Peak Motorsport Group
This article is about the group itself. For the racing arm, see High Performance Racing
The High Performance Group (abbreviated to HPG) is a New Zealand motorsport consortium.
From 2017, they will be known as the Peak Motorsport Group. The F1RSTC and RTCC teams will be renamed as Peak Motorsport and their RRT and RRC teams will be run under the Everest Rally banner.
Formation and ownership
HPG is owned by businessmen Raymond Douglas, Craig Harris, and Dominic Spearman through their companies the Douglas Media Group, Harris Finance Limited, and Spearman Industries LLC. The group was formed by Spearman and Douglas with Harris buying into the group later on.
Operations
The High Performance Group are based in Auckland, New Zealand. They have a racing operation, known as High Performance Racing and a driver management arm, known as High Performance Driver Talent Management.
Racing operations
The High Performance Group fully owns and manages High Performance Racing. HPR currently compete in the Lupo GTI championship, the F1RSTC, the RRC, and the RRT. They are the official factory Mazda team in the F1RSTC, and also in the RTCC from 2017 onwards. They are also supported by Ford in the RRC and RRT.
Team and driver schedule
2016
HPG's team and driver schedule for the current 2016 Reject World Race Series season is as follows:
2017
HPG's provisional team and driver schedule for the 2017 Reject World Race Series season is as follows:
From 2017, HPR will be known as Peak Motorsport, with the rallying/rallycross operation known as Everest Rally Team.
PLEASE NOTE: This is completely provisional and is subject to change.
Teams run by HPG | ||||||
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Series (season) | Series organiser | Team name | Car | No | Driver | Rounds |
F1 Rejects Super Touring Cup (2017-18) | WaffleCat | Mazda Peak Motorsport | Mazda 323 | 23 | Catalina Zhang | All |
33 | Alvin Ziegler | All | ||||
Rejects Rallycross Championship (2017) | Dark77 | Everest Ford Rally Team | Ford Escort | 3 | Hugo Carvalho | All |
23 | Kristina Harris | |||||
Reject Rally Trophy (2017) | Stramala | Everest Ford Rally Team | Ford Fiesta RRT | 23 | Vern Fraser | All |
24 | TBA | |||||
Rejects Touring Car Championship (2017) | pasta_maldonado | Mazda Peak Motorsport | Mazda 6 | 3 | TBA | 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 High Performance Driver Talent Management are:
Engines
HPR supply their own engines through a subsidiary, High Performance Engines Limited.