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NEW NIERDC ENDURANCE DATES ANNOUNCED

“With Covid lock-downs rearing their head again and forcing the postponement of the Summer Series Championship at Hampton Downs this weekend, the ramification of the delay to the Speedworks Championship summer series will have negative number on a number of entries already received for both the 1 and our new 2 hour event” said David Dovey, President of the NIERDC …

SILVER SPONSOR: HARRIS RACE RADIOS

Harris Race Radios was created out of frustration being unable to purchase or rent good quality Motorsport Radio Communications equipment at reasonable prices.  Founders Rex and Aaron Harris are qualified expert Motorsport Radio Engineers, and Motorsport Race Engineers and define themselves as “racers who support other racers”. They supply world class professional radio communications and data management to endurance race teams …

DE-MYSTIFYING THE NIERDC 2 HOUR RACE

This race was created to cater for club and class cars so they have a chance at being at the pointy end rather than continuously looking in their rear vision mirror for GT3 cars.We can also cater for classes who usually do sprint races and can field at least 5 cars, and we will make their own class. Imagine a …

ANOTHER GREAT DRIVER HAS BEEN CONFIRMED FOR THE 2021 SEASON

Lochlainn Fitzgerald-Symes has entered the 1 hour race for the North and South Island Endurance Series this year and he will be driving his new car, a Porsche Cup car 997 gen.  2021 will be his 5th season in the endurance series. He has previously won class 2 in the North Island in 2018, in the South Island in 2020 and won the …

FIRST FEMALE RACER CONFIRMED FOR THE SEASON: STEFF CHAMBER

Steff Chambers has confirmed her entry to the North Island Endurance Series. She will be driving her Porsche 996 GT cup car in the one-hour endurance race this season. She has been involved in motor racing for 5 seasons now and it will be her 2nd season driving this car. Steff has done many laps around Pukekohe and Hampton Dows …

COMPETITOR ANNOUNCEMENT: GLEN REID

Glen Reid has entered the new 2 hour clubman race and will be driving a 1982 Mazda RX7 Group C replica. “I’ll be driving a 1982 Mazda RX7 Group C replica. The car is new, I haven’t raced it yet however I have raced in 2K Cup for a couple of seasons. My background is rallying so I’m fairly new …

NIERDC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESTRICT CARS THAT EXCEED ITS PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

MEDIA RELEASE Faced with renewed and growing interest in Endurance racing in New Zealand, NIERDC have received a number of enquiries about eligibility of non-GT3 homologated race cars, for their 4 round North Island series. NIERDC’S President, David Dovey said, “Whilst its great that we have so much interest in this year 2021 North Island Series, this has raise some …