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LG Motorsport driver Angus Fogg has taken out race one of the BNTV8s opening race at Powerbuilt Tools Raceway at Ruapuna Park Christchurch, New Zealand.

Fogg won by a healthy 1.322 sec margin over Kayne Scott, followed by Craig Baird, Andy Booth and John McIntyre with Andy Knight, Eddie Bell, Tim Edgell, Paul Pedersen and Adam Brook making up the top 10.

Fogg qualified the LG Falcon in second place behind Kayne Scott, however managed to get in front of Scott directly after the race start, and went on to lead the race to the finish, posting the fastest lap of the race.

This fantastic start to his race weekend follows a challenging round at Pukekohe Park in Auckland three weeks ago, where he was involved in a multi-car collision in race two, causing serious panel damage to the LG Falcon.

A delighted Fogg said: “This is a brilliant start to the weekend, and a credit to my crew who have worked long and hard to prepare the car for what is, I believe, New Zealand’s most challenging and technical circuit.”

The starting grid for Sunday’s first race of 16 laps is determined by the finishing order of race one. Fogg says he has a gearbox to strip overnight for the LG Ford. “The reshuffle of the grid sees Baird behind me now, so that could change things.”

The weekend’s third race is a full reverse grid battle with the starting order determined by adding together the points from the first two races and then reversing the order. Race two is scheduled to run at 11:30am on Sunday 30 November and the 20-lap reverse grid race at 4:20pm on Sunday afternoon, all with rolling starts.
By Kate Gordon, BNT V8s Media Manager

BNT V8s Championship – Round 3, Provisional points after Race 1 of 3
Position, driver, hometown, car, provisional championship points
1, Kayne Scott, Hamilton, Ford Falcon, 399
2, John McIntyre, Nelson, Ford Falcon, 394
3, Andy Booth, Auckland, Holden Commodore, 307
4, Paul Pedersen, Rotorua, Ford Falcon, 270
5, Andrew Anderson, Auckland, Holden Commodore, 260
6, Craig Baird, Gold Coast, Ford Falcon, 256
7, Paul Manuell, Auckland, Holden Commodore, 251
8, Eddie Bell, Christchurch, Ford Falcon, 237
9, Michael Bristow, Pukekohe, Ford Falcon, 231
10, Dale Williams, Auckland, Ford Falcon, 219
11, Angus Fogg, Auckland, Ford Falcon, 213
12, John Penny, Taupo, Holden Commodore, 183
13, Paul Radisich, Melbourne, Ford Falcon, 181
14, Adam Brook, Christchurch, Ford Falcon, 177
15, Andrew Porter, Auckland, Ford Falcon, 175
16, Simon Richards, Hamilton, Ford Falcon, 168
17, Steve Owen, Melbourne, Ford Falcon, 124
18, Andy Knight, Christchurch, Ford Falcon, 122
19, John Hepburn, Timaru, Holden Commodore, 117
20, Alan McCarrison, Auckland, Ford Falcon, 112
21, Inky Tulloch, Gore, Ford Falcon, 109
22, Nick Ross, Cambridge, Holden Commodore, 99
23, Boyd Norwood, Palmerston North, Ford Falcon, 98
24, Chris Adams, Mosgiel, Holden Commodore, 92
25, David Besnard, Gold Coast, Ford Falcon, 88
26, Tim Edgell, Auckland, Ford Falcon, 88
27, Cam Hardy, Hamilton, Holden Commodore, 54
28, Julia Huzziff, Auckland, Holden Commodore, 48
29, Shaun Turton, Pukekohe, Holden Commodore, 18
30, Dave Stewart*, Wellington, Holden Commodore, 0
31, Dean Perkins*, Pukekohe, Ford Falcon, 0
* These drivers are competing on a round-by-round basis under a “parked V8 franchise” agreement and therefore are ineligible for championship points.