Qualifying Report – Round 1
Qualifying has taken place today at Pukekohe Park Raceway as part of Round one of the 2021 North Island Endurance Series. The 2 Hour Qualifying session was the first to take pace as Shane Parsons and Lindsay Lyons will start from pole position posting a time of 1:14.4 in his Class 3 Honda CR-X, Ken Hunter will start P2 in …
Father & son’s team confirmed for the 3-hour endurance race
Tony Head will be contesting in the 3-hour race this season driving alongside his youngest son, Seton. Father and son will be driving a Toyota Altezza. “The car is working extremely well considering it is now more than 20 years old”, Tony said.Tony has been driving Altezza’s since 1999, when they were first released and his son Seton is part …
2021 Golden Holmes North Island Endurance Series Preview
The 2021 Golden Holmes North Island Endurance Series gets underway this weekend Saturday 8thand Sunday 9th May 2021 at Pukekohe Park Raceway. Sunday racing will begin with the inaugural 2 Hour Clubmans race which caters for any car that can’tgo any faster 1:13 around the V8 Supercar Layout at Pukekohe. Drivers to look out for this weekend are Allan Sargeant …
ANOTHER TEAM CONFIRMED: STU MONTHEIT & BRETT RUDD
Stuart Monteith will return to the North Island Endurance Series in 2021 this time in the 2 hour race and has purchased the ex-Brett Rudd Holden Commodore VE V8 Ute who he will co-drive with during the race. “The car is in great conditions and good to go, what I’m really looking to do is to get some more track …
SEASON OPENER WILL BE FREE FOR ALL SPECTATORS
The opening round of the North Island Endurance Championship at Pukekohe Park this weekend is free for all spectators. Come join us at Pukekohe Park Raceway this Mother’s Day for a day full of racing and activities! Alongside free trackside access, younger fans can enjoy a fun day out with face painting, yard games and a mega bouncy castle – …
Excited to confirm “TEAM GRANT” for the 1-hour endurance race
Grant Aitken and Grant Liston will be contesting in the 1 hour endurance race this season driving a 20 year old Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Car – the first GT3 Cup Car to come to New Zealand in 2001 and one of Grant Aitken’s remaining race cars in which he recently won a wet race at Highlands Park. Grant Aitken …
NEW COMPETITOR ANNOUNCEMENT: CHRIS FLEURY
Chris Fleury has entered the 1-hour race and will be driving a classic Porsche 964 3.8l 1992. Chris has been racing for about 10 years, “I was sick of being a pit bitch for a good friend and decided to get into racing myself. He gave me some great advice: if you are going to buy a race car don’t …
2021| ROUND 1 SCHEDULE
Here is the draft schedule for the first round of the North Island Endurance Series at Pukekohe this Sunday 9 May 2021. Please be aware that there may be some slight variations.
Futura Trailers on board as sponsors in 2021!
If you don’t know much about Futura Trailers, they are a great New Zealand manufacturing story. Designed and built in Futura’s Auckland production facility, the trailers harness both kiwi ingenuity and our high standard of build quality to deliver lowering trailers that are proving to be very popular, not just here in Futura’s home market, but all around the world. …
SPONSOR SHOUT-OUT: MICHELIN TYRES
Michelin Tyres has been a primary supporter of the North Island Endurance Series since we started almost 7 years ago. “We are a tyre company. A lot of our customers use our service for all aspects of racing and support us. Sponsoring the series is a way of giving back to them, to the class and the categories as well”, …
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