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Brad Kroef wins his third title. Two more race wins for Mitch Sparrow.
In the final event of the V8 Utes season where the series was in the balance, Brad Kroef put in a huge effort clinching enough points in the weekend’s Waitomo V8 Utes races to secure his third series title. Yet it all came down to the final race on Sunday with potentially four drivers in contention to claim the title. Mitch Sparrow and Glen Collinson battled for the full 10 laps of Race Three with Mitch securing the win; Glen finished just 0.4 secs in arrears in second. Brad

Glenn Churches
May 183 min read


Brad Kroef top qualifies but Mitch Sparrow wins Race One
In a race that finished with just a 13 second spread from first place to last, Mitch Sparrow won the duel with Glen Collinson to win Race One of the Waitomo V8 Utes Grand Finale. That made it a Holden – Ford one-two finish. Blair Gribble-Bowing finished a much improved third, while Brad Kroef, who was fastest qualifier in the morning, was fourth - both driving Ford FG utes. But Saturday was no ordinary race day for the Waitomo V8 Utes. As day one of the final round for the se

Glenn Churches
May 163 min read


The season comes down to the wire at Hampton Downs
A season that has seen close finishes, the rise of some exciting talents and intense doorhandle-to-doorhandle racing is coming to a head at Hampton Downs. This will be the grand finale of a spirited 6-round series for the V8 Utes, fuelled this weekend by Waitomo as part of NZIGP’s Season Finale May 16-17th. The closeness of competition is reflected in the top four drivers being separated by just 37 points. And with 35 points for a win and 3 races on the card, the final result

Glenn Churches
May 132 min read
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