Round 1 - Taupo - Race 3

A disappointing finish for Dale this afternoon with a 20th place finish after having to pit twice during the race. He had a nose-to-tail collision which bent his bonnet and generally smashed the front of his car enough that it looked like a safer choice to pit and repair it. He then pitted later after an oil warning light came on.That pretty much put him out of contention, which was sad as he wasputting in some of the best lap times of the race (top 5). But that's motor racing, as they say.

All in all he had a good start to his V8s racing career this weekend, and I'm sure there'll be more great results to come. 

Dale's best lap time was 1:38.190 (in lap 4).

So the team are planning the repairs needed now, while I'm about to hit the road for the drive back to Auckland in the rain!

Updated after Angus Fogg was DQ.