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The New Zealand V8 Touring Car Championship: The New Zealand V8s (NZV8’s) is a New Zealand-based motorsport category of touring car racing that has been running since 1996. The NZV8 Championship is New Zealand’s premier touring car category and the anchor for the Premier Race Championship Series held across New Zealand. The NZV8 category journeys to various race tracks around New Zealand which includes Teretonga (Invercargill), Levels Raceway (Timaru), Manfield (Fielding), Taupo Motorsport Park (Taupo), Hampton Downs (Auckland) and Pukekohe (Auckland). This series somewhat resembles but differs in many ways from the Australian V8 Supercars, primarily in terms of the level of technology. The NZV8 series focuses on cost containment and control to make sure that the series is not dominated by one make or team. It is technically more basic than the V8 Supercars, but also tends to be more spectacular with a lot more close-action racing due to limited grip and braking capabilities. The vehicles themselves are visually almost indistinguishable from the old generation V8 Supercar, and grids are typically 25 to 30+ vehicles in size. A number of Australian V8 Supercar drivers have and do race in the NZV8 series such as Jason Bargwana, Luke Youlden and David Besnard for example, as the series has come to be recognised as an outstanding class within Australasia. V8 Supercar teams have previously been involved; Team Kiwi Racing has run a two-car team in the series in the past as a development ground, while Tasman Motorsport has been running a single car team with Andy Booth driving (Holden Commodore) since the 2006/07 season.
Pilcher Racing Team – Holden Commodore NZV8 #55: • Engine: The engine is a controlled 5.0l V8. Most parts of the engine are controlled. Controlled engine components include carburettor, manifolds, exhausts, cam-shafts, rockers, air-filter/cold air box and ignition. The engines are rev-limited to 6600rpm. • Gearbox: The gearing of a NZV8 Touring Car is also controlled. All teams use a controlled 4 speed gearbox produced by Jerico. The gear set, clutch and flywheel are also controlled by the series. • Wheels and Tyres: A 17x9 Advanti wheel is used across all the makes while using a controlled Dunlop D14 non tread “slick”. The contact patch is very small and therefore there is very little grip. Only 4 new tyres are given out to teams per round to spice up racing. Wet weather tyres are a Dunlop R92 W08 17” Tyre which are controlled. • Brakes: The brakes are a controlled PFC six piston front and four piston rear brakes with controlled calliper, rotor and carbon metallic brake pad. • Aero: A standard aerodynamic package (which is very similar to an Australian V8 Supercars in terms of look) of a rear wing and end plates/mounting pedestals, a front splitter and side skirts are supplied to the teams of each make. • Suspension: Control Koni shock absorbers. Bars and springs are not controlled. • Body shell: Holden Commodore production body shell, with an elaborate roll cage constructed into the shell from aircraft grade materials. Other modifications include wider wheel arches and pick up points for the front splitter and rear wing. • Weight: Minimum weight is 1440 kg with the driver included. • Cost: It has been said that costs can be over NZ$100,000 to build a NZV8 Touring Car with running costs of over NZ$70,000 per season. NZV8 TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP
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