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2014–15 New Zealand V8 season

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The 2014–15 New Zealand V8 season was the sixteenth season of the series, under the NZV8 guise. The season began at the Hampton Downs Motorsport Park on 1–2 November 2014 and finished at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 11–12 April after six championship meetings. Nick Ross was the reigning TLX champion, and whilst James McLaughlin won the TL Championship, graduated into the TLX class to battle for the title. The TLX Championship eventually was won by Jason Bargwanna and the TL Championship was won by Kevin Williams.

Teams and drivers

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TLX Championship
Team Vehicle No Driver Rounds
Concept Motorsport Nissan Altima 1 New Zealand Nick Ross 1–4
Holden Commodore (VE) 007 New Zealand Ian Booth 1–2
New Zealand Bronson Porter 3
New Zealand Simon Richards 4
New Zealand James McLaughlin 5–6
Richards Team Motorsport Toyota Camry 02 Australia Jason Bargwanna All
22 Australia Scott Taylor All
No Fea Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 84 New Zealand Lance Hughes All
TL Championship
Team Vehicle No Driver Rounds
James McLaughlin Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 2 New Zealand James McLaughlin 1
Adam Newell Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 2 New Zealand Adam Newell 5–6
Team Aegis Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 3 New Zealand Brad Lauder 6
Jamie Gaskin Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 5 New Zealand James Gaskin 3–4
Kevin Williams Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 8 New Zealand Kevin Williams All
Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 21 New Zealand Craig Baird 1–3, 5
Brendan Murphy Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 23 New Zealand Brendan Murphy 1–5
Steve Taylor Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 33 New Zealand Steve Taylor All
Nathan Pilcher Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 55 New Zealand Nathan Pilcher All
Liam MacDonald Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 69 New Zealand Liam MacDonald 3–4
ITM Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 70 New Zealand Andrew Anderson 1
Brad Lathrope Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 73 New Zealand Brad Lathrope All
Enzed Racing Team Ford Falcon (BF) 99 New Zealand Grant Molloy 3–6
Brock Cooley Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 111 New Zealand Brock Cooley 1–2, 5–6

Calendar

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning TLX driver Winning TL driver
1 R1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, North Waikato 1–2 November Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Nick Ross Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Kevin Williams
R2 New Zealand Nick Ross Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Craig Baird
R3 Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Nick Ross New Zealand Craig Baird
1 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway, Auckland 29–30 November Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Kevin Williams
R2 Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Kevin Williams
R3 Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Nick Ross New Zealand Kevin Williams
3 R1 Mike Pero Motorsport Park, Christchurch 17–18 January Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Kevin Williams
R2 Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Kevin Williams
R3 Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Kevin Williams
4 R1 Teretonga Park, Invercargill 24–25 January Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Nick Ross Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Kevin Williams
R2 Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Nick Ross New Zealand Kevin Williams
R3 Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Kevin Williams
5 R1 Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding 14–15 February Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Kevin Williams
R2 Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Lance Hughes New Zealand Kevin Williams
R3 Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Kevin Williams
6 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway, Auckland 11–12 April Australia Jason Bargwanna Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Nick Ross New Zealand Kevin Williams
R2 Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Nick Ross New Zealand Kevin Williams
R3 Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Nick Ross New Zealand Kevin Williams

Driver Standings

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References

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