{"id":618798,"date":"2026-04-20T08:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/618798\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T08:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:31:17","slug":"christchurch-super440-sunday-support-card-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/618798\/","title":{"rendered":"Christchurch Super440 Sunday support card wrap-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKane Lawson took victory in the final Historic Touring Cars race driving a Peter Brock\/John Cleland Commodore at Ruapuna. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n

Greenslade used the cool morning air during Race 2 to his advantage in the ex-Tony Longhurst Ford Sierra, the turbocharged classic carving through the field on the opening lap.<\/p>\n

The Sierra led home the Peter Brock\/John Cleland VP Commodore driven by Kane Lawson and the Peanut Slab Sierra of Walkinshaw TWG Racing co-owner Scott O\u2019Donnell.<\/p>\n

Even with a field of priceless cars, the race was not without classic touring car hip and shoulder contact.<\/p>\n

Paul Radisich brought back his classic, elbows-out driving style when he and Bruce Miles came together on Lap 1, taking the pair out with suspension damage.<\/p>\n


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As Greenslade ran away at the front, the battle for the minors heated up, with Lawson and Steven Richards scrapping for second, and a collection of Super Touring classics fighting behind.<\/p>\n

Greg Murphy and Kayne Scott came together on the final lap, making wheel-to-wheel contact, sending Murphy spinning across the nose of Blake Knowles\u2019 Volvo S40.<\/p>\n

Knowles stood on the brakes and managed to avoid Murphy, continuing on to finish fifth.<\/p>\n

Lawson hit back in Race 3, taking the lead back from Greenslade in the middle of the race to take the win in the Brock Commodore.<\/p>\n

Greenslade led the race early on but slipped back in the closing stages, falling to sixth at the finish.<\/p>\n

Lawson led home O\u2019Donnell and Blake Knowles, with the Super Touring entries in the mix for the minor positions as Group A cars fell out of contention, including Steven Richards.<\/p>\n

Radisich pulled off the road in the early running with a mechanical issue in the Super Touring Ford Mondeo, while Richards entered the pit lane while running inside the top three.<\/p>\n

\"Winner<\/p>\n

Winner of the Rodin Cars New Zealand Formula Ford Challenge #2 Arthur Broughan. Image: Geoff Ridder<\/p>\n

Rodin Cars New Zealand Formula Ford Challenge<\/p>\n

Arthur Broughan took the win in Race 3 on a foggy Sunday morning in an incident-plagued Formula Ford race.<\/p>\n

Broughan led home Maxim Kirwan and Marco Manson, both of whom drove from the back of the field in only a handful of green flag laps.<\/p>\n

The eventual winner found himself in fifth by the end of Lap 1, but it only took one lap for the seas to part in front of him.<\/p>\n

As four drivers battled in front of him, Sebastian Eskandari put a big move on Jake Bryant for the lead at Turn 2, but when Bryant attempted to fall back in line, he spun across Izaak Fletcher\u2019s nosecone collecting Dylan Petch.<\/p>\n

A short safety car to clean up the incident set up what was to be a grandstand finish, as Lincoln Taylor, Kirwan, and Manson had all raced their way to the front.<\/p>\n

On the restart, Eskandari forced Taylor wide exiting Turn 2, resulting in contact for the pair, taking Taylor out of the race, and resulting in a finish under safety car.<\/p>\n

Manson hit back to take the win in Race 4, but he had to work for it in an intense multi-lap battle.<\/p>\n

The reigning champion led home Kirwan, Broughan, and Eskandari, with just 0.5s covering the top four at the end.<\/p>\n

Kirwan led early on, with Manson and Broughan battling for second place lap after lap.<\/p>\n

Broughan led the race briefly at the mid-point when Manson and Kirwan engaged in their own battle, but Manson quickly re-took the lead.<\/p>\n

While Manson took the race win, Broughan had done enough to win the weekend.<\/p>\n

Summerset GT New Zealand Championship<\/p>\n

Rick Armstrong\u2019s goal was simple, all he had to do was finish the race to take the series championship.<\/p>\n

Tom Alexander started on pole and led the opening portion of Race 4, however his hope of building a big lead early on was shattered by a Lap 1 safety car.<\/p>\n

Paul Kelly was spun through Turn 1 from contact with Sam Fillmore, ending up buried in the gravel.<\/p>\n

Race 4 was the first and only of the weekend to include a pit stop, and Armstrong needed to stay within five seconds of Alexander to take the lead due to a difference in mandatory pit stop time.<\/p>\n

When the pit stops cycled through, Armstrong emerged in the lead ahead of Regan Scoullar, with Nigel Cromie in third having taken over from Alexander.<\/p>\n

Armstrong ran away at the front to take the win and the championship, while the battle for second was intense in the final minutes.<\/p>\n

Steve Brooks emerged in third position following his pit stop, splitting Scoullar and Cromie.<\/p>\n

Scoullar struggled for grip during the closing laps, resulting in Cromie and Brooks battling to try and pass for several laps.<\/p>\n

The young gun from Wellington held on to take second, with just 0.3s back to Cromie.<\/p>\n

Matt Day held on to win the GT4 class hile the Toyota Supras battled behind.<\/p>\n

Clen Chappel\/Lachlan Evennett came home in second ahead of Grant Aitken\/Greg Murphy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n


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