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| − | ''This article is about the group itself. For the | + | ''This article is about the group itself. For the team, see [[Peak Motorsport]]''. |
| − | + | 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]], [[Lupo GTI Championship]], and the [[Reject Rally Trophy]]. | ||
| − | + | 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. | |
| − | HPG | ||
==Operations== | ==Operations== | ||
| − | The | + | 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=== | ===Racing operations=== | ||
| − | ''See [[ | + | ''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 RRT and RRC; and the endurance racing operation Glacier Mont Blanc Racing, that runs cars in the ACO Le Mans Cup. | |
| − | == | + | ==Group structure== |
| − | The | + | The new structure from 2017 onwards is as follows: |
Overall group: Peak Motorsport Group<br> | Overall group: Peak Motorsport Group<br> | ||
| − | * Touring car team: | + | * Touring car team: Peak Motorsport (RTCC, Lupo GTI)<br> |
| − | * Rally team: | + | * Rally team: Everest Rally Team (RRT)<br> |
| − | * Endurance racing/GT team: Glacier Mont Blanc Racing (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==== | ====Team and driver schedule==== | ||
=====2016===== | =====2016===== | ||
| + | ''Please note: PMG was known as the High Performance Group during the 2016 RWRS season'' | ||
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HPG's team and driver schedule for the current [[2016 Reject World Race Series season]] is as follows: | HPG's team and driver schedule for the current [[2016 Reject World Race Series season]] is as follows: | ||
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=====2017===== | =====2017===== | ||
| − | + | PMG's provisional team and driver schedule for the [[2017 Reject World Race Series season]] is as follows: | |
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| − | PLEASE NOTE: This is completely provisional and is subject to change. | + | ''PLEASE NOTE: This is completely provisional and is subject to change.'' |
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===Other operations=== | ===Other operations=== | ||
====Driver management==== | ====Driver management==== | ||
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====Engines==== | ====Engines==== | ||
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Revision as of 00:09, 31 January 2014
This article is about the group itself. For the team, see Peak Motorsport.
The Peak Motorsport Group (abbreviated to PMG) is a New Zealand motorsport consortium.
Contents
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, Lupo GTI Championship, and the Reject Rally Trophy.
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 RRT and 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 (RTCC, Lupo GTI)
- Rally team: Everest Rally Team (RRT)
- 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
Major sponsors: Mazda, Ford, Harris Finance, John Deere, BurgerFuel
Minor sponsors: Peak Antifreeze, Rislone Engine Treatment, Spies Hecker, Fonterra, Video Ezy
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:
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 | Rounds |
| ACO Le Mans Cup (2017) | pi314159 |  / Glacier Mont Blanc Racing
|
Onroak LMP1-Zytek
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3 | Sébastien Bourdais
|
All |
 Vic Sunset
| ||||||
 Ragnar Larsen
| ||||||
| 24 | Randall Wade
| |||||
| Serge Blanco
| ||||||
 J.C. Wolf
| ||||||
| Harris Finance GT
|
 2017 Porsche 991
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25 | Kaitlyn Harris
| |||
| Kelly Harris
| ||||||
 Angelica Lopez
| ||||||
| Lupo GTI Championship (2017) | Rated | Harris Finance Racing
|
VW Lupo GTI
|
23 | Kristina Harris
|
All |
| Reject Rally Trophy (2017) | Biscione | John Deere Everest Rally Team
|
Ford Fiesta RRT
|
23 |  Vern Fraser
|
All |
| 24 |  Hugo Carvalho
| |||||
| Rejects Touring Car Championship (2017) | pasta_maldonado | BurgerFuel Mazdaspeed Racing
|
 Mazda 6
|
3 | Alvin Ziegler
|
All |
| 55 |  Julian Clark
| |||||
| Teams not run by HPG | ||||||
| Series (season) | Series organiser | Team name (owner) | Car | No | Driver | Rounds |
Other operations
Driver management
Current drivers managed by Peak Driver Talent are:
| Drivers | |
|---|---|
| Hugo Carvalho
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Kristina Harris
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| Julian Clark
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Verna Klien
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| Randall Wade
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Ragnar Larsen
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| Vern Fraser
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Angelica Lopez
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| Kaitlyn Harris
|
 Catalina Zhang
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| Kelly Harris
|
Alvin Ziegler
|
Engines
PMG supply their own engines through a subsidiary, Peak Motorsport Engines.
