BNT V8s: New regs and big grids in prospect

 
There will be new technical regulations, new rules and new race formats when the BNT NZV8s season gets underway in December.
 
Category Management and the NZ Touring Car Board have mapped out a strategy for establishing two categories under the New Zealand Touring car banner, NZV8s and TTV8s (Trans Tasman V8s).
 
The new rules and formats for the NZV8’s will see a wide variety of cars now eligible to take the grid such as saloon or coupe body styles, along with SuperTourer, TLX, Mitchell Xtreme, TTV8-TA2, BMW Open V8s, Howe GT, any other V8 Touring Cars with body shapes manufactured from 2000 onwards plus TL specification cars.
 
With any naturally aspirated V8 engine now eligible and no restrictions on gearbox, diff, suspension, brakes, wheels and aero packages and the allowance of driver aids it now opens the category to a huge number of eligible cars.
 
Category manager Gary Lathrope says the new look BNTV8s category will provide a meaningful racing platform with as few rigid technical regulations as possible and where performance differences are levelled through alternative mechanisms.     
 
“Its an exciting time for V8 racing in New Zealand, and we know how much Kiwis love V8s, it’s important that we try something different to get cars back out on the track again. We experimented with adding some additional specification V8 cars to the grid in the past couple of seasons, and it has worked well and provided some great racing. The feedback from car owners and competitors is that they want to get out there and race, and for their racing to give them more enjoyment.”

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