John mcintyre relishing v8 endurance acid test speedcafe. Dominic storey born 15 october 1989 is a racing driver from new zealand. Nelsons john mcintyre has won his third bnt v8s championship title in an edgeoftheseat final weekend of racing in hamilton. Motor sport in new zealand can be traced back to a least 1901 when the pioneer cycle club held a threemile handicap race which included both motor bikes and cars.
Johnny mac drove for plenty of big teams in supercars, including stone brothers racing and ford performance racing, and was shane van gisbergens first codriver at bathurst. Nelson driver john mcintyre wins north island endurance race. Mcintyre and gilbertson crowned eneos endurance champions july 23rd, 2018 6 john mcintyre and simon gilbertson have proved strategy is stronger than speed to score their maiden eneos north island endurance series title together. V8 supertourer driver and team owner john mcintyre has today announced hes handing an opportunity to drive his. The series includes races for every major trophy in new zealand circuit racing including the new zealand motor cup and the denny hulme memorial trophy. John mcintyre this year, however, will be the first time that mcintyre is. My uncle big john sears was a hero from ellerbe who started his racing career at the dirt track on highway 1 in rockingham. John and, in the early seventies, raced an alfa on behalf of the dutch pirate radio veronica. Nelsons john mcintyre finished saturdays threehour endurance car race second overall at the opening round of the 2015 north island endurance race.
The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine. The new zealander drivers with the biggest number of wins. The earliest recorded motorcar and motorbike race in new zealand took place in christchurch. Mcintyre returns to racing with top result scoop news. Nelson motorsport driver john mcintyre has a new race car a 2016 porsche 991 gt3. Versatile racer equally at home on street circuits, race tracks or gravel and tarmac rally routes, glenn mcintyre may have been one of our most versatile racers, having made his mark in new zealand and australian motor racing during the 1970s and 1980s in a wide variety of machinery.
John mcintyre is a professional gt and endurance driver based in nelson new zealand. Truck driver pierced to the core, gets prison for thruway crash that killed ub professor kristofer m. Racing, and was shane van gisbergens first codriver at bathurst. Oct 11, 2018 a regular codriver, kiwi ace john mcintyre has been away from the supercars scene for five years since his last appearance in the category.
Channel of multiple nz champion john mcintyre professional endurance driver. John macintyre racing career profile driver database. V8 supercar queensland 500 debut with late jason richards team kiwi racing. Mcintyres signing completes ford performance racings codriver lineup for the endurance cup with steven richards and dean canto reuniting with mark winterbottom and david. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Campbell, born april 8, 1955, ailsa craig, ontario, canada, canadian harness racing driver who was north americas leading money winner and a sixtime champion at the hambletonian 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998, and 2006, the top race for threeyearold trotters campbell absorbed the basics of horsemanship from his father and grandfather and then set off in the. A specialist at building and maintaining relationships with sponsorship partners. Mcintyre, is founding director of the georgia tech ciber, professor of management strategy area in the college of management with a courtesy appointment in international relations in the georgia techs sam nunn school of international affairs. Pages in category new zealand racing drivers the following 77 pages are in this category, out of 77 total. Big john sears, our hall of fame driver opinion the.
John mcintyre racing was formed in 2006 by ownerdriver john mcintyre. Simon chapman, author at nz motor racing nz motor racing. Kiwi driver lining up for second australian gt racing championship event former new zealand v8 touring car champion john mcintyre has landed his second australian gt racing opportunity of 2015. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. The decision, and the teams livery for the coming seven round campaign, were reve. Pretty sure this is me driving at the onekawa street sprint. Gaunt joins stone brothers racing enduro lineup v8. My family had a standing appointment at the rockingham racetrack on. While racing at germanys nurburgring ten years ago, mcintyre visited the headquarters of manthey racing to. Driver owner johnny mac talks about what the team have achieved so far in the past months and looks forward to next. Mcintyre and hawkes bays simon gilbertson claimed the 2018 threehour north island endurance race driver series title following a second placing at the series last round. Back in 1965 the school was put on by the racing drivers club. Pole position co driver v8 supercar bathurst fpr falcon.
Now with touring car champion john mcintyre as his codriver, he has a great opportunity to learn from mcintyre to get the most out of his driving and the honda itself. V8 supertourer driver and team owner john mcintyre announced yesterday that hes handing an opportunity to drive his blackwoods protector race car for the 2014 race season to taupobred and aucklandbased mark gibson. Family endurance racing team capri racing will debut a honda civic fk2 in the up coming north island endurance series opener at bruce mclaren motorsport park at taupo this weekend. Johnny mac announces 20062007 racing plans fords most successful driver in the nzv8s championship over the past 3 seasons, john mcintyre, known as. John mcintyre racing career profile driver database. Mar 10, 2020 its like john is the detroit tigers going against the new york yankees. John mcintyre racing, 1431 moutere highway upper moutere. While racing at germanys nurburgring ten years ago, mcintyre visited the headquarters of. Entering the aussie driver search competition, driving a v8. John mcintyre racing driver born 1977, new zealand racing driver john mcintyre hurler born 1961, irish hurling manager john mcintyre ice hockey born 1969, canadian ice hockey player. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover johns connections and jobs at similar companies. Driverowner johnny mac talks about what the team have achieved so far in the past months and looks forward to next. Ed holly told us that lianne was a dutch racing driver who married keith st. A winning margin of just two points was enough to secure john mcintyre the inaugural v8supertourers sprint championship title.
The toyota racing series is new zealands premier openwheeler motorsport category. John mcintyre born 10 march 1977 is a new zealand racecar driver who competes in the v8supertourer championship and is a co driver for ford performance racing in the v8 supercar series at sandown and bathurst. John mcintyre racing jmr is a new zealand motor racing team that competes in the. Finishing all three races for the manfeild round of the v8 supertourer series keeps john mcintyre racing driver mark gibson in the topsix group of drivers for the 2014 season. John mcintyre born 10 march 1977 is a new zealand racecar driver who competes in the v8supertourer championship and is a codriver for ford. Kiwi john mcintyre called up to drive a camaro at this weekends fifth round of the australian gt championship. John mcintyre racing is the entity for the career of racing driver john mcintyre.
Davison changed places with co driver john mcintyre and quickly rejoined, but dumbrells stop was compromised when the team needed to change the driversside window, and by the time jamie whincup pulled out of the pits, he had lost a place to nick percat, the holden racing team having used the slow stop to get the tanderpercat commodore out. Wrapping up the progress by new zealands v8 supertourer team john mcintyre racing, driver mark gibson and owner john mcintyre share their thoughts on the recent manfeild weekend the second. Professional racing driver and racing team owner since 2004. Jan, 2014 john mcintyre hands v8 drive to rookie mark gibson. Sep 15, 2018 my uncle big john sears was a hero from ellerbe who started his racing career at the dirt track on highway 1 in rockingham. John mcintyre business owner branded beer nz linkedin. Dec 20, 2011 john mcintyre racing launch their new livery for the 2012 v8supertourer season. My friend ed holly has told you i have the exkeith st. John mcintyre hands v8 drive to rookie mark gibson scoop. The multiple championship winning driver spent 15 years racing v8s in the new zealand domestic.
In a nailbiting final 35lap race, the nelsonbased v8 driver said the championship title came down to being able to beat paul manuell by just twotenths of a second which gave mcintyre just e. Below are the top new zealander racing drivers according to the currently. A regular codriver, kiwi ace john mcintyre has been away from the. Kiwi driver lines up for his second australian gt event. The pair managed to win the three hour series and the gtb class in their manthey racingbuilt porsche 911 gt3 cup mr despite battling some stiff gt3 opposition. Jan 14, 2014 v8 supertourer driver and team owner john mcintyre announced yesterday that hes handing an opportunity to drive his blackwoods protector race car for the 2014 race season to taupobred and aucklandbased mark gibson. Johnny mac announces 20062007 racing plans fords most successful driver in the nzv8s championship over the past 3 seasons, john mcintyre, known as johnny mac to his many fans has today. John mcintyre completes fpr endurance codriver lineup the. Mcintyre joins capri racing tcr honda team in north island endurance series. When racing in several series in a season the chronologically later participation is always on top. The team enjoyed success in the 200607 nzv8 series, winning. William bamber racing career profile driver database.
Nelson driver john mcintyre wins north island endurance. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. V8 supertourer driver and team owner john mcintyre has today announced hes. Since then it has developed and now almost all types of motor sport events are represented. Davison changed places with codriver john mcintyre and quickly rejoined, but dumbrells stop was compromised when the team needed to change the driversside window, and by the time jamie whincup pulled out of the pits, he had lost a place to nick percat, the holden racing team having used the slow stop to get the tanderpercat commodore out. Kiwi driver lining up for second australian gt racing championship event former new zealand v8 touring car champion john mcintyre has landed. Mcintyre and hawkes bays simon gilbertson claimed the 2018 threehour north island endurance race driver series title following a. Com the first destination for australian horse racing. Winning the 201011 nzv8 championship title marks a milestone for mcintyre and his race team, john mcintyre racing, as they become the first driverownerteam combination to win three titles in the hotlycontested new zealand v8 touring car series. Initially motor sport in new zealand was organised by cycle clubs with both motor bikes and cars taking part in the same events. Jmr was formed in 2006 and has won 4 major v8 touring car championships and the nz endurance championship. The 200809 toyota racing series was the fifth running of the toyota racing series. John mcintyre completes fpr endurance codriver lineup.
Few people would be better placed to assess the state of domestic tin top racing than john mcintyre. A regular codriver, kiwi ace john mcintyre has been away from the supercars scene for five years since his last appearance in the category. Its like john is the detroit tigers going against the new york yankees. Mcintyre is an experienced v8 supercars driver, having driven the past five endurance seasons with stone brothers racing. View john mcintyres profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. John mcintyre hands v8 drive to rookie mark gibson. On 8 november 1901 the pioneer cycle club held a 3mile automobile race at hagley park between a brown motor quad driven by a lowry, a minerva engined stella motor bicycle. All the stats, form and information about trainer scott mcintyre available at racing.
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