Andre Heimgartner has taken two further race wins in the BNT V8s Championship at Manfeild on Sunday afternoon, adding to Saturday’s win, giving him the clean sweep for the weekend.
Heimgartner was invincible all weekend, Hamilton Motorsports teammate Lance Hughes played a successful supporting role, ensuring both Commodores would finish in first and second in class for all three races.
Sunday’s race two and three saw the Hamilton Motorsports duo followed to the line by the Nissan Altima of Nick Ross. The #007 Altima fairing from a far better Sunday after a troubled race one and subsequent gearbox change between the pair of Sunday races.
Brad Lathrope in his Ford Falcon finished a credible fourth for the weekend with the Toyota Camry of Alexandra Whitley finishing fifth.
The BNT V8s Open class was won by Sam Collins. The highly modified Ford Mustang GT recorded two overall second-place finishes in races one and two before suffering from a power loss during the final race of the weekend.
16-year-old Brayden Phillips continued to impress. The youngster remaining competitive across both Sunday races to finish seventh for the weekend.
The next round of the BNT V8s Championship will be at Hampton Downs in the North Waikato – March 27-29.
Race Two Results:
- 1. Andre Heimgartner
- 2. Sam Collins
- 3. Lance Hughes
- 4. Blair McDonald
- 5. Nick Ross
- 6. Alexandra Whitley
- 7. Brayden Phillips
- 8. Brock Timperley
- 9. Justin Mcllroy
- 10. Brad Lathrope
- 11. Robert Wallace
Race Three Results:
- 1. Andre Heimgartner
- 2. Lance Hughes
- 3. Blair McDonald
- 4. Nick Ross
- 5. Alexandra Whitley
- 6. Brad Lathrope
- 7. Brayden Phillips
- 8. Sam Collins
- 9. Rob Wallace
- 10. Brock Timperley
- 11. Justin Mcllroy