International Motorsport is a New Zealand motor racing team based in Grey Lynn, Auckland[2] that competes in the V8SuperTourer series and the South Island Endurance Championship.
| Manufacturer | Ford |
|---|---|
| Team Principal | Lyall Williamson[1] |
| Team Manager | Nick Williamson |
| Race Drivers | 96. Ant Pedersen |
| Chassis | Ford FG Falcon |
| Debut | 2012 |
| Round wins | 2 |
| 2012 position | 5th |
The team currently run one car in the V8 SuperTourer Series, the #96 Falcon for up-and-coming driver Ant Pedersen. Although they do own a second Ford FG Falcon racecar that is not being used in the 2013 Season.
The team also enters two Porsche 997 GT3's in the 2013 ASKO South Island Endurance Championship for Rick Armstrong and Matthew Hamilton. Jonny Reid, Ant Pedersen and Alex Davison also joined the team for the first round of the championship.
History
editThe team was established in 1960 by Lyall Williamson and has raced in many New Zealand motorsport series[3] as well as racing in Australia on occasion.
New Zealand motorsport legend Denny Hulme worked actively with the team until his death in 1992.
In 2012 the team ran three cars in the V8 SuperTourer Series.
Alongside series regulars Jonny Reid and Ant Pedersen the team entered a third car – the #32 for Mitch Cunningham and Dean Canto from the Taupo round onwards in the 2012 season. But in 2013 the Cunningham's separated from International Motorsport and ran their own team.
Also in 2012, International Motorsport ran in the V8 Challenge Cup. The #96 entry was driven by lead driver Ant's cousin Hayden.[4]
International Motorsport currently run four entries in the New Zealand Toyota 86 Championship. They also run multiple front running GT3 race cars in Both the New Zealand North Island and South Island Endurance Series Championship.
References
edit- ^ "History". International Motorsport. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ "Contact Us". International Motorsport. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ "Race team clocks new milestone". New Zealand Herald. 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ "Results of V8 Supertourers – Round 1 Hampton Downs – V8 Challenge Cup – Race 5 – Rolling Start – Qualifying Times – 10 Laps". MYLAPS. 2012-02-18. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2012-07-05.