The 2014–15 New Zealand V8 season was the sixteenth season of the series, under the NZV8 guise. The season began at the Hampton Downs Motorsport Park on 1–2 November 2014 and finished at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 11–12 April after six championship meetings. Nick Ross was the reigning TLX champion, and whilst James McLaughlin won the TL Championship, graduated into the TLX class to battle for the title. The TLX Championship eventually was won by Jason Bargwanna and the TL Championship was won by Kevin Williams.
Race calendar Rnd Circuit Date Map 2014 1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park(Hampton Downs, Waikato) 1–2 November 2 Pukekohe Park Raceway(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 29–30 November 2015 3 Mike Pero Motorsport Park(Christchurch, Canterbury Region) 17–18 January 4 Teretonga Park(Invercargill, Southland Region) 24–25 January 5 Manfeild Autocourse(Feilding, Manawatū District) 14–15 February 6 Pukekohe Park Raceway(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 11–12 April
Teams and drivers TLX Championship Manufacturer Vehicle Team No Driver Rounds Holden Commodore (VE) Concept Motorsport 007 Ian Booth 1–2 Bronson Porter 3 Simon Richards 4 James McLaughlin 5–6 No Fea Racing Team 84 Lance Hughes All Nissan Altima (L33) Concept Motorsport 1 Nick Ross 1–4 Toyota Camry (XV50) Richards Team Motorsport 02 Jason Bargwanna All 22 Scott Taylor All TL Championship Manufacturer Vehicle Team No Driver Rounds Ford Ford Falcon (BF) Team Aegis Racing 3 Brad Lauder 6 Jamie Gaskin Racing 5 James Gaskin 3–4 Steve Taylor Racing 33 Steve Taylor All Liam MacDonald Racing 69 Liam MacDonald 3–4 Brad Lathrope Racing 73 Brad Lathrope All Enzed Racing Team 99 Grant Molloy 3–6 Brock Cooley Motorsport 111 Brock Cooley 1–2, 5–6 Holden Commodore (VY) James McLaughlin Motorsport 2 James McLaughlin 1 Adam Newell Racing 2 Adam Newell 5–6 Kevin Williams Racing 8 Kevin Williams All Team Kiwi Racing 21 Craig Baird 1–3, 5 Brendan Murphy Racing 23 Brendan Murphy 1–5 Nathan Pilcher Racing 55 Nathan Pilcher All ITM Racing 70 Andrew Anderson 1
Results and standings Season summary Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning TLX driver Winning TL driver 1 R1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park Jason Bargwanna Nick Ross Jason Bargwanna Kevin Williams R2 Nick Ross Jason Bargwanna Craig Baird R3 Jason Bargwanna Nick Ross Craig Baird 1 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Kevin Williams R2 Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Kevin Williams R3 Jason Bargwanna Nick Ross Kevin Williams 3 R1 Mike Pero Motorsport Park Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Kevin Williams R2 Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Kevin Williams R3 Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Kevin Williams 4 R1 Teretonga Park Jason Bargwanna Nick Ross Jason Bargwanna Kevin Williams R2 Jason Bargwanna Nick Ross Kevin Williams R3 Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Kevin Williams 5 R1 Manfeild Autocourse Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Kevin Williams R2 Jason Bargwanna Lance Hughes Kevin Williams R3 Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Kevin Williams 6 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway Jason Bargwanna Jason Bargwanna Nick Ross Kevin Williams R2 Jason Bargwanna Nick Ross Kevin Williams R3 Jason Bargwanna Nick Ross Kevin Williams
Championship standings Pos. Driver HAM PUK1 RUA TER MAN PUK2 Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Jason Bargwanna 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 5 1 4 1272 2 Nick Ross 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 Ret 2 1 Ret 2 2 2 1 2 1 1153 3 Lance Hughes 3 4 4 4 3 7 Ret 12 9 4 Ret 6 3 1 4 3 3 Ret 879 4 Scott Taylor 6 6 11 3 3 12 5 Ret 11 5 4 12 4 5 3 799 5 James McLaughlin 4 Ret 3 2 4 2 302 6 Ian Booth 13 3 10 288 7 Simon Richards 3 Ret 2 127 8 Bronson Porter Ret Ret 8 67 Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts HAM PUK1 RUA TER MAN PUK2
TL class standings Pos. Driver HAM PUK1 RUA TER MAN PUK2 Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Kevin Williams 4 6 5 5 5 3 4 4 2 6 4 3 6 5 4 11 11 1 1334 2 Steve Taylor 912 3 Brad Lathorpe 844 4 Nathan Pilcher 759 5 Brendan Murphy 631 6 Grant Molloy 631 7 Craig Baird 587 8 Brock Cooley 477 9 Jamie Gaskin 389 10 Liam MacDonald 343 11 Adam Newell 242 12 Brad Lauder 183 13 James McLaughlin 174 14 Bruce Verdon 120 15 Andrew Anderson 114 Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts HAM PUK1 RUA TER MAN PUK2
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