# 2004–05 New Zealand V8 season

The 2004–05 New Zealand V8 season (the leading motorsport category in New Zealand) consisted of seven rounds beginning on 16–17 October 2004 and ending 15–17 April 2005. Defending champion Andy Booth held on to take his second New Zealand V8 championship in succession.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Vehicle | No | Driver | Rounds |
| Orix Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 1 | Andy Booth | All |
| Orix Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 15 | Paul Manuell | All |
| Caltex Havoline Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 2 | Angus Fogg | All |
| Caltex Havoline Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 96 | Paul Pedersen | 1–6 |
| Hardy Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 4 | Cam Hardy | All |
| ENZED Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 06 | Brady Kennett | All |
| Concept Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 007 | Nick Ross | 1–6 |
| Orcon Race Team | Holden VZ Commodore | 8 | Mark Wootton | 1–3, 5, 7 |
| | | 8 | Phil Stewart | 4 |
| Rivet | Holden VZ Commodore | 9 | Daynom Templeman | 1–5 |
| Collins Group Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 10 | Andrew Fawcet | 1–2, 5–7 |
| Kitchens for Less | Holden VZ Commodore | 12 | Michael Wallace | All |
| Central House Movers | Ford BA Falcon | 16 | Miles Worsley | 1–5 |
| Car Dealer | Holden VZ Commodore | 18 | Dean McMilan | 1–2, 5–7 |
| Team Hicks Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 19 | Martin Hicks | 3–7 |
| Repco | Ford BA Falcon | 20 | Haydn Mackenzie | All |
| Strapping Systems NZ | Holden VZ Commodore | 25 | Kevin Williams | All |
| United Video Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 27 | Mark Pedersen | All |
| Mike Pero Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 28 | Wade Henshaw | All |
| Mike Pero Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 29 | Mike Pero | All |
| Ballistic Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 31 | David Parsons | All |
| Ballistic Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 57 | Clark Proctor | All |
| Ballistic Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 58 | Joe Faram | All |
| DVS | Holden VZ Commodore | 33 | Pete Roberts | All |
| Pinepac Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 34 | Andrew Anderson | All |
| Mountain Recording | Ford BA Falcon | 37 | Jared Carlyle | 1, 3–7 |
| Radio Sport | Holden VZ Commodore | 38 | Darryn Henderson | All |
| | | 40 | Cameron McLean | 7 |
| Super Vault Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 41 | Adam Brook | 1–5, 7 |
| | | 42 | Phil Stewart | 7 |
| Tracer Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 47 | John McIntyre | All |
| Tracer Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 74 | Charlie O'Brien | 1–2 |
| Huzziff Motors | Holden VZ Commodore | 50 | Julia Huzziff | All |
| GJS Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 55 | Grant Shivas | All |
| Hydraulink Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 69 | Michael Thom | All |
| GT Radial Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 75 | Dean Perkins | All |
| Shell Helix Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 77 | Craig Boote | All |
| Mag & Turbo Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 89 | Dale Lambert | All |
| Powerbuilt Tools Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 91 | Shane Drake | All |
| Supercheap Auto Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 99 | Kayne Scott | All |

## Calendar

| Round | Round | Date | Venue | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 2004 ||||||||
| 1 | R1 | 16–17 October | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | Andy Booth | Andy Booth | Andy Booth | Orix Racing |
| 1 | R2 | 16–17 October | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | | Angus Fogg | Andy Booth | Orix Racing |
| 1 | R3 | 16–17 October | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | | Wade Henshaw | Mark Pedersen | United Video Racing |
| 2 | R1 | 27–28 November | Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park, Christchurch | Paul Manuell | Wade Henshaw | Wade Henshaw | Mike Pero Racing |
| 2 | R2 | 27–28 November | Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park, Christchurch | | John McIntyre | Wade Henshaw | Mike Pero Racing |
| 2 | R3 | 27–28 November | Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park, Christchurch | | John McIntyre | Wade Henshaw | Mike Pero Racing |
| 2005 ||||||||
| 3 | R1 | 8–9 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway, Timaru | Wade Henshaw | John McIntyre | John McIntyre | Tracer Motorsport |
| 3 | R2 | 8–9 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway, Timaru | | John McIntyre | John McIntyre | Tracer Motorsport |
| 3 | R3 | 8–9 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway, Timaru | | Wade Henshaw | Andy Booth | Orix Racing |
| 4 | R1 | 15–16 January | Teretonga Park, Invercargill | Kayne Scott | Kayne Scott | Kayne Scott | Supercheap Auto Racing |
| 4 | R2 | 15–16 January | Teretonga Park, Invercargill | | John McIntyre | Kayne Scott | Supercheap Auto Racing |
| 4 | R3 | 15–16 January | Teretonga Park, Invercargill | | John McIntyre | Mark Pedersen | United Video Racing |
| 5 | R1 | 19–20 February | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding | John McIntyre | John McIntyre | John McIntyre | Tracer Motorsport |
| 5 | R2 | 19–20 February | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding | | John McIntyre | John McIntyre | Tracer Motorsport |
| 5 | R3 | 19–20 February | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding | | John McIntyre | Andy Booth | Orix Racing |
| 6 | R1 | 12–13 March | Taupo Motorsport Park, Taupō | John McIntyre | John McIntyre | John McIntyre | Tracer Motorsport |
| 6 | R2 | 12–13 March | Taupo Motorsport Park, Taupō | | Angus Fogg | John McIntyre | Tracer Motorsport |
| 6 | R3 | 12–13 March | Taupo Motorsport Park, Taupō | | Angus Fogg | Andy Booth | Orix Racing |
| 7 | R1 | 15–17 April | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | Kayne Scott | Mark Pedersen | Andy Booth | Orix Racing |
| 7 | R2 | 15–17 April | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | | Mark Pedersen | Andy Booth | Orix Racing |
| 7 | R3 | 15–17 April | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | | Angus Fogg | John McIntyre | Tracer Motorsport |

## Points structure

Points for the 2004/2005 championship are allocated as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th |
| Points | 75 | 67 | 60 | 54 | 49 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

## Drivers standings

| Pos. | Driver | R1 PUK | R2 RUA | R3 TIM | R4 TER | R5 MAN | R6 TAU | R7 PUK | Pts |
| 1 | Andy Booth | 192 | 153 | 156 | 141 | 209 | 137 | 195 | 1183 |
| 2 | Wade Henshaw | 201 | 225 | 187 | 179 | 139 | 143 | 87 | 1161 |
| 3 | John McIntyre | 103 | 181 | 210 | 29 | 217 | 168 | 189 | 1097 |
| 4 | Kayne Scott | 78 | 147 | 176 | 189 | 114 | 126 | 194 | 1024 |
| 5 | Paul Manuell | 157 | 169 | 78 | 163 | 58 | 133 | 91 | 849 |
| 6 | Shane Drake | 89 | 130 | 144 | 154 | 98 | 50 | 112 | 777 |
| 7 | Mark Pedersen | 153 | 126 | 36 | 156 | 90 | 45 | 153 | 759 |
| 8 | Paul Pedersen | 60 | 120 | 139 | 163 | 59 | 102 | | 643 |
| 9 | Dean Perkins | 105 | 89 | 46 | 36 | 136 | 78 | 129 | 619 |
| 10 | Michael Thom | 80 | 70 | 118 | 53 | 58 | 127 | 89 | 595 |
| 11 | Andrew Anderson | 153 | 23 | 129 | 36 | 51 | 103 | 98 | 593 |
| 12 | Angus Fogg | 69 | 68 | 32 | 22 | 78 | 140 | 161 | 570 |
| 13 | Clark Proctor | 54 | 4 | 35 | 108 | 128 | 126 | 80 | 535 |
| 14 | Craig Boote | 68 | 103 | 26 | 84 | 43 | 62 | 64 | 450 |
| 15 | Michael Wallace | 48 | 42 | 76 | 97 | 30 | 91 | 32 | 416 |
| 16 | Andrew Fawcet | 135 | 38 | | | 64 | 46 | 96 | 379 |
| 17 | Kevin Williams | | 66 | 93 | 44 | 58 | 44 | 54 | 359 |
| 18 | Nick Ross | 22 | 94 | 56 | 77 | 62 | 46 | | 357 |
| 19 | Brady Kennett | 57 | 42 | 26 | | 105 | 60 | 61 | 351 |
| 20 | Jared Carlyle | 2 | | 76 | 44 | 72 | 93 | 48 | 335 |
| 21 | Adam Brook | 36 | 82 | 130 | 18 | 6 | | 47 | 319 |
| 22 | Dale Lambert | | 52 | 21 | 94 | 94 | -20 | 50 | 291 |
| 23 | Haydn Mackenzie | 62 | 27 | 56 | 24 | 39 | 55 | 12 | 275 |
| 24 | Daynom Templeman | 24 | 28 | 40 | 58 | 58 | | | 208 |
| 25 | Charlie O'Brien | 121 | 58 | | | | | | 179 |
| 26 | Grant Shivas | 10 | 26 | 8 | 32 | 38 | 44 | 15 | 173 |
| 27 | Pete Roberts | 22 | 19 | 31 | 29 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 166 |
| 28 | Cam Hardy | 18 | 15 | 13 | 31 | 16 | 27 | 38 | 158 |
| 29 | Dean McMillan | 14 | 25 | | | 40 | 54 | 20 | 153 |
| 30 | Wayne Huxford | | | 13 | 133 | | | | 146 |
| 31 | David Parsons | 24 | 8 | 24 | -4 | 10 | 35 | 28 | 125 |
| 32 | Darryn Henderson | 27 | 8 | 17 | 4 | | 13 | 29 | 98 |
| 33 | Mike Pero | 35 | | 8 | 4 | 33 | 14 | | 94 |
| 34 | Joe Faram | 14 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 18 | | | 74 |
| 35 | Miles Worsley | 22 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 16 | | | 71 |
| 36 | Julia Huzziff | | 3 | 14 | 11 | 18 | -2 | 11 | 55 |
| 37 | Martin Hicks | | | 11 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 46 |
| 38 | Cameron McLean | | | | | | | 30 | 30 |
| 39 | Mark Wootton | 13 | 3 | -6 | | 5 | | 14 | 29 |
| 40 | Phil Stewart | | | | | | | 13 | 13 |
| 41 | Brendon Sole | | | | 9 | | | | 9 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 PUK | R2 RUA | R3 TIM | R4 TER | R5 MAN | R6 TAU | R7 PUK | 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) |