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==History==
 
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PMG was formed as the High Performance Group in 2016 by businessmen Raymond Douglas, Craig Harris, and Dominic Spearman. It competed in the [[F1 Rejects Super Touring Cup]], [[Rejects Rallycross Championship]], [[Lupo GTI Championship]], and the [[Reject Rally Trophy]].
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PMG was formed as the High Performance Group in 2016 by businessmen Raymond Douglas, Craig Harris, and Dominic Spearman. It competed in the [[F1 Rejects Super Touring Cup]], [[Rejects Rallycross Championship]], and the [[Lupo GTI Championship]].
  
 
For 2017, Spearman and Douglas' shares in the business were bought out by British businessman Roger Clark (father of HPG driver [[Julian Clark|Julian]]) and Mexican investor Héctor Vázquez (backer of driver [[Angelica Lopez]]) and the group was renamed as the Peak Motorsport Group.
 
For 2017, Spearman and Douglas' shares in the business were bought out by British businessman Roger Clark (father of HPG driver [[Julian Clark|Julian]]) and Mexican investor Héctor Vázquez (backer of driver [[Angelica Lopez]]) and the group was renamed as the Peak Motorsport Group.
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''See [[Peak Motorsport]]'', ''[[Everest Rally Team]]'', and ''[[Glacier Mont Blanc Racing]]''.
 
''See [[Peak Motorsport]]'', ''[[Everest Rally Team]]'', and ''[[Glacier Mont Blanc Racing]]''.
  
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PMG operates three racing teams: Peak Motorsport, its Touring Car team that runs in RTCC and Lupo GTI; Everest Rally Team, the Rallying arm that competes in RRT and RRC; and the endurance racing operation Glacier Mont Blanc Racing, that runs cars in the ACO Le Mans Cup.
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PMG operates three racing teams: Peak Motorsport, its Touring Car team that runs in RTCC and Lupo GTI; Everest Rally Team, the Rallying arm that competes in RRC; and the endurance racing operation Glacier Mont Blanc Racing, that runs cars in the ACO Le Mans Cup.
  
 
==Group structure==
 
==Group structure==
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Overall group: Peak Motorsport Group<br>
 
Overall group: Peak Motorsport Group<br>
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* Touring car team: Peak Motorsport (RTCC, Lupo GTI)<br>
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* Touring car team: Peak Motorsport/Harris Finance Racing (Lupo GTI)<br>
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* Rally team: Everest Rally Team (RRT)<br>
 
 
* Endurance racing/GT team: Glacier Mont Blanc Racing and Harris Finance GT (ACO Le Mans)
 
* Endurance racing/GT team: Glacier Mont Blanc Racing and Harris Finance GT (ACO Le Mans)
 
* Engine divison: Peak Motorsport Engines
 
* Engine divison: Peak Motorsport Engines
 
* Driver management divison: Peak Driver Talent
 
* Driver management divison: Peak Driver Talent
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====Team and driver schedule====
 
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Revision as of 18:28, 9 March 2014

This article is about the group itself. For the team, see Peak Motorsport.

PMG logo

The Peak Motorsport Group (abbreviated to PMG) is a New Zealand motorsport consortium.

History

PMG was formed as the High Performance Group in 2016 by businessmen Raymond Douglas, Craig Harris, and Dominic Spearman. It competed in the F1 Rejects Super Touring Cup, Rejects Rallycross Championship, and the Lupo GTI Championship.

For 2017, Spearman and Douglas' shares in the business were bought out by British businessman Roger Clark (father of HPG driver Julian) and Mexican investor Héctor Vázquez (backer of driver Angelica Lopez) and the group was renamed as the Peak Motorsport Group.

Operations

The Peak Motorsport Group is based in Auckland, New Zealand. They operate three racing teams, an engine division known as Peak Motorsport Engines, and a driver management arm known as Peak Driver Talent.

Racing operations

See Peak Motorsport, Everest Rally Team, and Glacier Mont Blanc Racing.

PMG operates three racing teams: Peak Motorsport, its Touring Car team that runs in RTCC and Lupo GTI; Everest Rally Team, the Rallying arm that competes in RRC; and the endurance racing operation Glacier Mont Blanc Racing, that runs cars in the ACO Le Mans Cup.

Group structure

The new structure from 2017 onwards is as follows:

Overall group: Peak Motorsport Group

  • Touring car team: Peak Motorsport/Harris Finance Racing (Lupo GTI)
  • Endurance racing/GT team: Glacier Mont Blanc Racing and Harris Finance GT (ACO Le Mans)
  • Engine divison: Peak Motorsport Engines
  • Driver management divison: Peak Driver Talent

The Everest Rally Team is to be shut down at this stage.

Team and driver schedule

2016

Please note: PMG was known as the High Performance Group during the 2016 RWRS season

HPG's team and driver schedule for the current 2016 Reject World Race Series season is as follows:

Teams run by HPG
Series (season) Series organiser Team name Car No Driver Rounds
F1 Rejects Super Touring Cup (2016-17) WaffleCat Flag of New Zealand svg.png High Performance Racing Flag of Japan svg.png Mazda 323 23 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Julian Clark 1-5
Flag of China svg.png Catalina Zhang 6-12
33 Flag of Germany svg.png Alvin Ziegler 1-2, 4-12
Flag of Austria svg.png Verna Klien 3
Lupo GTI Championship (2016) Rated Flag of New Zealand svg.png Harris Finance Racing Flag of Germany svg.png Volkswagen Lupo GTI 23 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Kristina Harris 5-7, NC 1, NC 2
24 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Kaitlyn Harris NC 1, NC 2
Flag of New Zealand svg.png John Deere Racing 32 Flag of Mexico svg.png Angelica Lopez NC 1
33 Flag of Portugal svg.png Hugo Carvalho NC 1
Rejects Rallycross Championship (2016) Dark77 Flag of New Zealand svg.png HPR Ford Rallycross Team Flag of the United States svg.png Ford Escort 3 Flag of Germany svg.png Alvin Ziegler 3-9
23 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Kristina Harris 3-6
Flag of New Zealand svg.png Kelly Harris 7-9
Teams not run by HPG
Series (season) Series organiser Team name (owner) Car No Driver Rounds
GT-Rejects World Championship (2016) RealRacingRoots Flag of Germany svg.png Best In The World Motorsport
(Klon) 		Flag of Italy svg.png Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT 11 Flag of the United States svg.png Randall Wade 5-14
International Formula Reject Challenge (2016) Nuppiz Flag of Japan svg.png Takagi Racing Enterprises
(FMecha) 		Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lola FN06-Honda-Judd 8 Flag of Austria svg.png Verna Klien 10-12
Porsche Reject Cup (Fall 2016) Hound55 Flag of Hong Kong svg.png Eastern Racing Associates
(pasta_maldonado) 		Flag of Germany svg.png Porsche 911 GT3 8 Flag of China svg.png Catalina Zhang 1-8
Rejects Touring Car Championship (2016) pasta_maldonado Flag of Canada svg.png/Flag of Japan svg.png Onyx Toyota Racing
(Onxy Wrecked) 		Flag of Japan svg.png Toyota Carina 30 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Julian Clark 4-13
2017

PMG's provisional team and driver schedule for the 2017 Reject World Race Series season is as follows:

PLEASE NOTE: This is completely provisional and is subject to change.

Teams run by HPG
Series (season) Series organiser Team name Car No Driver Sponsors Rounds
ACO Le Mans Cup (2017) pi314159 Flag of New Zealand svg.png/Flag of France svg.png Glacier Mont Blanc Racing Flag of France svg.png Onroak LMP1-Zytek 3 Flag of France svg.png Sébastien Bourdais L'Oréal
Texaco
Red Bull
IKEA 		All
Flag of the United States svg.png Vic Sunset
Flag of Sweden svg.png Ragnar Larsen
24 Flag of the United States svg.png Randall Wade
Flag of France svg.png Serge Blanco
Flag of Austria svg.png J.C. Wolf
Flag of New Zealand svg.png Harris Finance GT Flag of Germany svg.png Porsche 991 GT 25 Flag of Japan svg.png Dragon Harris Finance
Air New Zealand
L'Oréal
Telmex
TBA (Catalina Zhang?)
Flag of New Zealand svg.png Kelly Harris
Lupo GTI Championship (2017) Rated Flag of New Zealand svg.png Harris Finance Racing Flag of Germany svg.png VW Lupo GTI 23 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Kristina Harris Harris Finance
Air New Zealand
L'Oréal
Telmex 		All
24 TBA (Kaitlyn Harris?) TBA
Rejects Touring Car Championship (2017) pasta_maldonado Flag of New Zealand svg.png BurgerFuel Peak Motorsport Flag of Japan svg.png Mazda 6 3 Flag of Germany svg.png Alvin Ziegler (TBC) BurgerFuel
DHL
Video Ezy
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) 		TBA
55 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Julian Clark (TBC)
Teams not run by HPG
Series (season) Series organiser Team name (owner) Car No Driver Sponsors Rounds
AutoReject 2.0 (2017) Ataxia Flag of Belgium svg.png Octan Young Drivers (This) Flag of Italy svg.png Dallara 23 Flag of Mexico svg.png Angelica Lopez Octan 1-

NOTES:

  • Some PMG drivers may be available for driving duties. Inquire with PMG management.
  • Teams/cars marked "TBA" in the round column have not yet been confirmed.

Other operations

Driver management

Current drivers managed by Peak Driver Talent are:

Drivers
Flag of Portugal svg.png Hugo Carvalho Flag of New Zealand svg.png Kristina Harris
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Julian Clark Flag of Austria svg.png Verna Klien
Flag of the United States svg.png Randall Wade Flag of Sweden svg.png Ragnar Larsen
Flag of Australia svg.png Vern Fraser Flag of Mexico svg.png Angelica Lopez
Flag of New Zealand svg.png Kaitlyn Harris Flag of China svg.png Catalina Zhang
Flag of New Zealand svg.png Kelly Harris Flag of Germany svg.png Alvin Ziegler

Engines

PMG supply their own engines through a subsidiary, Peak Motorsport Engines.

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