2013–14 New Zealand V8 season
# 2013–14 New Zealand V8 season

The 2013–14 New Zealand V8 season was the fifteenth season of the series, under the NZV8 guise. The season began at the Thunder in the Park event at Pukekohe Park Raceway on 16 November 2013 and finished at the Pukekohe Park Raceway ITM Auckland 400 V8 Supercars event on 27 April after six championship meetings. Jason Bargwanna was the reigning TLX champion, and whilst AJ Lauder won the TL Championship, graduated into the TLX class to battle for the title. The TLX Championship eventually was won by Nick Ross and the TL Championship was won by Ian Booth.

## Teams and drivers

TLX Championship :

| Team | Vehicle | # | Driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Richards Team Motorsport | Toyota Camry | 1 | Jason Bargwanna | 1–4 |
| Richards Team Motorsport | Toyota Camry | 87 | A. J. Lauder | 1–4 |
| Concept Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VE) | 007 | Nick Ross | 1–4 |
| Varney Motorsport | Ford Falcon (FG) | 14 | Shaun Varney | 1–4 |
| No Fea Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VE) | 84 | Lance Hughes | 1–4 |
| TL Championship |||||
| Team | Vehicle | # | Driver | Rounds |
| Team Aegis Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 2 | Brad Lauder | 1–4 |
| Glenn Inkster Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 4 | Glenn Inkster | 4 |
| Barry Holden Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 8 | Barry Holden | 3–4 |
| NDK Motorsport | Ford Falcon (BF) | 17 | Nigel Karl | 1 |
| Todd Murphy Racing | | 18 | Todd Murphy | 4 |
| Matthew Booth Racing | Holden Commodore (VY) | 22 | Matthew Booth | 1–4 |
| Matthew Booth Racing | Holden Commodore (VY) Ford Falcon (BF) | 28 | Ian Booth | 1–4 |
| Red Ant Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 36 | Glenn Pelham | 1 |
| Bronson Porter Racing | Holden Commodore (VY) | 40 | Bronson Porter | 1–4 |
| James McLaughlin Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VY) | 51 | James McLaughlin | 1–4 |
| John Hepburn Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 52 | John Hepburn | 3 |
| Nathan Pilcher Racing | Holden Commodore (VY) | 55 | Nathan Pilcher | 2–3 |
| Liam MacDonald Racing | Ford Falcon (BF) | 69 | Liam MacDonald | 2–3 |
| Ross Cameron Racing | Holden Commodore (VY) | 74 | Ross Cameron | 2 |
| Enzed Racing Team | Ford Falcon (BF) | 99 | Grant Molloy | 1–4 |
| Brock Cooley Motorsport | Ford Falcon (BF) | 111 | Brock Cooley | 1–4 |

### Changes from 2013

* Championship Winning Team Tulloch Motorsport will not be returning this season.
* TLX Championship winning driver Jason Bargwanna moves from Tulloch Motorsport to Richards Team Motorsport.
* TL Championship winning driver AJ Lauder moves from Team Aegis Racing in the TL class to Richards Team Motorsport in the TLX Class.
* Martin Short and Brett Collins from Richards Team Motorsport both will not be returning in 2013.
* No Fea Racing Team buys Tulloch Motorsports Holden Commodore (VE) with Lance Hughes driving.
* Haydn Mackenzie Motorsport will not be returning in 2013–14, neither will Haydn Mackenzie as a driver.
* Haydn Mackenzie Motorsport sold their Ford Falcon (FG) to Varney Motorsport for Shaun Varney to drive.
* Ethan Coleman Motorsport to enter sometime during the 2013–14 season.

There are multiple changes within the TL class, with many new drivers that will make the class extremely competitive.

## Calendar

| Round | Round | Date | Circuit | Winning TL driver | Winning TL team | Winning TLX driver | Winning TLX team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | 16–17 November | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Ian Booth | Matthew Booth Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 1 | R2 | 16–17 November | Pukekohe Park Raceway | James McLaughlin | James McLaughlin Motorsport | Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport |
| 1 | R3 | 16–17 November | Pukekohe Park Raceway | James McLaughlin | James McLaughlin Motorsport | Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 2 | R1 | 11–12 January | Teretonga Park | Brad Lauder | Team Aegis Racing | Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport |
| 2 | R2 | 11–12 January | Teretonga Park | Liam MacDonald | Liam MacDonald Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 2 | R3 | 11–12 January | Teretonga Park | Liam MacDonald | MacDonald Racing Team | Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport |
| 3 | R1 | 18–19 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway | John Hepburn | John Hepburn Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 3 | R2 | 18–19 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway | James McLaughlin | James McLaughlin Motorsport | Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 3 | R3 | 18–19 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway | James McLaughlin | James McLaughlin Motorsport | Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 4 | R1 | 8–9 February | Manfeild Autocourse | Glenn Inkster | Glenn Inkster Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 4 | R2 | 8–9 February | Manfeild Autocourse | Barry Holden | Barry Holden Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 4 | R3 | 8–9 February | Manfeild Autocourse | Barry Holden | Barry Holden Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 5 | R1 | 8–9 March | Taupo Motorsport Park | Bronson Porter | Bronson Porter Racing | Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport |
| 5 | R2 | 8–9 March | Taupo Motorsport Park | Brad Lauder | Team Aegis Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 5 | R3 | 8–9 March | Taupo Motorsport Park | James McLaughlin | James McLaughlin Motorsport | Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 6 | R1 | 25–27 April | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Kevin Williams | Kevin Williams Racing | Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport |
| 6 | R2 | 25–27 April | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Ian Booth | Matthew Booth Racing | Nick Ross | Concept Motorsport |
| 6 | R3 | 25–27 April | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Kevin Williams | Kevin Williams Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |
| 6 | R4 | 25–27 April | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Glenn Inkster | Glenn Inkster Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Richards Team Motorsport |

## Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | PUK | PUK | PUK | TER | TER | TER | TIM | TIM | TIM | MAN | MAN | MAN | TAU | TAU | TAU | PUK | PUK | PUK | PUK | Pen. | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TLX Championship ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nick Ross | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | Ret | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 2nd | | 1228 |
| 2 | Jason Bargwanna | 1st | 2nd | 1st | Ret | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | Ret | Ret | 1st | 1st | | 1176 |
| 3 | Lance Hughes | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | Ret | 3rd | 3rd | | 1014 |
| 4 | Shaun Varney | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | Ret | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | Ret | Ret | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | | 923 |
| 5 | A. J. Lauder | DNS | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | | 487 |
| TL Championship ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | James McLaughlin | 2nd | 1st | 1st | DNS | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 6th | 8th | 9th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | | | | | 809 |
| 2 | Ian Booth | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 3rd | | | | | 798 |
| 3 | Brad Lauder | DNS | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 8th | Ret | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 1st | Ret | | | | | 738 |
| 4 | Bronson Porter | 8th | 4th | Ret | 2nd | 2nd | Ret | 4th | Ret | 4th | 5th | 6th | 8th | 1st | 4th | 7th | | | | | 639 |
| 5 | Brock Cooley | 4th | 8th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 10th | 6th | Ret | Ret | 5th | 8th | Ret | 5th | | | | | 588 |
| 6 | Grant Molloy | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 6th | Ret | 5th | 3rd | 9th | DNS | DNS | DNS | 7th | 7th | 6th | | | | | 587 |
| 7 | Matthew Booth | 3rd | Ret | 5th | DNS | DNS | 4th | 9th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 4th | | | | | 583 |
| 8 | Barry Holden | | | | | | | DNS | 5th | DNS | 8th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | | | | | 432 |
| 9 | Liam MacDonald | | | | 6th | 1st | 1st | 6th | 8th | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | 318 |
| 10 | Glenn Inkster | | | | | | | | | | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | | | | | | | | 209 |
| 11 | John Hepburn | | | | | | | 1st | 4th | 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | 189 |
| 12 | Glenn Pelham | 6th | 5th | 7th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 136 |
| 13 | Todd Murphy | | | | | | | | | | 7th | 5th | 7th | | | | | | | | 133 |
| 14 | Nigel Karl | 7th | 6th | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 126 |
| | Ross Cameron | | | | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
