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NZ Superstock Championship Round 2 Timaru
A much more successful weekend for us in Timaru. Friday testing was a little disappointing as it was raining heavily all day. We did do some laps but were happy anyway as I know the track very well and am not fazed by wet conditions. A last minute visit to physio late Friday afternoon and my ankle and I were all good to attack the weekend.... [more]
Wednesday 18 January 2012

NZ Superstock Championship Round 1
Johnny had a mixed weekend , witha crash in race 1 (See above). He however recovered to finish 3rd the New Zealand Superstock Grand Prix and score 16 valuable points. He is a long way behind going in to Round two at Timaru this weekend. But is confident of a good result " I've done a million laps around there and know it like the back of my hand" commenting at Ruapuna , hopefully I can peg some points back on Jake and the rest ahead of me. [more]
Thursday 12 January 2012

NZ Championship begins this weekend in Christchurch
The 2012 New Zealand Superbike Championship, starting with the New Zealand Grand Prix meeting in Christchurch this weekend, is the strongest for many years. “There are half a dozen riders capable of winning races,” defending champion Andrew Stroud from Hamilton said as he prepared his campaign seeking his 10th national superbike championship. [more]
Wednesday 4 January 2012

Apologies for not updating you all on what has been happening. I have been busy over the winter selling the SV650 and the Ninja 250, sorting out a new trailer and a new 2011 Suzuki GSXR600. For the 2012 season I will be riding a Suzuki 600 in the NZ Superstock Championship. Huge thanks for the support from the following Johnny Hepburn and Timaru Metal Recyclers Mike Gould Suzuki The team at Nationwide Accessories Pirelli (Tyres) RST (leathers) AGV(Helmet) EBC (Brakes), Falco, Tsubak [more]
Tuesday 18 October 2011

I am very proud to tell you all I accumulated sufficient points at the fourth round of the NZ Superbike Road Race Championships at Hampton Downs to secure the NZ ProTwin Championship for 2011. I also won the NZ Tourist Trophy for the ProTwin class also classified as a NZ Title. I travelled to Hampton Downs with Dad arriving late on the Thursday afternoon we called into the track to have a look, as I have never seen the track before. We were fortunate enough to be allowed to do a couple of lap [more]
Wednesday 30 March 2011

Round three is now ticked off the calendar, with a successful weekend highlighted with winning of the ProTwin NZ Grand Prix race on Sunday afternoon securing my first National Title. Johnny Hepburn and I headed to Christchurch on Friday for more testing. Saturday again was qualifying and one race. I qualified 2nd .3 of a second behind Daniel Kempthorne. The first race, my racing instinct took over and I dropped the bike trying to pass for 2nd place in the Superlite class (which if I was runni [more]
Saturday 26 February 2011

Castrol Power1 Superbike Road Race Championship
Well we had a fantastic weekend, an excellent meeting with full fields and the best crowd Timaru has seen at a motorcycle meeting for a long time. Well done to the South Canterbury Motorcycle Club and Grant for hosting a great event. Johnny Hepburn and I spent Friday testing and were very happy with the set up, thanks for the time Johnny. Protwin were racing with the Superlite class which should in theory be a lot quicker than the 650. Saturday we had qualifying and one race. Qualifying w [more]
Tuesday 1 February 2011

Round 2 NZV8's Ruapuna
A series of issues caused John Hepburn to have a round to forget. One lunched motor later . Down but not out , the third round at Teretonga is on this weekend , hopes are high to have just a good weekend racing without any trouble.Currently John is 20th in the NZ V8 standings.In between rounds John got back to his roots and took his young charger Johnny Small to Manfeild for Motorcycle Race and had a great time catching up with old friends and competitors. [more]
Thursday 13 January 2011

Race Report - Johnny Small
Following competing at the Burt Munro at Teretonga early December where I won the three races in my class, Johnny Hepburn organised a ride for me on a 600, thanks to Shaun Harris at the 2nd round of the Tri Series at Manfeild (Palmerston North). There was testing Friday and two races Saturday. I was happy with how thing went but slightly disappointed with results in both races, but with the competition so much tougher in 600s than anything I have been out with before 10th and 11th perhaps [more]
Wednesday 12 January 2011

HEPBURN LAMENTS A LACK OF POWER
HEPBURN LAMENTS A LACK OF POWER A lack of power frustrated Timaru driver John Hepburn during Round 1 of the BNT V8s Championship at Pukekohe Park Raceway this weekend. Hepburn was pleased with the corner speed of the John Hepburn Racing Commodore saying the car was faster in that area than in previous years. However the engine was a different matter, Hepburn describing it as a "slug" as the telemetry showed he was losing up to 13 kilometres per hour down the straights at the fast [more] [Link]
Sunday 7 November 2010

Race report from Johnny Small
Hi Everyone Well finally some track time, spent Friday afternoon at Levels with Johnny and Grant (thanks guys) testing and adjusting the bike. Saturday was the first round of King of Ruapuna (Christchurch), as we would expect now it was wet and we were unclear if we should run dry or wet set up. We opted for dry, bad choice ran at the back of the field, for the first race frustrating I do not enjoy that!. We had a wet race two on a wet set up. The bike felt great and I finished second. [more]
Friday 15 October 2010

V8 Series Dates 2010/11
2010/11 Premier Race Championship Series - Calendar: Rd1 - Pukekohe, 5-7 Nov 10; Rd2 - Ruapuna, 26-28 Nov 10; Rd3 - Teretonga, 14-16 Jan 11; Rd4 - Timaru, 21-23 Jan 11; Rd5 - Manfeild, 11-13 Feb 11; Rd6 - Taupo, 11-13 Mar 11; Rd7 - ITM400, 15-17 Apr 11. [more] [www.nzv8s.co.nz]
Thursday 14 October 2010

Tough time for Hepburn in Hamilton
TOUGH TIME AT HAMILTON FOR HEPBURN John Hepburn of Timaru had a frustrating weekend as he tackled the BNT V8s Trophy Race at the Hamilton 400 this weekend. Hepburn was rapt with his Classic Hits Timaru Commodore saying, "we had a good car, a top ten car here," as he reflected on the three races around the demanding concrete-lined 3.4 kilometre street circuit. [more]
Monday 19 April 2010

Hepburn Attracts unwanted Attention
HEPBURN ATTRACTS UNWANTED ATTENTION Timaru driver John Hepburn summed up his last outing of the 2009/2010 BNT V8s Championship at Taupo Motorsport Park this weekend quite simply. "There were three races and we got taken out four times." In the heavy traffic of the BNT V8s Championship it is very easy to get caught up in someone elses accident or misfortune. [more]
Monday 22 March 2010

Good Speed from Hepburn
Timaru driver John Hepburn again showed speed as he continued his good progress in the BNT V8s at Round 5 of the championship at Manfeild in Feilding this weekend. What he does lack right now though is that ounce of luck to convert good drives into consistent points. The Manfeild round was a perfect example. Hepburn had a difficult start to the weekend in his Classic Hits Timaru Commodore, overcoming problems in testing and qualifying to come back strongly to [more]
Monday 15 February 2010

New Sponsor for Hepburn
Timaru driver John Hepburn's Holden Commodore will carry the name of a new major sponsor when it rolls onto the track for Round 5 of the 2009/2010 BNT V8s Championship at Manfeild Park in Feilding this weekend. Classic Hits Timaru have joined forces with John Hepburn Racing for the remainder of their 2009/2010 motor racing campaign. Hepburn's Commodore will now be known as the Classic Hits Timaru Commodore. The announcement of the new partnership is great ne [more]
Thursday 11 February 2010

Great Day at Home for Hepburn
Timaru driver John Hepburn turned on an impressive performance as he contested Round 4 of the BNT V8s Championship at his home track, Timaru International Motor Raceway this weekend. [more]
Monday 25 January 2010

Hepburn runs with Holden Pack
Timaru driver Johnny Hepburn had another pleasing weekend at Round 3 of the BNT V8s Championship at Teretonga Park in Invercargill over the past two days. Hepburn declared himself "pretty happy overall" at the conclusion of a weekend that saw him running competitively with the other Holdens in the V8 Championship field. After overcoming brake problems in testing Hepburn made some changes after the first segment of qualifying, changes that paid divid [more]
Monday 18 January 2010

HEPBURN SUFFERS DEJA VU
The second round of the BNT V8s Championship at Powerbuilt Tools Raceway at Ruapuna in Christchurch this weekend was almost a case of deja vu for Timaru driver John Hepburn. As at the opening round of the championship at Pukekohe earlier in the month Hepburn demonstrated the gains the team has made but ultimately the opportunity for a good overall result was ripped from his grasp. [more]
Monday 30 November 2009

Big Gains For Hepburn
Timaru driver John Hepburn leaves the opening round of the BNT V8s Championship at Pukekohe Park Raceway south of Auckland tonight with mixed feelings. Speed was not an issue as the former motorcycle and truck racing champion made significant gains at the high speed 2.841 kilometre circuit, recording lap times over a second better than he has managed in his previous visits to the track.read more click link. [more]
Monday 9 November 2009

And so it begins
The 2009/2010 BNT V8 Series kicks off at Pukekohe this weekend. [more]
Thursday 5 November 2009

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