South Island motorsport fans were treated to an incredible range of machinery across three races on Saturday when Round 2 of the Racer Products South Island Endurance Series hit Ruapuna.
Pel Arnott triumphed in the Class 4 & 5 1-Hour, ahead of Dylan Petch and Blake Knowles.
Full reports and class results can be found through the links above.
Photographer Neville Bailey was on hand at Ruapuna and was happy to share some of his work with us, which you can find below.
The final round of the 2024 Racer Products South Island Endurance Series takes place at Levels Raceway in Timaru on October 19.
Brooks & Riding, Brazier & Waite, & Seb and Luke Manson completed the 3-hour podium. Image: Neville BaileyBrook’s and Riding’s Audi followed by Brazier and Waite’s Lamborghini Huracan. Brooks & Riding triumphed by 54 seconds in the 3-Hour. Image: Neville BaileyFather and son duo Luke and Seb Manson (Audi R8) finished third, one lap behind Brooks/Riding. Image: Neville BaileyA mid-race stop for Brazier in the Huracan. Image: Neville BaileyThe Brazier & Waite Lamborghini in action in the 3-Hour. Image: Neville BaileyLuke Manson makes way for his son Seb in a driver change in the 3-Hour. Image: Neville BaileyBill Riding takes over for Steve Brooks in the 3-Hour. Image: Neville BaileyJames Sax & Todd Bawden (Mercedes-AMG GT4) triumphed in Class 3 as the sole entry, completing an impressive 120 laps in 3 hours. Image: Neville BaileyThe Class 2 & 3 1-Hour podium of winner Jordan Michels, runner-up John Goodacre, and the pairing of Seb & Luke Manson, who also podiumed in the 3-Hour. Image: Neville BaileyThe start of the Class 2 & 3 1-Hour. Image: Neville BaileyMichels leads the way early. Image: Neville BaileySteve Brooks and Bill Riding (Porsche 992 ) take on the Porsche 997 of Marco and Vin Schelp. Brooks and Riding were fourth, while the Schelps finished ninth. Image: Neville BaileySteve Scole (Ginetta G56) was the Class 3 winner. Image: Neville BaileyRoger Nees’s Dodge Challenger was a sight to behold at Ruapuna, but was an unfortunate early retirement. Image: Neville BaileyJames Parker in the slick-looking IRC GT finished 10th. Image: Neville BaileyJaden Ransley subbed in for Rhys Gould and set the race’s fastest lap but retired in the final 10 minutes. Image: Neville BaileyNick Wright (Porsche 991 GT3) was ninth overall and hard to miss. Image: Neville BaileyPel Arnott, Dylan Petch & Blake Knowles completed the top three in the Class 4 & 5 1-Hour. Image: Neville BaileyThe grid forming for the Class 4 & 5 1-Hour. Image: Neville BaileyWarren Black chased down by Blake Knowles, who took the position to finish third. Black was fourth. Image: Neville BaileyKnowles pressures Dylan Petch, who holds firm for a well-driven second place. Image: Neville BaileyPel Arnott drove to a 10-second victory in the Class 4 & 5 1-Hour. Image: Neville BaileyMatthew O’Donnell (#111) and Dennis Chapman (#2) battle. O’Donnell finished eighth, and Chapman 12th. Image: Neville Bailey
