Peak Motorsport Group

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This article is about the group itself. For the racing arm, see High Performance Racing

HPG logo

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

See High Performance Racing

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:

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 Mazda Team HPR 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
Formula Rejects Nippon Championship (2016-17) Aerond Flag of Japan svg.png Peak Motorsport Japan TBA 3 TBA TBA
23 TBA TBA
Lupo GTI Championship (2016) Rated Flag of New Zealand svg.png Harris Finance Team HPR Flag of Germany svg.png Volkswagen Lupo GTI 23 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Kristina Harris 5-7
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
Reject Rally Trophy (2016) Stramala Flag of New Zealand svg.png High Performance Ford Rally Team Flag of the United States svg.png Ford Fiesta RRT 23 Flag of Australia svg.png Vern Fraser All
24 Flag of Portugal svg.png Hugo Carvalho 1-4, 9, 11-15
Flag of the United States svg.png Liz Bryan 5-8, 10, 16-19
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 Japan svg.png Honda-Judd 8 Flag of Austria svg.png Verna Klien 7-12
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 1-7
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

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
Series (season) Series organiser Team name Car No Driver Rounds
F1 Rejects Super Touring Cup (2017-18) WaffleCat Flag of New Zealand svg.png Mazda Peak Motorsport Flag of Japan svg.png Mazda 323 23 Flag of China svg.png Catalina Zhang All
33 Flag of Austria svg.png Verna Klien All
Rejects Rallycross Championship (2017) Dark77 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Everest Ford Rally Team Flag of the United States svg.png Ford Escort 3 Flag of Germany svg.png Alvin Ziegler All
23 Flag of the United States svg.png Randall Wade
Reject Rally Trophy (2017) Stramala Flag of New Zealand svg.png Everest Ford Rally Team Flag of the United States svg.png Ford Fiesta RRT 23 Flag of Australia svg.png Vern Fraser All
24 Flag of Portugal svg.png Hugo Carvalho
Rejects Touring Car Championship (2017) pasta_maldonado Flag of New Zealand svg.png Mazda Peak Motorsport Flag of Japan svg.png Mazda 6 3 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Kristina Harris All
55 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png 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:

Driver Current Team Series
Flag of Portugal svg.png Hugo Carvalho Flag of New Zealand svg.png High Performance Ford Rally Team RRT
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Julian Clark Flag of Canada svg.png/Flag of Japan svg.png Onyx Toyota Racing RTCC
Flag of New Zealand svg.png Mazda Team HPR F1RSTC
Flag of Australia svg.png Vern Fraser Flag of New Zealand svg.png High Performance Ford Rally Team RRT
Flag of New Zealand svg.png Kristina Harris Flag of New Zealand svg.png Harris Finance Team HPR Lupo GTI
Flag of New Zealand svg.png HPR Ford Rallycross Team RRC
Flag of Austria svg.png Verna Klien Flag of Japan svg.png Takagi Racing Enterprises IFRC
Flag of the United States svg.png Randall Wade Flag of Germany svg.png Best In The World Motorsport GT-R
Flag of China svg.png Catalina Zhang Flag of Hong Kong svg.png Eastern Racing Associates PRC
Flag of New Zealand svg.png Mazda Team HPR F1RSTC
Flag of Germany svg.png Alvin Ziegler Flag of New Zealand svg.png HPR Ford Rallycross Team RRC
Flag of New Zealand svg.png Mazda Team HPR F1RSTC

Engines

HPR supply their own engines through a subsidiary, High Performance Engines Limited.