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

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  • 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 Make 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
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
  BA Falcon 6
Albany Toyota NZV8   BA Falcon 20   Haydn Mackenzie All
Ezybuy Racing   BA Falcon 21   Alan McCarrison 1, 5
  Michael Bristow 6
Penny Homes Racing   VZ Commodore 22   John Penny All
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
  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

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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

Championship standings

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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
  42 36 39
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
  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
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  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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