# 2010–11 New Zealand V8 season

The 2010–11 New Zealand V8 season was the twelfth season of the series, under the NZV8 guise. The season began at Pukekohe on 5 November 2010 and finished at the Hamilton Street Circuit on 17 April 2011 after seven championship meetings. John McIntyre won the championship by 81 points over 2nd placed Craig Baird, 3rd placed Andy Booth, and 4th placed Angus Fogg.

## Teams and drivers

* All teams must adhere to the series' car specification rules. All Holdens must be based upon the body shells of its VT, VX or VY Commodores, with upgrades available to replicate it to a VZ or VE. Similarly for Ford, their cars must be based upon the AU Falcon, with options to replicate the BA.
| Team | Car | # | Driver | Rounds |
| Pedersen Sheehan Racing | BA Falcon | 1 | Craig Baird | All |
| Matt Lockwood Motorsports | VZ Commodore | 3 | Matt Lockwood | 5–7 |
| Ballistic Motorsport Team | BA Falcon | 4 | Simon Richards | All |
| Knight Motorsport | BA Falcon | 5 205 | Andy Knight | All |
| Angus Fogg Racing | BA Falcon | 6 | Angus Fogg | All |
| Concept Motorsport | VZ Commodore | 007 | Nick Ross | All |
| Concept Motorsport | VZ Commodore | 55 | Christina Orr-West | 1, 5–7 |
| Team LG | BA Falcon | 9 | William Bamber | 1–5 |
| Team LG | BA Falcon | 75 | Dean Perkins | 6–7 |
| Martin Short Racing | BA Falcon | 11 | Martin Short | All |
| Tulloch Motorsport | BA Falcon | 12 | Jason Bargwanna | 1–4, 6 |
| Tulloch Motorsport | BA Falcon | 12 | Gene Rollinson | 7 |
| Paul Manuell Racing | VZ Commodore | 15 | Paul Manuell | All |
| Albany Toyota NZV8 | BA Falcon | 20 | Haydn Mackenzie | 1, 5–7 |
| Penny Homes Racing | VZ Commodore | 22 | John Penny | 1 |
| Penny Homes Racing | BA Falcon | 22 | John Penny | 2–7 |
| Penny Homes Racing | VY Commodore | 33 | David Hopper | All |
| AV8 Motorsport | VE Commodore | 23 | Andy Booth | All |
| Edgell Performance Racing | BA Falcon | 26 | Tim Edgell | All |
| Ezibuy Racing | BA Falcon | 28 | Wade Henshaw | 2, 5, 7 |
| John McIntyre Racing | BA Falcon | 47 | John McIntyre | All |
| John Hepburn Racing | VZ Commodore | 52 | John Hepburn | 1–4, 7 |
| Eddie Bell Racing | BA Falcon | 69 | Eddie Bell | All |
| ITM Racing | VE Commodore | 70 | Andrew Anderson | All |
| Nigel Barclay's Racing Projects | BA Falcon | 99 | Kayne Scott | All |
| Nigel Barclay's Racing Projects | VE Commodore | 400 | Scott McLaughlin | All |

## Calendar

| Round | Round | Date | Event | Circuit | Location | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | 7 November | Fujitsu 200 | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |
| 1 | R2 | 7 November | Fujitsu 200 | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |
| 1 | R3 | 7 November | Fujitsu 200 | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe | Andy Booth | AV8 Motorsport |
| 2 | R1 | 28 November | Altherm 500 | Powerbuilt Tools Raceway | Christchurch | Craig Baird | Pedersen Sheehan Racing |
| 2 | R2 | 28 November | Altherm 500 | Powerbuilt Tools Raceway | Christchurch | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |
| 2 | R3 | 28 November | Altherm 500 | Powerbuilt Tools Raceway | Christchurch | Andy Knight | Knight Motorsport |
| 3 | R1 | 16 January | Zoagn 200 | Teretonga Park | Invercargill | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |
| 3 | R2 | 16 January | Zoagn 200 | Teretonga Park | Invercargill | Kayne Scott | Nigel Barclay's Racing Projects |
| 3 | R3 | 16 January | Zoagn 200 | Teretonga Park | Invercargill | Angus Fogg | Angus Fogg Racing |
| 4 | R1 | 23 January | Juiced Up 200 | Timaru International Motor Raceway | Timaru | Angus Fogg | Angus Fogg Racing |
| 4 | R2 | 23 January | Juiced Up 200 | Timaru International Motor Raceway | Timaru | Angus Fogg | Angus Fogg Racing |
| 4 | R3 | 23 January | Juiced Up 200 | Timaru International Motor Raceway | Timaru | Jason Bargwanna | Tulloch Motorsport |
| 5 | R1 | 13 February | CRC 200 | Manfeild Autocourse | Feilding | Kayne Scott | Nigel Barclay's Racing Projects |
| 5 | R2 | 13 February | CRC 200 | Manfeild Autocourse | Feilding | Tim Edgell | Edgell Performance Racing |
| 5 | R3 | 13 February | CRC 200 | Manfeild Autocourse | Feilding | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |
| 6 | R1 | 13 March | Battery Town 200 | Taupo Motorsport Park | Taupō | Kayne Scott | Nigel Barclay's Racing Projects |
| 6 | R2 | 13 March | Battery Town 200 | Taupo Motorsport Park | Taupō | Jason Bargwanna | Tulloch Motorsport |
| 6 | R3 | 13 March | Battery Town 200 | Taupo Motorsport Park | Taupō | Scott McLaughlin | Nigel Barclay's Racing Projects |
| 7 | R1 | 17 April | ITM Hamilton 400 | Hamilton Street Circuit | Hamilton | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |
| 7 | R2 | 17 April | ITM Hamilton 400 | Hamilton Street Circuit | Hamilton | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |
| 7 | R3 | 17 April | ITM Hamilton 400 | Hamilton Street Circuit | Hamilton | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |

## Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | Make | # | PUK | RUA | TER | TIM | MAN | TAU | HAM | Pts |
| 1 | John McIntyre | | 47 | 150 | 129 | 170 | 180 | 111 | 191 | 225 | 1156 |
| 2 | Craig Baird | | 1 | 169 | 184 | 209 | 134 | 149 | 98 | 132 | 1075 |
| 3 | Andy Booth | | 23 | 111 | 166 | 130 | 152 | 147 | 109 | 187 | 1002 |
| 4 | Angus Fogg | | 6 | 170 | 194 | 178 | 186 | 121 | 126 | DNQ | 975 |
| 5 | Andy Knight | | 5 205 | 148 | 117 | 129 | 125 | 145 | 138 | 96 | 898 |
| 6 | Tim Edgell | | 26 | 166 | 93 | 136 | 95 | 189 | 52 | 93 | 824 |
| 7 | Paul Manuell | | 15 | 114 | 84 | 107 | 123 | 115 | 159 | 87 | 789 |
| 8 | Scott McLaughlin | | 400 | 101 | 69 | 123 | 68 | 88 | 174 | 132 | 755 |
| 9 | Nick Ross | | 007 | 88 | 81 | 61 | 95 | 97 | 88 | 111 | 621 |
| 10 | Eddie Bell | | 69 | 78 | 124 | 80 | 69 | 48 | 94 | 112 | 605 |
| 11 | Jason Bargwanna | | 12 | 105 | DSQ | 154 | 174 | | 174 | | 603 |
| 12 | John Penny | | 22 | 72 | 84 | 100 | 66 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 592 |
| 13 | Andrew Anderson | | 70 | 69 | 108 | 85 | 71 | 80 | 86 | 91 | 590 |
| 14 | Simon Richards | | 4 | 95 | 88 | 66 | 93 | 87 | 85 | 58 | 572 |
| 15 | Martin Short | | 11 | 75 | 115 | 79 | 83 | 97 | 76 | 14 | 539 |
| 16 | Wade Henshaw | | 28 | | 100 | | | 151 | | 163 | 414 |
| 17 | David Hopper | | 33 | 42 | 70 | 52 | 40 | 62 | 44 | 50 | 360 |
| 18 | William Bamber | | 9 | 89 | 74 | 81 | 57 | 16 | | | 317 |
| 19 | John Hepburn | | 52 | 66 | 26 | 42 | 107 | | | 70 | 311 |
| 20 | Christina Orr-West | | 55 | 64 | | | | 60 | 83 | 52 | 259 |
| 21 | Matt Lockwood | | 3 | | | | | 110 | 20 | 36 | 242 |
| 22 | Haydn Mackenzie | | 20 | 78 | | | | 102 | 20 | 36 | 236 |
| 23 | Dean Perkins | | 75 | | | | | | 99 | 66 | 165 |
| 24 | Kayne Scott | | 99 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | 86 | 86 |
| 25 | Gene Rollinson | | 12 | | | | | | | 26 | 26 |
| Pos | Driver | Make | # | PUK | RUA | TER | TIM | MAN | TAU | HAM | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |