John McIntyre (driver)
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John McIntyre is a New Zealand racecar driver who competes in the NZV8's and is a co-driver for Stone Brothers Racing
Stone Brothers Racing
Stone Brothers Racing is an Australian motor racing team competing in the International V8 Supercars Championship, formed in 1998 by experienced New Zealand-born motorsport veterans, Ross Stone and Jim Stone after buying out their partner in their previous racing team...

 at Phillip Island and Bathurst.

NZV8's

John McIntyre started in the NZV8's in 1999 and in 2006 he debuted his own team John McIntyre Racing, in the 2006-07 season of the NZV8's McIntyre was crowned the overall champion and looks to do the same this season.

2007-08

John McIntyre ran under his own team John McIntyre Racing
John McIntyre Racing
John McIntyre Racing is one of the motorsport teams competing in the New Zealand V8s series.-History:John McIntyre Racing was formed in 2006 by owner-driver John McIntyre. The team enjoyed success in the 2006–07 NZV8 series, winning the championship in their first season. JMR made it two in a row...

 for the second season in 2007-08, this time as the defending series champion.

1997

  • 7th TraNZam Light Championship (contesting 57% of rounds), 2 Wins, 4 Seconds, 6 Pole Positions

2001

  • Winner of the Liquor King 500 Endurance Race for TKR at Ruapuna Raceway
  • Winner of Round (5) NZ V8 Touring Car Championship at Manfeild NZ

2002

  • Debut V8 Supercar Drive, driving for Team Kiwi Racing at Willowbank Raceway, Qld Australia finishing 22nd with Jason Richards

2003

  • Pole Position, Race 1 Winner at Winton, Vic Australia driving Corvette TraNZam
  • Winner of the Manfeild 4 Hour Endurance Race driving Sierra Cosworth
  • First race win in Australia at Philip Island Vic driving a Corvette Tranzam on debut
  • 3rd NZ V8 Touring Car Championship for Team Kiwi Racing

2004-2005

  • 3rd NZV8 Touring Car Championship
  • 18 th at Indy 300 V8 Supercar Championship, sprint round debut for WPS Racing
  • Debut at Bathurst 1000 driving with David Besnard, DNF Engine while in the top 10
  • 21 st V8 Supercar Sandown 500 driving for WPS Racing with Alex Yoong
  • Winner of the Manfeild 4 Hour Endurance Race (2nd year running) driving an Audi RS4
  • Lap Record at Manfeild
  • 5th Trans Tasman Porsche GT3 Cup

2006

  • 1st Group N (1600-2000cc) 24-hours Nurburgring (Germany)
  • 6th NZV8 Touring Car Championship
  • 5th V8 Brutes Sandown 500 on Debut
  • 6th Pukekohe 6 Hour Endurance Race
  • 4th Manfeild 4 Hour Endurance Race

2007

  • Team Kiwi Racing Endurance driver – Sandown and Bathurst
  • Jim Clark Trophy winner 2007
  • Winner of the NZV8s Championship
  • Closest win in NZV8 History (0.024)
  • Awarded Presidents Scholarship for session with Dr Kerry Spackman Nuero Scientist
    Kerry Spackman
    Kerry Spackman is a neuroscientist and Winner of the 2009 KEA World Class Award for Creative Thinking, the 1992 NEEDA Award for the most Significant Electronic Export and the Senior Prize for Applied Mathematics....

  • Recipient of the Ernie Spraque Memorial Trophy at Timaru
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