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2022 Season Dates Confirmed

We’ve been working very hard in the background and are pleased to confirm the 2022 calendar. Our thanks to Geoff and his team at Speedworks. Hampton Downs NZ Endurance Final: 8-9 April 2022 2022 NIERDC 3 ROUND Round 1 NIERDC – Pukekohe |7-8 May 2020| Round 2 NIERDC -Taupo |27-28 May 2022| Round 3 NIERDC – Hampton Downs |17-18 June 2022|

NZ Nationals Postponed

NIERDC and MotorSport New Zealand Promoter Speed Works Events have today confirmed the postponement of the New Zealand Endurance Championship final at Hampton Downs due to current Covid-19 alert level restrictions and the lack of certainty. Following discussions with the NIERDC committee and MotorSport New Zealand, the collective decision was made to move the November event to April 2022. The New Zealand Endurance Championship final …

2021 SEASON WRAP-UP

The 2021 North Island Endurance season has finally come to a close and did so with the last race in Pukekohe on Sunday 27th June.This season was certainly an exciting one with the introduction of the new 2hour Clubman’s race which included a total of 96 entries over the 4 events. We’re very happy to have seen an increase in …

Hunter wins as Leach and Burborough take title

Ken Hunter has won the final round for the 2Hour Clubman Enduro as Wayne Leach and Paul Burborough have taken the series for Outright and Class 1. Extreme weather conditions forced the race to be started under safety car conditions as there were a whopping 6 cars starting from the pit lane as they missed the pit exit window, or …

Leighs breaks V8 1hr Pukekohe Dominance

Anthony Leighs has taken his first ever race win in the North Island Endurance Series where Anthony Leighs has been the first non-v8 powered to win a NIERDC 1hour race since 2014, after Glenn Smith and John de Veth wrapped up the title yesterday. The race would start with Drama as the star of the show Glenn Smith and John …

Smith and de Veth do enough to win 1hr title in Qualifying

Qualifying for the final round of the 2021 North Island Endurance Series has taken on Saturday 26th June at Pukekohe Park Raceway. Brendan Murphy took their second pole of the season in their Seat Leon Supercopa setting a time of 1:19.862 in the wet conditions at Pukekohe. Ken Hunter scored pole position in Class 1 driving his Chevrolet Lumina where …

Round 4 Pukekohe Preview

The final round of the 2021 North Island Series will take place this weekend Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th June. In the 2Hour Race there are four competitors that are in contention to take out the inaugural 2Hour Clubmans Race Series. Brendan Murphy and Brock Cooley are sitting in first position with 190points while Wayne Leach and Paul Burborough sit …