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New Zealand FPV & Tickford Owners Club
Tick-Bits
July – October 2019
Northland
Presidents Report
CNI/Waikato
New members
Hawkes Bay
AGM 2020
Canterbury
Event Guide
Sponsors
Mount Shop
Love the Ford you drive – We do!!
NZ FPV and Tickford Owners’ Club Inc. 18th AGM Weekend Nelson 2020
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Our Team
July – October 2019
National
President
Membership
Officer
Clint Butler
Clint Butler
National Vice
President
Merchandising
Officer
Glen Wallis
Peter Arts
National
Secretary
Sponsorship
Officer
Jacqueline Barton
Wallis (Q)
Jacqueline Barton
Wallis (Q)
National
Treasurer
Anishea Te Ngaru
Social Media
Officer
Glen Wallis
Contents
Presidents Report
New Members
Member Profile
AGM Taupo 2019
AGM Weekend 2020
Northland Branch
CNI/Waikato Branch
Hawke’s Bay Branch
Canterbury Branch
Kids Corner
Northland
Wellington
Ian Hargreaves
Back Seat News
Stuart Stone
Event Guide
Sponsors
Auckland
Canterbury
Peter Arts
Mark Forde
Waikato/CNI
Tick-Bits
Helen Duggan
Glen Wallis
Mount Shop
Hawkes Bay
Connor Butler
Contributions, articles and ideas are
welcomed, and encouraged.
tickbits@nzfpvtoc.org.nz
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Presidents Report
Hi Ford lovers,
I would personally like to thank Tracy for your time as president, Darren as vice president and
Wheels as merchandise officer in supporting the club and all your work and effort you guys have
put in, it’s great that you’ll all be remaining as members of the club. We hope you will continue to
enjoy being a part this club.
A big Thank you to the AGM planning committee who have done a great job arranging this year’s
AGM and giving your own time in making this a awesome weekend.
Thank you to everyone for giving up your weekend and coming to the 2019 AGM weekend, I hope
everyone had as much fun as I did. Bring on Nelson.
For those who don’t know me. I have been married to Pip for 23 years, sometimes I wonder how
she puts up with me spending so much time playing with my car. We have two boys, Connor and
Xavier. Since we joined the club Connor has become a Ford lover and is now an individual
member and I’m guessing Xavier won’t be far behind him once he gets his licence and I’m sure we
will add to the number of fords we have parked in the drive. I am very passionate about this club
and look forward to driving this club into the future; I believe we have the people to make this
happen.
Welcome aboard to the new committee, I looking forward to working with you. We have a great
team with a wealth of knowledge and if we all work together there is nothing we can’t achieve.
Our Members are the foundation of this club and without them we wouldn’t be here. We’re all here
for the same reason, to make new friends and because we love our fords. I hope you will join me in
making this club a fun and enjoyable one, in which we can all be proud to be a part of. Please feel
free to approach me about anything at any time. It’s your club and your ideas matter.
Buckle up its going to be a fun ride.
Love the Ford you drive – I do
Cheers Clint
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New Members
On behalf of our members may we extend a very warm welcome to you all. We trust that you will
enjoy your membership of our club as much as the ford that drives you.
Nicholas Arts - AUCKLAND
Vince & Kay Galbraith – HAWKE’S BAY
Brett & Dianne Gordon - WAIKATO
Glen Cometti - AUCKLAND
Sue Rennie - WAIKATO
Steve & Kelly Wardle – HAWKE’S BAY
Our passion is to Drive our Ford Performance Cars and enjoy spending time with friends and
family. While Making new friends along the way.
New Members - Feel free to contact the Membership Officer if you are unsure which branch you
are associated with. membership@nzfpvtoc.org.nz
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Join Now
The club is open to all friendly like-minded people, whether a
family group, a couple or a single person, with a similar
interest in driving their cars, making new friends and
enjoying time with their families. Children are most welcome
and encouraged to participate in all club activities.
The club concentrates primarily on 'cruises', family and
social events held mainly on weekends.
Our passion is to Drive
our Ford Performance
Cars and enjoy spending
time with friends and
family. While Making new
friends along the way.
Love the Ford you drive – We do!!
NZ FPV and Tickford Owners’ Club Inc.
Member Profile
Member: Ian Hargreaves
Branch: Northland
Car: 2018 Mustang GT & GT-F
I was raised on a Dairy Farm and have been a Dairy Farmer all my life.
In 1960 I married my wife Barbara and we had two children Trixie and Graham. In 1987 Barbara
was diagnosed with Terminal Cancer and passed away just before Christmas that year.
From mid 1950 till 1970 I had a passion for circuit Racing Power Boats racing all over the upper
and mid North Island and with my last boat powered by a hot 327 Chev Corvette motor was timed
at 92 miles per hour over a measured Kilometre , just 2 miles per hour short of the New Zealand
Unlimited Racing Runabout Record.
In the Winter Months I played Rugby Union giving it up at age 47.
During my boat racing years I compiled a comprehensive Workshop where I assembled and
installed motors in the boats and built the trailers.
After racing it was Water Skiing a great sport enjoyed by all my family and friends for many years.
Then it was Cars.
The first Ford Dad bought was a 1947 half ton Pick Up Truck commonly known as a Ford Jailbar.
This Truck has been in our family since it was new and I am in the process of doing a complete
restoration of it.
The first Car was a 1952 Ford Custom , commonly known as a Ford Twin Spinner Then a
procession of Ford Falcons
XM , XR , XW , XA , XD , an XY Ute and an XA Ute , EA 26 , AU 2 Fairmont V8 , BF 2 XR8 ,
FG GT , R Spec GT , GTF , 2016 Mustang GT , 2018 Mustang GT.
I currently own the GTF and the 2018 Mustang GT.
I have been a member of the Club for nine and a half years and enjoy the friendly attitude of all the
Members
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2019 AGM Taupō bought to you by Dulux
Held at Suncourt Hotel & Conference Centre May 17th – May
19th.
Firstly, a huge THANK YOU to the 2019 AGM organising committee for putting on a fantastic
AGM in Taupō. Tracy Hinton, Wheels & Merveen, Clint Butler, Darren Gore, Helen Duggan &
Grant Hinton, for all your hard work with ensuring a fun filled weekend was had by all. These
AGM’s take a lot of time and effort to organise and as I was also a part of the organising committee
I absolutely understand what goes on behind the scenes. I truly appreciate your dedication,
commitment and time taken into ensuring this AGM was a truly fun filled weekend. Thank you team
– I heard nothing but great remarks from our members. We pulled it off!!
Secondly, a huge THANK YOU to each of our members that attended. These weekends would not
be the same without you all in attendance, travelling and contributing, the conversations, laughter
& activities and of course your participation to the AGM.
Our weekend commenced Friday evening May 17th with a meet and greet at Suncourt Hotel &
conference centre where we had a really nice evening getting to know a number of first time AGM
attendees and catching up with members from all around the country. I was especially stoked with
the fact we had 6 of our Canterbury branch members who had made the trip across the strait to
partake in the weekend. It was really lovely to have Andrew & Julie, Peter & Chris along with
Wayne & Debbie from Canterbury! The goodie buckets & T Shirts were retrieved which had some
awesome goodies inside as you can see below.
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Saturday
saw the AGM commence and it was great to have such a good turnout for this. A
number of really good questions asked and clarification around a number of areas especially
regarding our online presence and upcoming changes to Kiwibank along with the remits submitted.
We then held our show and shine at the front location of Suncourt which gained some interest from
passers-by and whilst we enjoyed a lovely lunch, the Suncourt staff picked the winners for our
prize categories to be awarded later in the weekend.
We headed off to a spot along the lake for a photo shoot and as you can see from below, we had
a great turnout with 77% of our total membership base in attendance which is one of the largest
turnouts (percentage wise) in many years
We then headed on our drive around Taupō which saw us end up at the Aratiatia dam for the 2pm
opening and then surprised our members with a Huka Falls River cruise. This was thoroughly
enjoyable with some great commentary, a number of fantastic photo opportunities for our budding
photographers and the children had the ability to steer the boat which they thought was just magic!
The second boat trip was lucky enough to capture a couple of fearless kayakers coming down the
Huka Falls!!
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The Award Goes To
Saturday
evening at the Cossie Club kicked off with our awards evening, Nigel taking out the
booby prize for registering and paying not once but twice! That’s how excited he was to attend the
AGM!
People’s choice Dazza
Best Turbo Andrew & Julie
Judges Choice James & Vicki
Dirtiest Car Grant
Cleanest Car Michelle
Best XR Wayne & Debbie
Most Impressive Interior Mark & Tracey Best Number Plate Merveen
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Most impressive exterior Glen Nigel receiving his award last rego for newest member Glen
AGM Calendar $9.95 + $3.90 Postage
Well done to all our winners!
The Hawkes Bay Branch raffles were drawn which saw three winners, Peter & Chris Donald, Julie
& Andrew Blumberg & Tracy Hinton.
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We then enjoyed a lovely buffet dinner at The Cosmopolitan Club Taupō followed by dancing the
night away with the awesome Palmerston North based band Six Chairs missing which saw some
serious Pink Floyd Fans come out
We finished the evening around 1am and were safely driven back to the motel via the courtesy
van. A great evening had by all.
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Sunday morning commenced with breakfast and then we all headed to the Tongariro National
Trout Centre for a walk around followed by a BBQ at a beautiful spot along the Lake. The raffle
was drawn for the Jacket donated by our outgoing Merchandise officer Dave (Wheels) and Connor
Butler was drawn with his magic number 7. Congratulations Connor!
Connor our jacket raffle winner below:
Thank you to each and every one of you who attended from far and wide, to all our sponsors who
helped make this weekend as affordable as possible and to the entire planning committee for
piecing together each and every aspect of this full filled weekend.
Start saving now for the 2020 AGM as this will be here in no time at all and the HB planning
committee are well underway with all details below. We look forward to having all of you in
attendance for another annual weekend of fun with an AGM slipped in the middle.
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New Zealand FPV & Tickford Owners Club
AGM 2020
24th – 26th April 2020
THE BEACHCOMBER Hotel &
Conference Centre at
Tahunanui Nelson
Love the Ford you Drive – We do!
NZ FPV and Tickford Owners’ Club Inc. 18th AGM Weekend Nelson 2020
Proudly Brought to You By Dulux
Northland Branch Run
On Sunday June 23rd
we met at Springs Flat Kamo at 10 am with four Cars. We then drove to a
place called Waiomio where there are Glow worm Caves just South of Kawakawa about a little
over 40 kilometres from Kamo.
The tour through
the Caves was
very informative
and in one place
we were so close
to the Glow
worms you could
see the web like
strands they
catch insects
with. The tour
took about 45
minutes and the
Guide told how
the caves were
discovered many
years ago.
After the caves it was a 10 km drive back to The Towai Hotel for lunch and a catch up.
The
quality and size of the servings was amazing.
While we were having our meal a traveller arrived in a 1970 Ford Galaxy in very good order so we
took a picture of it.
It was then time to head home some heading North the rest South. A really enjoyable outing.
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Since
our last Newsletter, CNI & Waikato have
joined together for two runs.
Back in April, 9 cars, (3 CNI, 2 Waikato, 1
Auckland, 1 Wellington, 2 Prospective) assembled
in Tauranga to visit a collection of American cars.
CNI/ Waikato Branch Runs
The 50's styled collection was made up of 3 Cadillac's, 2 Impala's & 1 Thunderbird.
Surrounding
these beauties the walls were lined with memorabilia, photos & signs.
Upcoming Runs
August run - CNI & Waikato are joining Hawkes Bay Branch at Rotorua on July 27th.
September - Henry Ford Day, Hamilton. Sun 1st Sept at Claudelands.
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A stunning couch made out of the rear end of a Cadillac, Jukebox, models, bowsers & much more
were parked alongside.
Completing all this was a "Pink Cadillac American Diner".
A stunning collection, enjoyed by us all.
We then headed for a run down the coast to Matata where we stopped for lunch
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In June, 12 cars met up in blustery conditions at Bombay.
We then headed to check out a Model
Car Collection of one man.
The walls were lined with hundreds & hundreds of model cars, a large amount of 'Hot Wheels'.
Fair to say he would have more here than you could find in any shop, possibly all the shops.
Cabinets placed around the 30m x 15m shed had bigger scale models along with various
collections & oddities.
The weather outside was pretty wild, but after a warm sausage sammie, we headed for a drive to
Kaiaua
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We then followed the coast, stopping at a couple of Regional Parks & onto Clevedon, via a few
large potholes, for a late lunch.
Thanks to everyone (3 CNI, 4 Waikato, 1 Auckland, 1 past, & 3 prospective) who braved the
weather & joined us for the day.
Waikato Branch News
Waikato
Branch is delighted to welcome back past member, Aaron & Kerry Gray, & new
members, Brett & Dianne Gordon & Sue Rennie. This boosts Waikato to seven memberships.
Well Done.
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Activities to watch out for happening in our areas
13 July - Mangakino Lake Hop. Saturday, from 10am-3pm
Venue: Lake Maraetai.
14 July - Rotorua Swap Meet. Sunday 7am-2pm
Venue: Stock Car Raceway Paradise Valley, Rotorua.
1 Sept -
Henry Ford Memorial Day Display & Swap Meet.
8am-
Venue: Claudelands Event Centre, Hamilton.
5 Oct -
Aroha Cruise In.
9am-3pm
Venue: Te Aroha Domain, 102 Whitaker St, Te Aroha.
And something a little different, if you are in Tauranga at Labour Weekend, keep an eye out for
Minis. Tauranga is holding the Mini Nationals "60 yrs of the Mini'.
CNI Branch Gossip
Les & Helen spent 28 days of April/May in the US travelling Route 66.
Flying into Chicago we were immediately at the start of the route. We travelled 2860 miles in a
new Mustang convertible & had a wonderful time. Everything is massive, the Grand Canyon, the
Petrified Forest, a Meteor Crater, even collections of all sorts, are huge & amazing to see. The car
collections are stunning, heaps of petrol bowsers line the old road, but the most bizarre collection
was that of guns. The guy had over 12,000 firearms & many thousands of gun related items.
Davis had always said "I want to be buried with my guns" so the State allowed him (& his wife) to
be entombed in the Museum. Weird. Fabulous time & would recommend it.
If it's on your bucket list "Go for it", you won't be disappointed,
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Hawkes Bay Branch Runs
All Ford Day
Hawke’s Bay branch run on Sunday 14th April We
to the all ford day in Palmerston North. We
started by meeting at the Plimmerton weigh
station, the sun was shining and looking like a
great day. Where we were joined by members
of wellington branch and the ford carpi club.
then headed to palmy stopping by in
Shannon to meet up with some fellow ford
lovers and a quick toilet stop. Then we were off
again, next stop Palmerston North. The day
was spent looking and talking photos of some
fantastic fords old and new. We will be there
again next year, it was a great day out.
We then headed to palmy stopping by in Shannon to meet up with some fellow ford lovers and a
quick toilet stop. Then we were off again, next stop Palmerston North. The day was spent looking
and talking photos of some fantastic fords old and new. We will be there again next year, it was a
great day out.
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All
Ford
Day
Hawkes
Bay run to Pointon Motors
and Mt Bruce Reserve In May HB
Branch was joined by Robert , Lance
and Sonya from Wellington Branch
and Peter and Sandra from Auckland
Branch for our run to Masterton to
visit Pointon Motors . Everyone
enjoyed wandering around looking
through this amazing collection of all
things motor industry related and
some amazing clothing from the 30s
to 50s .We didn’t know if we would be
able to get some members to leave in
a hurry as there was so much to see.
Many of us were told by our partners
to keep our hands in our pockets and
not to touch lol… Somehow Lance
managed to walk away and purchase
some Tobacco tins to add to his
collection.
From here we then planned to head North and up to
Mt Bruce. This was delayed a little thanks to a flat tyre
on Clint's car. Which turned out to be a good thing as
we managed to run into 2 Eastland Branch members
DJ and Maryanne who were down for the Golden
Shears comp in Masterton.
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Mount Bruce
Once
we got to Mt Bruce we all walked
around at our own pace to enjoy the many
native birds and other animals, insects etc.
and then made our way to watch the eel
feeding . No one from the club was brave
enough to get in and feed the eels lol. After a
good walk around we all headed off back on
our own way home. Thanks to all those who
took the time to come along on this run
Up and coming Hawke’s bay runs
27th July Hawke’s Bay Rotorua Run Mangatainoka
25th August Motors Ford v Holden Car Day
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Canterbury Branch Runs
Greetings from the South Island. I trust you’ve all been able to enjoy your Ford in the mild autumn
weather we’ve had recently.
Winter has certainly hit with a vengeance though, hasn’t it?
Events since last newsletter:
February: All Ford Day & Hanmer Motorfest. As in past years, we represented the Club at both of
these car shows.
Pete & Chris Donald brought their newly completed XD to Hanmer
I think they call that colour ‘Gotta Love It Green’!
April:
President’s Run. Tracy & Grant, & Nigel & Donna made the epic journey down South to
participate in a run with us. We visited Stewart’s Car Museum, then headed out to Leeston for
lunch at the Crate & Barrel. We hope they all enjoyed their time down South with us.
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South Island Adventure To AGM Taupo
Report from Debbie & Wayne
Hi everyone
For those of you who couldn’t make it to the AGM hopefully I will be able to give a little insight from
our point of view as to how it all went!
Three cars from the South Island managed to make the journey North – we know that there were
others who wanted to be there, but either due to health issues or buying property unfortunately
were unable to make it. The three cars met on the Main North Road early Thursday morning. We
had a lovely drive up to Kaikoura, stopping along the way a few times (Debs needed to stretch her
new hip!!) and stopped in Kaikoura for morning tea….it was so lovely overlooking the sea.
From there we slowly went through all the road works before and after Kaikoura and arrived safely
at the Picton Ferry Terminal. We had a great sailing across to Wellington and only had the bad
weather hit us just as we approached the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
We
stayed in Wellington that night and had a great time…nibbles, a couple of drinks and of
course a few laughs!
Our morning started with a really yummy fully cooked breakfast. We left Wellington and took our
time heading towards Taupo. We stopped along the way at Bulls for a late morning tea.
We
arrived in Taupo mid afternoon and checked into the Hotel. Quite a few people from the
different regions had already arrived. That evening we went and registered and had a Meet and
Greet with everyone. It was so good catching up with all the familiar faces and meeting the new
people. A really nice crowd!
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Saturday morning we had the AGM, a lovely lunch at the Hotel, then we went and had a photo
shoot (a great photo of all the cars in front of the Lake), this was followed by a drive around the
area where we ended up on a cruise on the Waikato River to the Huka Falls – this was fantastic!
It was then back to the Suncourt Hotel where we relaxed till we headed off out for dinner. We then
had raffles drawn and prizes given for best car etc… this was followed with entertainment by an
awesome band! All in all a great day and night.
Sunday we headed off for a lovely drive around the lake and ended up in a beautiful bay where we
were provided with a BBQ lunch. Thank you to those who organised this as it was a neat way to
finish the AGM weekend!
We said our good-byes to everyone and headed back to the Suncourt Hotel. We ended up
meeting at the restaurant along with a few from Wellington and had a lovely dinner – a relaxing
time catching up.
We
left Taupo early Monday morning and headed back to Wellington – along the way we
managed to get an amazing photo shoot of our three cars in front of a very clear Mt Ruapehu!
Just stunning! We then stopped at Waiouru Army Museum for a morning tea.
Then it was a
stop at Levin for a late lunch.
We stayed again at Wellington for the night – having a great meal at Lone Star and lots of laughs.
It was then off early the next morning, had a good sailing to Picton, then a smooth drive back to
Christchurch. We all had a fantastic weekend!! Thank you to all of those who organised this great
weekend!
Cheers from Wayne and Debbie Canterbury Region
Looks like a good weekend & a good haul of prizes for the S I Crew
Upcoming events:
June- Mid-Winter
Dinner & Ruapuna Track Day with
Canterbury Mustang Owners’ Club
July- Paul & Robyn’s run-tba
Until next time, enjoy your Ford.
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Brought to you by Ava-Rose
What do you want in your page - Email kidscorner@nzfpvtoc.org.nz
“Wow this Ford is amazing, Dad can you buy this Ford for me please?” Oh hey there, you know
how I’m in that cool Ford Club, well have you ever wondered what the kids in the club think of it.
Ok here you are…
So for me, I think it’s an adventure, a fun thing to do to get out of your town. Also to get off the
couch. I love seeing all the Fords and I love how we go on long drives around different places.
Every time we go somewhere I feel like I’m being teleported in my Dad’s car, PS: he told me to say
that! There is always something new to do. I also like to hang out with everyone, meeting up with
my old friends and making new ones.
I like all the places that we go to like at the AGM in Taupo, we got to all go on a boat ride to see
the Huka Falls. It was so so much fun and I got to drive the boat. Some of the other kids got to
drive the boat too! I really liked to see all the pretty colours in the water and I liked how we got to
go in the waterfall and when we saw 2 men in kayaks. They were so brave!
I also like when we have BBQ’s together and I like how we can just sit around and chat. It’s like a
family but a family of friends too.
The AGM’s are always lots of fun and there are always heaps of people who come from all over
New Zealand. I love when I get my new T Shirt at the AGM’s and I’m building up a cool collection. I
can’t wait for next year when I can see my 2020 T Shirt. I also like when I get to do things to help
out, not trying to brag, but my Mum is the treasurer which makes me proud and I liked helping my
Dad Darren with the T Shirts for 2019.
I’d love to see more kids and all my old friends from the club come to the AGM’s and all the other
drives we do in the year. You should all come, its heaps of fun. I’ll tell you what, you send me a
picture of your Ford that you have drawn and I’ll put it in the next kids’ corner. I’ll pick a winner and
I might even post you a prize so make sure you put your address on it.
I can’t wait to see more of you all. Have a go at my crossword and my word find. The same words
are in both of them. Have fun!
May the FORD be with everyone – over and out
Ava Rose signing out Xx
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BACK SEAT NEWS!
Ford on brink of manufacturers’ title
A win for any Mustang driver in today’s second leg
of the Watpac Townsville 400 will hand Ford the
2019 Supercars Manufacturers’ title.
The Blue Oval has dominated the season with its
new Mustang, taking out 16 of the 17 races held to
date.
Unlike the points-based drivers’ and teams’
crowns, Supercars’ Champion Manufacturer Award
is based solely on race wins.
With 16 races remaining, Holden can only equal
Ford’s tally even if it wins every race for the rest of
the season.
Ford’s haul has been largely thanks to Scott
McLaughlin, who has won 13 of its 16 total,
including Saturday’s Townsville hitout.
Shell V-Power Racing team-mate Fabian Coulthard
has added two victories, and Tickford Racing’s
Chaz Mostert one.
Holden had wrestled the Champion Manufacturer
title away from Ford last year, following a strong
season for its then-new ZB Commodore.
Ford’s 2017 triumph had broken a streak of seven
consecutive titles for Holden, stretching back to
Triple Eight’s first season running Commodores.
The manufacturers’ title has been awarded since
1999, with Holden winning 14 times and Ford six.
McLaughlin’s Saturday victory meanwhile
helped him close on the all-time record of
wins in a season by a single driver, set at
16 by Craig Lowndes in 1996.
The reigning champion is also on a run of
six consecutive wins, two shy of
Lowndes’ record, also set in his stunning
run to the 1996 title as a rookie.
McLaughlin currently holds a 358-point
lead over Coulthard in the drivers’
standings, while Shell V-Power Racing is
817 ahead of Red Bull HRT in the teams’
points.
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Scott McLaughlin's road to redemption
Road
to
Redemption:
A
Championship Journey starts with
the heartbreak at the end of the
2017 season, then follows him
through 2018 as he achieves
redemption by winning the 2018
Supercars title.
What a difference a year makes.
Sunday, November 26, 2017 was
the lowest moment of Scott
McLaughlin’s racing career. He
suffered a heartbreaking defeat in
the final event of the 2017
Supercars Championship on the
streets of Newcastle. Twelve
months later on Sunday, November
25, 2018, McLaughlin clinched his
first title in the most thrilling of
circumstances.
Scott was at Repco wellington for his book signing and
Glen was lucky enough not only to get signed copies of
his book, but also get Scott to sign his car
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Events Guide
July 2019
13th
Mangakino Lake Hop. Saturday, from 10am-3pm
Venue: Lake Maraetai.
14th
Rotorua Swap Meet. Sunday 7am-2pm Venue:
Stock Car Raceway Paradise Valley, Rotorua.
27th
HB Run Rotorua. Saturday 10.00am. Venue:
Rotorua
27th
Paul & Robyn’s run-tba
27-07-19
August 2019
2nd – 4th
NZ Biggest Horsepower Party
25th
Ford vs Holden. Sunday 10.00am. Venue: Tui
Brewery (Tui HQ) 5 Mara Street, Mangatainoka
31st
Street Fighters Event
September 2019
1st
25th Henry Ford Memorial Day Display & Swap
Meet. 8am Venue: Claudelands Event Centre,
Hamilton.
October 2019
5th
Aroha Cruise In. 9am-3pm Venue: Te Aroha
Domain, 102 Whitaker St, Te Aroha.
April 2020
24th – 26th
18th NZFPVTOC AGM
Beachcomber Hotel &
Tahunanui Nelson
2020 Venue: The
Conference Centre
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