Pukekohe Park Raceway will witness plenty of rumbling this weekend as the 1200 horsepower, five-tonne NZ SuperTrucks take to the track for the Fuchs 500 event.
It is 10-years since the NZ SuperTrucks last raced at Pukekohe, and it is expected at least 11 of the racing trucks will return to the circuit as well as a host of former champions such as Ron Salter, Andrew Porter and Calven Bonney.
Clevedon racer Troy Wheeler says the Pukekohe event will be Round 1 of a 5 Round championship for the trucks and is a rejuvenation for the series.
“For NZ SuperTruck racing fans, getting these big rigs back to Pukekohe is fantastic. There are a lot of truck racing fans in and around Auckland, and these things are exciting to watch, if you haven’t seen them before, you need to get along,” says Wheeler.
“We’re excited to get out on the new track format. We’ll hit our top speed of 160km/hr part way down the back straight, and the new section down the end will provide a couple of new passing opportunities for our trucks and drivers.”
Returning to the series, is three-time champion Andrew Porter, and the former champ says he can’t wait to get back behind the wheel of his 1200hp Kenworth.
“Pukekohe is a fantastic track for the truck racing, not only as drivers, but it’s awesome for fans to watch,” notes Porter.
