Competitor Announcement: Graeme Fraser.
Two-time Class 2 Champion Graeme Fraser is back to try and win the Class 2 trophy for a third time Former Rally Driver and competitor in the BMW Race Driver Series Graeme first won Class 2 in the 2015 driving a white BMW M3 E36 he then purchased a Orange BMW E36 M3 which he won Class 2 again in …
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- July 30, 2020
Competitor Announcement: Bob Sievwright
Bob Sievwright will compete in this year’s Golden Holmes North Island Endurance Series in the 1Hour race. Although Bob’s Red BMW E46 3 Litre Turbo which will race in Class 1 may be new to the series this won’t be Bob’s first appearance in the Series, as he made a one, off appearance in 2018 with Kent Baigent driving a …
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- July 27, 2020
Competitor Announcement: Steff Chambers
The North Shore’s fastest schoolteacher, Steff Chambers will step up to the Golden Holmes North Island Endurance Series in 2020. Steff took up racing in a Porsche 944 in 2016 starting off in the European Racing Classic’s before jumping in with the big boys in the Pirelli Porsche Championship. After campaigning the 944 for three seasons racing all around the …
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- July 21, 2020
Competitor Announcement: Shane Helms
Series sponsor Shane Helms has confirmed that he will contest this year Golden Holmes North Island Endurance Series in the 3 hour driving his Audi TT VLN. Shane raced a E30 M3 for a long time in endurance racing before purchasing an Audi TT VLN 2.5L Turbo which he and normal co-driver Rob Bolland pull off a massive underdog result …
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- July 17, 2020
NIERDC PRESIDENT DAVID DOVEY TALKS TO VELOCITY NEWS
We recently caught up by phone with well know racer David Dovey, and head of the North Island Endurance Race Drivers Club, and asked him to share the clubs thoughts on where to from now, given the major impact Covid-19 has had on the Club Endurance Racing Series and its many loyal competitors. VNews: So David what brought about the …
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- June 22, 2020
The race history of Rod Gimblett’s V8 Super Tourer
In the Golden Holmes North Island Endurance Series many of our members have factory built race cars that have previous lives of racing in a professional series driven by a professional driver so let’s have a look at the life of the number 94 Holden Commodore VE V8 Super Tourer which was campaigned in last year series by car owner …
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- June 15, 2020
So who can…START YOUR ENGINE PLEASE.
The list of vehicles allowed to run in the endurance series is very long, mainly consisting of cars that are road going monocoque vehicles with a few exceptions of space frame chassis cars such as V8 supertourers, COTF V8 supercars & Ginetta’s. CLICK HERE to continue reading full newsletter info
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- May 18, 2020
GENTLEMEN START YOUR ENGINE PLEASE…
We are pleased to announce our revised NIERDC Endurance Racing calendar for this year, which will see us run one less event than we would normally run as well as having to shift those dates into September and October, said David Dovey, President of NIERDC. CLICK HERE to continue reading
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- May 18, 2020
NIERDC postpones the North Island Endurance Racing Series – Media release
David Dovey, president of NIERDC said, “Whilst the timing of this announcement is due to our sanctioning body MSNZ Motorsport New Zealand decree yesterday to suspend all motor-sport events for the next 2 months effective as of the 19th of March 20120, we understand and fully support the need to ensure the health and safety of both competitors, officials and …
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- March 20, 2020
A keen driver looking for a ride
Matt Noonan, for those in the know, is a driver that comes to any team with skills and a modest budget to contribute. Matt would love to get back into some endurance racing, preferably at the more affordable end of the field. He could potentially do Pukekohe and Manfeild, so if you or anyone you know is looking for a driver – CONTINUE …
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- March 9, 2020