Colin Corkery is the newest in a extended string of drivers to announce completely intentions to compete in New Zealands newest contest series, the V8SuperTourers.
Corkery determination link the Penrose-based Racing Projects Team of Nigel Barclay. He determination campaign a Falcon after that to Kayne Scott who determination be heavy a Holden. The new series stay underway at Hampton Downs in excess of the daily of 17 to 19 February after that year.
Like the V8SuperTourer competitors long-established to date, Corkery is an knowledgeable V8 touring car driver. After a winning karting career he raced in together the NZV8 Development Series and NZV8s preceding to crossing the Tasman to use two existence in the Australian V8 Ute Series. During so as to occasion the Kiwi scored more supposed a few podium finishes counting a contest win at the Winton Motor Raceway in 2008. In 2009 Corkery competed in the Australian V8 Supercar Development Series. His previous main New Zealand appearance came additional supposed 12 months ago at what time he was a the majority important contender in the NZV8 Ute trans-Tasman examination match on the streets of Hamilton.
Since so as to occasion Corkery has had a day absent as of the game and is at present feature in the United States. However the advent of the V8SuperTourer series has the 26-year-old eager to go back house to resume his career. œI havent driven the new car yet but I believe it is amazing so as to was wanted in New Zealand. I counting not contain committed to go back with no amazing similar to petroleum existence form introduced.
Seven rounds are scheduled, counting the series debut at Hampton Downs in February, by means of a combination of sprint and later power races preceding to the series checkup in riches 2012. œThe dates appeal to me and I am excited concerning the arrangement of the series and the races, inappropriately Corkery.
A prototype V8SuperTourer has by now expert extensive testing at the by means of no trouble of Corkerys team-mate Kayne Scott and route on the Hampton Downs circuit. The new cars are four-door touring cars liberally on a manage contest chassis powered by an all-alloy, 7-litre, fuel-injected engine construct content 550 horsepower. The cars characteristic a 6-speed sequential gearbox.
Other drivers so as to contain by now joined the new series comprise V8 Supercar star Greg Murphy, manifold NZV8 champions Kayne Scott, John McIntyre and Andy Booth advantage additional former NZV8 champions genuine as Craig Baird and Paul Manuell. There are too more supposed a few up-and-coming younger drivers predictable to get on board.
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