The World 240 Invitational Superstock Championship is an annually hosted championship held at Paradise Valley Speedway in Rotorua, New Zealand. Contested with drivers often from the United Kingdom, Netherlands, America and New Zealand the championship winner shall be invited to compete in the BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars World Championship along with the winner of the New Zealand Superstock Championship in a fully funded campaign. The current champion is Ethan Rees from gisborne who won in 2023
The titles is unique to other superstocks racing championships with the 240s event allowing for a number of drivers to become pre-qualified to the finals field of 26 drivers. This makes the 240 championship one of the most difficult titles to master, as spots within the finals field became scarce with 5 international drivers being automatically seeded to the finals together with the defending 240s champion and with the winner of the second tier championship held on finals night. Held over just 3 races of 15 laps, the need for the best possible points result is a must with even 1 DNF making it nearly impossible to win the title.
Engines Current Speedway New Zealand rules stipulate the engine must be no larger the 248 cubic inches, with teams using small block V8 race engines. The estimated power output figure is around 500hp. Most cars tend to run: Toyota VVTI V8 Nissan VK56 V8 Nissan VH41 V8 Ford V8 Chevrolet V8 Jaguar Cars V8
Past champions The following is a list of past champions of the event:
Season1ST - Club2ND - Club3RD - ClubBest Overseas Driver2026Jayden Ward - CScott Tennant - CWilliam Humphries - PRick Wobbes (NED) - 8th2025Josh Prentice - GEthan Rees - GScott Tennant - CTom Harris (UK) - 12th2024Jamie Hamilton - GTrent James - PDylan Marshall - VCharlie Sworder (UK) ?2023Ethan Rees - GPeter Rees - GFrankie Wainman Junior - UKFrankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 3rd2022Jason Long - BPeter Bengston - PMitch Vickery - KN/A (Covid19)2021Jack Miers - PJosh Prentice - GJayden Ward - CN/A (Covid19)2020 Keegan Levien - W Jason Long - B Nick Vallance - G Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 6th2019 Benji Sneddon - P Thomas Stanaway - B Jayden Ward - C Lee Fairhurst(UK) - 10th2018 Simon Joblin - P Jordan Dare - P Wayne Hemi - P Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 6th2017 Simon Joblin - P Jayden Ward - P Peter Bengston - P Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 6th2016 Scott Joblin - P Adam Joblin - P Bryce Steiner - R Daniel van Spijker(NED) - 12th2015 Bryce Steiner - R Jordan Dare - P Scott Joblin - P Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 8th2014 Peter Bengston - P Frankie Wainman - UK Asher Rees - P Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 2nd2013 Shane Penn - P Phil Ogle - S Shane Harwood - N Daniel Wainman(UK) - 16th2012 Andy McCabe - P David Elsworth - R Peter Bengston - P Paul Harrison(UK) - 4th2011 Peter Rees - P Scott Joblin - P Graeme Barr - P Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 7th2010 Scott Joblin - P Joe Faram - B Dale Robertson - R Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 4th2009 Frankie Wainman Junior - UK Pat Westbury - R Malcom Ngatai - C Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 1st2008 Peter Bengston - P Scott Redfern - H Roydon Collingwood - P Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 4th2007 Shane Penn - P Dale Ewers - N Frankie Wainman Junior - UK Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 3rd2006 Simon Joblin - P Neville Stanaway - R Darcy Hunter - R Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 7th2005 Darcy Hunter - R Stan Hickey - R Frankie Wainman Junior - UK Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 3rd2004 Gary Parkes - P Stan Hickey - R Lionel Penn - S Murray Harrison(UK) - 6th2003 Wayne Hemi - W Nick Fowler - N Frankie Wainman Junior - UK Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 3rd2002 Darcy Hunter - R Craig Pierce - M Neil McCoard - R Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 14th2001 Barry Podjursky - P Brian Musgrove - W Kelvin Grey - P Alan Skayman(UK) - 10th2000 Frankie Wainman Junior - UK Kelvin Grey - P Tony McLanachan - W Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 1st1999 Tony McLanachan - W Rodney Wood - R Craig Boote - N Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 5th1998 Tony Whittaker - N Craig Pierce - A Scott Miers - P Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 11th1997 Frankie Wainman Junior - UK Barry Hunter - R Dave Tennant - A Frankie Wainman Junior(UK) - 1st1996 Roydon Collingwood - S Rowan Yandle - S Daryl Uhlenberg - S John Lund(UK) - 5th1995 Roydon Collingwood - S Barry Podjursky - S Shane Penn - B Peter Falding(UK) - 7th1994 Ian Carlyle - M Clark Proctor - M Neville Stanaway - R John Lund(UK) - 11th1993 Bryce Penn - B Shane Penn - B Frank Van Vroonhoven - H John Lund(UK) - 12th1992 Greg Johnston - S Lyall Rumney - R Dave Evans - P Stuart Smith Sr(UK) - 4th1991 Barry Podjursky - S Frank Van Vroonhoven - H Gary Parkes - P Bert Finnikin(UK) - 13th1990 Paul Ulrich - S Graeme Barr - S Bryce Penn - B Murray Harrison(UK) - 14th1989 Paul Whitcombe - P Bobert James - P Gary Nickel - S John Lund(UK) - 6th1988 Dave Evans - P Robin Wildbore - P/John Lund - UK/ Paul Ulrich - S - John Lund(UK) - 2nd1987 Chris Elwell - UK Brian McPhee - W Norm Dempster - P Chris Elwell(UK) - 1st
The following is a list of the "most wins" in the event:
Most Podiums By Club Most podiums by a driver (3 or more) Most title wins by driver Most title wins by club Rank Club Podiums Rank Driver Podiums Rank Driver Titles Rank Club Titles1 Palmerston North 361 Frankie Wainman Junior 71= Frankie Wainman Junior 31 Palmerston North 172 Rotorua 162= Shane Penn 41= Daniel Burmeister 42 United Kingdom 43 Stratford 132= Jayden Ward 42=2= Roydon Collingwood 23 Stratford 54 Overseas 92= Scott Joblin 42= Barry Podjursky 24 Rotorua 35 Hawkes Bay 63= Barry Podjursky 32= Darcy Hunter 25 Wellington 26 Wellington 53= Darcy Hunter 32= Shane Penn 26= Hawkes Bay 17= Huntly 33= Roydon Collingwood 32= Peter Bengston 26= Bay Park 17= Bay Park 33= Simon Joblin 32= Scott Joblin 28= Auckland 28= Nelson 28= Christchurch 2
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