2013–14 New Zealand V8 season
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{{unreferenced|date=March 2014}}
{{lead too short|date=April 2012}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Motorsport season
|series = New Zealand V8 season
|title = New Zealand V8s season
|year = 2013–14
|previous = 2013
|next = 2014–15
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The 2013–14 New Zealand V8 season was the fifteenth season of the series, under the NZV8 guise. The season began at the Thunder in the Park event at Pukekohe Park Raceway on 16 November 2013 and finished at the Pukekohe Park Raceway ITM Auckland 400 V8 Supercars event on 27 April after six championship meetings. Jason Bargwanna was the reigning TLX champion, and whilst AJ Lauder won the TL Championship, graduated into the TLX class to battle for the title. The TLX Championship eventually was won by Nick Ross and the TL Championship was won by Ian Booth.
Teams and drivers
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
! colspan="5" | TLX Championship |
| Team
! Vehicle ! # ! Driver ! Rounds |
|---|
| rowspan=2| Richards Team Motorsport
|rowspan=2| Toyota Camry | 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | 1–4 |
| 87
| {{flagicon|NZL}} A. J. Lauder | 1–4 |
| Concept Motorsport
| 007 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Nick Ross | 1–4 |
| Varney Motorsport
| 14 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shaun Varney | 1–4 |
| No Fea Racing Team
| 84 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Lance Hughes | 1–4 |
| colspan="5" | TL Championship |
| Team
! Vehicle ! # ! Driver ! Rounds |
| Team Aegis Racing
| 2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Brad Lauder | 1–4 |
| Glenn Inkster Racing
| 4 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Glenn Inkster | 4 |
| Barry Holden Racing
| 8 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Barry Holden | 3–4 |
| NDK Motorsport
| 17 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Nigel Karl | 1 |
| Todd Murphy Racing
| | 18 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Todd Murphy | 4 |
| rowspan=2| Matthew Booth Racing
| 22 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Matthew Booth | 1–4 |
| Holden Commodore (VY) Ford Falcon (BF) | 28 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Ian Booth | 1–4 |
| Red Ant Racing
| 36 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Glenn Pelham | 1 |
| Bronson Porter Racing
| 40 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Bronson Porter | 1–4 |
| James McLaughlin Motorsport
| 51 | {{flagicon|NZL}} James McLaughlin | 1–4 |
| John Hepburn Racing
| 52 | {{flagicon|NZL}} John Hepburn | 3 |
| Nathan Pilcher Racing
| 55 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Nathan Pilcher | 2–3 |
| Liam MacDonald Racing
| 69 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Liam MacDonald | 2–3 |
| Ross Cameron Racing
| 74 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Ross Cameron | 2 |
| Enzed Racing Team
| 99 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Grant Molloy | 1–4 |
| Brock Cooley Motorsport
| 111 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Brock Cooley | 1–4 |
; Changes from 2013:
- Championship Winning Team Tulloch Motorsport will not be returning this season.
- TLX Championship winning driver Jason Bargwanna moves from Tulloch Motorsport to Richards Team Motorsport.
- TL Championship winning driver AJ Lauder moves from Team Aegis Racing in the TL class to Richards Team Motorsport in the TLX Class.
- Martin Short and Brett Collins from Richards Team Motorsport both will not be returning in 2013.
- No Fea Racing Team buys Tulloch Motorsports Holden Commodore (VE) with Lance Hughes driving.
- Haydn Mackenzie Motorsport will not be returning in 2013–14, neither will Haydn Mackenzie as a driver.
- Haydn Mackenzie Motorsport sold their Ford Falcon (FG) to Varney Motorsport for Shaun Varney to drive.
- Ethan Coleman Motorsport to enter sometime during the 2013–14 season.
There are multiple changes within the TL class, with many new drivers that will make the class extremely competitive.
Calendar
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" |
| colspan=2| Round
! Date ! Circuit ! Winning TL driver ! Winning TL team ! Winning TLX driver ! Winning TLX team |
|---|
| rowspan=3| 1
| R1 |rowspan=3| 16–17 November |rowspan=3| Pukekohe Park Raceway | {{flagicon|NZL}} Ian Booth | Matthew Booth Racing | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| R2
| {{flagicon|NZL}} James McLaughlin | James McLaughlin Motorsport | {{flagicon|NZL}} Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport |
| R3
| {{flagicon|NZL}} James McLaughlin | James McLaughlin Motorsport | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| rowspan=3| 2
| R1 |rowspan=3| 11–12 January |rowspan=3| Teretonga Park | {{flagicon|NZL}} Brad Lauder | Team Aegis Racing | {{flagicon|NZL}} Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport |
| R2
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Liam MacDonald | Liam MacDonald Racing | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| R3
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Liam MacDonald | MacDonald Racing Team | {{flagicon|NZL}} Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport |
| rowspan=3| 3
| R1 |rowspan=3| 18–19 January |rowspan=3| Timaru International Motor Raceway | {{flagicon|NZL}} John Hepburn | John Hepburn Racing | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| R2
| {{flagicon|NZL}} James McLaughlin | James McLaughlin Motorsport | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| R3
| {{flagicon|NZL}} James McLaughlin | James McLaughlin Motorsport | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| rowspan=3| 4
| R1 |rowspan=3| 8–9 February |rowspan=3| Manfeild Autocourse | {{flagicon|NZL}} Glenn Inkster | Glenn Inkster Racing | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| R2
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Barry Holden | Barry Holden Racing | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| R3
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Barry Holden | Barry Holden Racing | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| rowspan=3| 5
| R1 |rowspan=3| 8–9 March |rowspan=3| Taupo Motorsport Park | {{flagicon|NZL}} Bronson Porter | Bronson Porter Racing | {{flagicon|NZL}} Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport |
| R2
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Brad Lauder | Team Aegis Racing | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| R3
| {{flagicon|NZL}} James McLaughlin | James McLaughlin Motorsport | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| rowspan=4| 6
| R1 |rowspan=4| 25–27 April |rowspan=4| Pukekohe Park Raceway | {{flagicon|NZL}} Kevin Williams | Kevin Williams Racing | {{flagicon|NZL}} Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport |
| R2
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Ian Booth | Matthew Booth Racing | {{flagicon|NZL}} Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport |
| R3
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Kevin Williams | Kevin Williams Racing | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| R4
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Glenn Inkster | Glenn Inkster Racing | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
Championship standings
| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;"
! Pos ! Driver !colspan="3"| PUK !colspan="3"| TER !colspan="3"| TIM !colspan="3"| MAN !colspan="3"| TAU !colspan="4"| PUK ! Pen. ! Pts |
| colspan=22| TLX Championship |
|---|
| 1
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Nick Ross | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | | 1228 |
| 2
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bargwanna | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | | 1176 |
| 3
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Lance Hughes | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | | 1014 |
| 4
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Shaun Varney | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | | 923 |
| 5
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} A. J. Lauder | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | | | | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | | 487 |
| colspan=22| TL Championship |
| 1
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} James McLaughlin | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 8th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 9th | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | | | | | 809 |
| 2
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Ian Booth | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 7th | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 8th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 7th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | | | | | 798 |
| 3
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Brad Lauder | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 8th | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | | | | | 738 |
| 4
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Bronson Porter | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 8th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 8th | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 7th | | | | | 639 |
| 5
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Brock Cooley | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 8th | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 7th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 10th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6th | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 8th | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | | | | | 588 |
| 6
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Grant Molloy | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6th | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6th | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 9th | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 7th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 7th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6th | | | | | 587 |
| 7
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Matthew Booth | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 9th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 7th | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 7th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | | | | | 583 |
| 8
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Barry Holden | | | | | | | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 8th | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | | | | | 432 |
| 9
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Liam MacDonald | | | | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6th | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 1st | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 8th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | 318 |
| 10
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Glenn Inkster | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd | | | | | | | | 209 |
| 11
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} John Hepburn | | | | | | | style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1st | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4th | style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | 189 |
| 12
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Glenn Pelham | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 7th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 136 |
| 13
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Todd Murphy | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 7th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 7th | | | | | | | | 133 |
| 14
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Nigel Karl | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 7th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6th | style="background:#dfffdf;" | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 126 |
| |align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Ross Cameron
| | | | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | style="background:#ffffff;" | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
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{{Motorsport driver results legend}}
Bold - Pole position
Italics - Fastest lap
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|http://nzv8touringcars.co.nz/}}
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