John McIntyre and Simon Gilbertson have finally been confirmed as round one winners of the ENEOS North Island Endurance Series. A chaotic finish to the first Three Hour race of the season at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park in May saw a downpour late in the piece. In the space of two laps the circuit was wet and cars began to …
After 13 years off the track Shane Drake will return to the tarmac for round two of the ENEOS North Island Endurance Series at Pukekohe Park. The two-time TraNZam Championship title winner (1998–1999) will race in the Three Hour feature alongside Stefan Calcott in a Class Three Honda Integra DC5 Type R. With regular co-driver Rob Young out of the …
Brothers Brendon and Damon Leitch will share the same pit for the first time in four years this weekend, but in separate seats. Brendon will continue to campaign the no.16 ITM MIKE Racing Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS GT3 alongside Christina Orr-West. Meanwhile, Damon will be on the outside looking in as car Crew Chief giving the two experienced heads some direction. …
John Midgley cruised home to win the One Hour race in the ENEOS North Island Endurance Series opener despite some suffering. Held at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park in the North Waikato, Midgley took pole position and the race win in changeable conditions. Main rival Anthony Leighs in his Porsche 911 991 GT3 Cup car finished a lap off the lead …
ITM MIKE Racing have overcome adversity in the opening race of the ENEOS North Island Endurance Series to win on debut. Drivers Brendon Leitch and Christina Orr-West won the GT-A division for FIA GT3 homologated cars and finished fourth overall in a dramatic Three Hour race. It was a trying start for the team who managed to snag pole position …
The competitors and cars have all gone home, but the winners of the ENEOS North Island Endurance Series opener have yet to be decided. Reigning champions Wet & Forget Racing dominated proceedings at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park in the Three Hour race. Drivers Chris Hanley and Simon Evans ran a near flawless race for the duration of the three hours. …
ITM MIKE Racing will sport a striking new livery for the winter season of endurance starting this weekend at Hampton Downs. Brendon Leitch, 22, and Christina Orr-West, 30, will race in a similar guise to Leitch’s Castrol Toyota Racing Series FT50 featuring the signature ITM yellow. The Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS GT3 they’ll race is the second in the MIKE Racing …
Hampton Downs Motorsport Park is set to play host to some of the fastest and most advanced racing machinery in the country this weekend. The North Waikato circuit is the shortest on the calendar, but will no doubt provide some of the best racing across the three-round ENEOS North Island Endurance Series. A wide variety of racing’s new …
Two familiar names in New Zealand motor racing are set to join forces with the country’s newest sports car racing outfit ITM MIKE Racing.
Wet & Forget Racing have come out on top in an unbelievably tight finish to the ENEOS New Zealand Endurance Championship with drivers Simon Evans and Callum Quin. It’s the second time Evans has won the Three Hour title and the first for Toyota 86 Championship graduate Callum Quin. “I’m just stoked for the whole Wet & Forget team,” Evans …