Nurburgring 2010

Ali Taylor

Alistair has been competing in national motorsport for the last 4 years. He has been a consistent front-runner in the Porsche Bridgestone Porsche series. Alistair has competed in both the 2008 & 2009 24 Hours of Nurburgring.


Alistair is the project manager for Frimley Estate a large residential development company located in the Hawkes Bay.

Andy Booth

One of the most recognised and experienced names in NZ Motorsport, Andy Booth has an enviable track record of success including European open wheel racing, Indy Lights in America and NZ Grand Prix.

Now one of the stalwarts of the hugely successful NZV8 Championship Andy was the series’ first back to back champion (‘04/’05) and in 7 seasons has consistently placed in the top 4 in the standings.

With a hard earned reputation as an attacking ‘no holds barred’ driver on the race track merging perfectly with a highly professional and approachable motorsport businessman off it Andy has quickly become one of the most marketable personalities in domestic motorsport.

Brian McGovern

Brian McGovern has displayed a proven track record of successful circuit racing in New Zealand over the last 7 years with two NZ Bridgestone Porsche Championships under his belt and currently leading the 2010 Class A Championship.

His current car, a Porsche 944 Turbo S Modified was built into a race car from scratch by Brian who has done most of the work himself along with Turbo assistance from Lodge Auto Centre and has developed it into the reliable, quick and well balanced race car that it is today.

Endurance racing with Greg Taylor in the North Island Endurance Series lead firstly to Greg asking Brian to be the Kiwi Team Nurburgring Manager in 2006 and each year since and in 2007 a coveted and podium finishing drive in KTNs Honda Civic Type R. That first drive has lead to more successful drives in the super reliable Hondas and another chance to return to the Ring in 2010.

Brian is a Managing Director of a small niche company that undertakes Fuel Storage and Pipework upgrades at Service Stations around the North Island and when not motor racing keeps active with regular surfing in NZ and abroad.

David Glasson

David has been participating in motorsport for 30 years, in a range of cars. His early experience was in rallies, mainly in the South Island. Track racing has been his interest since then, with regular Club level events. He raced in the Wellington Waterfront Nissan Mobil races for 3 years, and in the Super GT series for nearly 10 years in a Nissan 300Z  twin turbo. Currently he races an Elfin 5.7l V8 sports car in the NZ Sports Car Series and in Club events.

Greg Spark

A late starter to the motorsport scene, Greg Spark begun racing at the Targa rallies from 2006 in his Honda Integra Type-R. Targa events have been Greg's forte since his first appearance, and expand as far as the Taranaki Targa Tarmac Rally 2007-2009. Notable achievements are completing every stage in all Targa events, Class win and 1^st  Index of Performance (Modern) in Targa NZ 2009, 2^nd in Class Taranaki Tarmac Rally 2009, plus many other podium finishes.

A recent shift to circuit racing in the SS2000 series has tuned Greg's race skills in preparation for the Nurburgring 24 hour race.

Lewis Scott

Wellington racer Lewis Scott is at home on gravel in a rally car, just as much as he is on a circuit.  Specialising in endurance races in New Zealand, Lewis excelled in his first attempt at the Nurburgring, as part of the class winning car of 2008.

Lewis has also competed at the forefront of Rallying in New Zealand for many years, in all manner of highly powered rally cars.

Mark Corbett

A long time Honda stalwart, Mark believes the team’s choice of car to be perfect for such a gruelling challenge .  Corbett returns to the same car he won his class in with the team in 2008.

Matthew Noonan

Matt Noonan has competed each year in the nationally sanctioned North Island Endurance series since 2004 racing, a nissan sentra, then honda civic in the 1600 cc class, followed by a 2000 cc Honda civic in 2007, winning the 4 hour race at Manfield in class, coming 2nd in class at the Taupo 4 hour and 2nd in class for the series. In 2008 in the same series Noonan came 2nd in class again at Taupo 4 hour, then in 2009 2nd in Class in Pukekohe 6 hour race.

Prior to that Noonan raced in nationally sanctioned classes of Formula 1st (Vee) competing in the 2004 Winter Series at Manfield  coming 3rd in the 1 hour endurance race and picking up 4 other 3 place finishes during the 4 round series, Noonan also raced in this class at the opening round of the National Championship that year at Pukekohe.

During the 2004 Winter Series Noonan raced the post classic HQ Holden class whilst simultaneously competing in the Formula 1st series.

In 2003 Noonan raced Formula Fords in the pre 93 class during the Manfield Winter Series and also competed in the National Championship of that year coming 4th in pre 93 class despite missing the NZ Grand Prix Round at Teretonga and picking up numerous podiums in class during the challenging season.

Nick Chester

First started racing in 2002 in the SuperGT series in my Mitsubishi Evo 2, and had a podium finish every year in the SuperGT series. Won the overall title for the 05/06 season.

 The GT1 series started in 08/09 with the fastest saloon cars in the country competing and I finished 3rd 0verall in my Holden Supercar. I also hold the GT1 lap record at the Hamilton street circuit.

Have competed in the North Island endurance series for the last 2 years in a Silvia S15 with which we have had reliability issues later in the races, with no results worth mentioning.   

In 2007  I travelled to Japan to compete in an 4 hour endurance race at the central curcuit race track in an WRX STI with which the last driver crashed out in 5th place.

Peter Millener

Started racing in the Bridgestone Porsche series, competing in five seasons from 1998 to 2003. He finished second overall in his rookie year, achieved class wins every season and won the championship in 1999.

In 2002 he competed in the New Zealand Touring Car series, including the Liquor KIng 500 endurance race, finishing 5th.

In 2006 Peter stepped up to the Porsche GT3 cup championship then switched to a road going Porsche GT3 , competing in the Targa New Zealand events in 2008 and 2009 with consistent top ten placings.

Peter also enjoys track days on two wheels. In his other life, he is a radiologist on Auckland’s North Shore.

Stu Owers

Stuart’s first circuit race was in a standard production Ford in the Mid Atlantic Road Racing Series in the eastern region of the United States.  He has since accumulated a record of winning endurance races, an endurance series, a NZ Porsche Series Championship, and many titles in sprint series and class championships. 

As well as working in top level management for a major car manufacturer, he has drawn on his experience to become an accomplished motoring journalist, TV presenter and previously, an owner of a successful motorsport supply business.  Stuart returns for his third stint at the ‘ring for 2009 having won his class in both starts in 2007 and 2008.

Rod Hicks

The frustration of non starts at Nurburgring in 2000 & 2001 through bad car preparation saw Rod concentrate on local NZ endurance racing, contesting races in both  the South & North Island endurance series intermittently from 2002-2007.  The chance to return to the challenge of the Nurburgring with a properly prepared car and a team with a professional approach has seen Rod join KTN for 2009.