing	VZ Commodore	5	Dave Stewart	1–2, 6
Angus Fogg Racing	BA Falcon	6	Angus Fogg	All
Concept Motorsport	VZ Commodore	007	Nick Ross	All
Concept Motorsport	VZ Commodore	55	Christina Orr	All
Kevin Williams	BA Falcon	8	Kevin Williams	6
Tulloch Motorsport	BA Falcon	12	Darryn Henderson	All
Paul Manuell Racing	VZ Commodore	15	Paul Manuell	1–5
Paul Manuell Racing	BA Falcon	15	Paul Manuell	6
Albany Toyota NZV8	BA Falcon	20	Haydn Mackenzie	All
Ezybuy Racing	BA Falcon	21	Alan McCarrison	1, 5
Ezybuy Racing	BA Falcon	21	Michael Bristow	6
Penny Homes Racing	VZ Commodore	22	John Penny	All
Penny Homes Racing	VY Commodore	33	David Hopper	All
AV8 Motorsport	VE Commodore	23	Andy Booth	All
Dale Williams Racing	BA Falcon	25	Dale Williams	All
Edgell Performance Racing	BA Falcon	26	Tim Edgell	All
Matt Lockwood Motorsports	BA Falcon	36	Matt Lockwood	1, 5–6
Versatile Buildings	BA Falcon	41	Adam Brook	2
John McIntyre Racing	BA Falcon	47	John McIntyre	All
SCG Racing	BA Falcon	48	David Besnard	1–2
SCG Racing	BA Falcon	48	Ant Pedersen	6
Shannon Coker	VZ Commodore	50	Shannon Coker	5–6
John Hepburn Racing	VZ Commodore	52	John Hepburn	All
Metalman NZ V8 Race Team	BA Falcon	57	Clark Proctor	All
Eddie Bell Racing	BA Falcon	69	Eddie Bell	All
ITM Racing	VE Commodore	70	Andrew Anderson	All
Chris Pither Racing	BA Falcon	77	Chris Pither	4–5
Whelan Motorsport	BA Falcon	89	John Whelan	All
Knight Motorsport	BA Falcon	97	Andy Knight	All

Calendar edit

Round		Date	Circuit	Location	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	8 November	Pukekohe Park Raceway	Pukekohe	John McIntyre	John McIntyre Racing
	R2				Eddie Bell	Eddie Bell Racing
	R3				Angus Fogg	Angus Fogg Racing
2	R1	29 November	Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park	Christchurch	John McIntyre	John McIntyre Racing
	R2				John McIntyre	John McIntyre Racing
	R3				Paul Manuell	Paul Manuell Racing
3	R1	17 January	Teretonga Park	Invercargill	John McIntyre	John McIntyre Racing
	R2				John McIntyre	John McIntyre Racing
	R3				Paul Manuell	Paul Manuell Racing
4	R1	24 January	Timaru International Motor Raceway	Timaru	Craig Baird	Pedersen Sheehan Racing
	R2				Craig Baird	Pedersen Sheehan Racing
	R3				Clark Proctor	Metalman NZ V8 Race Team
5	R1	14 February	Manfeild Autocourse	Feilding	Tim Edgell	Edgell Performance Racing
	R2				Craig Baird	Pedersen Sheehan Racing
	R3				Angus Fogg	Angus Fogg Racing
6	R1	21 March	Taupo Motorsport Park	Taupō	John McIntyre	John McIntyre Racing
	R2				John McIntyre	John McIntyre Racing
	R3				Craig Baird	Pedersen Sheehan Racing
non-championship race
R1		18 April	Hamilton Street Circuit	Hamilton	John McIntyre	John McIntyre Racing
R2					John McIntyre	John McIntyre Racing
R3					John McIntyre	John McIntyre Racing

The non-championship round was a support race to V8 Supercars at the Hamilton 400.

Championship standings edit

Pos	Driver	Make	#	PUK			RUA			TER			TIM			MAN			TAU			Points
1	Craig Baird		3	54	7	60	67	67	54	67	67	39	75	75	36	60	75	49	60	54	75	1041
2	John McIntyre		47	75	36	67	75	75	39	75	75	36	Ret	Ret	Ret	54	60	54	75	75	45	916
3	Kayne Scott		1	45	54	28	39	60	36	42	42	60	26	36	45	67	54	42	67	67	54	864
4	Tim Edgell		26	49	60	20	54	49	22	60	54	Ret	67	67	22	75	67	39	54	60	36	855
5	Andy Booth		23	60	67	33	49	54	Ret	39	36	45	22	33	60	45	45	28	49	49	60	774
6	Eddie Bell		69	67	75	45	42	42	28	45	49	Ret	60	60	42	39	Ret	67	20	33	Ret	714
7	Andy Knight		97	36	45	36	60	45	18	49	45	24	42	20	49	49	49	45	45	39	14	710
8	Angus Fogg		6	33	49	75	20	36	12	54	60	42	24	39	Ret	Ret	10	75	24	Ret	49	602
9	John Penny		22	9	8	49	22	22	67	30	33	26	45	22	28	42	42	22	39	45	33	581
10	Andrew Anderson		70	20	33	16	36	33	42	36	39	20	28	30	67	9	39	36	36	Ret	20	540
11	Clark Proctor		57	39	39	10	45	39	45	22	24	18	14	10	75	33	36	30	30	30	DNS	539
12	Paul Manuell		15	Ret	9	54	Ret	26	75	16	20	75	12	45	Ret	22	28	20				519
12	Paul Manuell		15																42	36	39	519
13	Haydn Mackenzie		20	24	26	24	28	10	60	18	18	54	36	28	39	36	33	18	26	Ret	28	506
14	Simon Richards		4	42	42	26	26	30	30	33	30	33	33	14	Ret	28	22	33	18	22	16	478
15	Dale Williams		25	30	28	9	24	9	20	24	26	30	54	54	30	10	9	9	DNS	14	30	410
15	Darryn Henderson		12	22	24	42	30	28	24	14	16	49	39	16	18	26	24	24	14	NC	Ret	410
17	Nick Ross		007	26	30	30	8	DNS	Ret	20	22	67	30	42	26	30	30	DNS	16	28	Ret	405
18	John Hepburn		52	18	22	12	33	18	10	26	28	22	49	49	Ret	18	26	8	9	Ret	Ret	348
19	John Whelan		89	14	20	22	16	24	33	28	Ret	16	10	26	33	DNS	DNS	DNS	33	24	Ret	299
20	David Hopper		33	12	12	14	10	16	26	10	12	14	20	12	24	14	14	10	10	16	18	264
21	Matt Lockwood		36	Ret	18	39										24	18	60	7	Ret	67	233
22	Christina Orr		55	10	10	7	12	Ret	DNS	12	14	28	16	18	20	16	Ret	14	Ret	20	22	219
23	Chris Pither		77										18	24	54	20	20	26				162
24	David Besnard		48	28	16	18	14	12	49													137
25	Ant Pedersen		48																28	42	42	112
26	Shannon Coker		50													12	12	12	8	18	26	88
27	Dave Stewart		5	Ret	14	8	9	20	16										12	Ret	Ret	79
28	Kevin Williams		8																20	26	24	70
29	Alan McCarrison		21	16	Ret	Ret										Ret	16	16				48
30	Adam Brook		41				18	14	14													46
	Michael Bristow		21																DNS	DNS	DNS	0
Pos	Driver	Make	#	PUK			RUA			TER			TIM			MAN			TAU			Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

References edit

^ ^a ^b "V8s Technical Regulations 2009–2010" (PDF). motorsport.org.nz. New Zealand V8s. 2009-09-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
^ "Holden Technical Regulations 2009–2010" (PDF). motorsport.org.nz. New Zealand V8s. 2009-09-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
^ "Ford Technical Regulations 2009–2010" (PDF). motorsport.org.nz. New Zealand V8s. 2009-09-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-01-19.

External links edit

The official website of NZV8

[Regs-1] "V8s Technical Regulations 2009–2010" (PDF). motorsport.org.nz. New Zealand V8s. 2009-09-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-01-19.

[2] "Holden Technical Regulations 2009–2010" (PDF). motorsport.org.nz. New Zealand V8s. 2009-09-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-01-19.

[3] "Ford Technical Regulations 2009–2010" (PDF). motorsport.org.nz. New Zealand V8s. 2009-09-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-01-19.

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