Fogg storms back into NZV8 championship lead

Fogg storms back into NZV8 championship lead

Angus Fogg is back in the lead of the BNT V8s championship points-table after winning this weekend’s round in Timaru.

The popular North Shore-based LG Motorsport driver started the weekend in fine style, securing pole position for the first race with a blistering lap time of 1:06.000 around Timaru’s 2.4km circuit.

‘Foggy’ then made it look simple, putting together two start-to-finish race victories.

“We’re stoked. It can’t be any better than this, to win two races, win the round and get back into the championship lead.

“Actually, in the first race, Kayne [Scott] had caught up and the finishing margin was pretty close, but we did some work on the car between races and had a more comfortable margin by the time the chequered flag was waved for the second race.”

The third reverse grid race of NZV8s’ weekend is commonly described as a lottery and Fogg certainly had an element of luck just to finish the race and earn some points. Having started right at the back of the 19-strong field, Fogg took things relatively easy in the LG-ZB Falcon as he worked quietly past slower competitors. Midway through the 22-lap race, Craig Baird’s car had a mechanical failure, spilling oil across the circuit. Fogg, like several others, hit the oil and ploughed off the circuit into the tyre wall. Despite more than one car bouncing off the dented LG-ZB Falcon, Fogg was fortunate to be able to get the car out of the pile-up, back onto the track, and around to the pits.

“While the race was red-flagged and the other cars pulled in, the guys worked swiftly to get our car in some sort of shape to finish the race. Even though the LG-ZB Falcon is pretty dinged up – most panels are wrecked and the rear spoiler is gone – the main thing is we were able to restart and then finish the race in a very reasonable ninth place.

“If Craig hadn’t had that issue, who knows what would have happened? But we can be proud of our car preparation and team work – that’s all part of it. Now we have some work to do on the car obviously – quite a lot of work to fit in around a lot of racing in other cars before 12 and 13 February when we’re back in the LG-ZB Falcon at Manfeild. We’ll be doing our best to make sure the car’s in top form and aim to do it all again then!”

LG Motorsport’s young driver William Bamber, from Wanganui, had a weekend of ups and downs in the LG-ZM Falcon. With his best qualifying result – 13th – of his debut NZV8 season, Bamber also secured his second-best finish with 12th place in the second race. However, while running in seventh place in the reverse grid race, the 16-year-old spun off the circuit and was unable to finish the race.

The LG Motorsport team is supported by LG Electronics, The Radio Network ( Newstalk ZB , ZM and Radio Hauraki), Suzuki NZ, Q-West Boats, Pit Stop, Arnott’s Shapes, LG Mobile, NZV8 Magazine, iSign it, Jones Haulage, TradeZone Pukekohe and Punch Advertising, with Fogg’s direct sponsors including Mount Shop, Strapping Systems (NZ) Ltd, Fromm Packaging Systems, Affordable Partsworld, Segedin’s Auto Spares, Brenics Transport and Delo.

Follow the team’s progress on www.lgmotorsport.co.nz.
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