The Invercargill circuit hosted a round of the NextGen NZ Championship, but it was Sunday afternoon before any of the six classes on the programme managed to race in dry conditions.
Three races were held for the Formula Regional Oceania Trophy drivers, culminating in the Spirit of a Nation Cup.
British driver Freddie Slater led early in dry conditions before American rival Ugo Ugochukwu took the lead at the beginning of lap 15.
Soon after, New Zealand driver Sebastian Manson went into the wall, bringing about a stoppage, and showers swept across the circuit while drivers awaited a restart and switched to wet tyres when the race resumed.
Ugochukwu went off at the first corner after the restart, leaving Slater in the lead to win from New Zealander Louis Sharp, with Japanese driver Jin Nakamura third.
On Saturday, Slater had won the first race from Nakamura, while two-time world rally champion Kalle Rovanpera, of Finland, took his first podium of the series in third place.
The field lined up ready for the second race later on Saturday afternoon with series leader Ugochukwu on pole before the decision was made to not start the race due to the conditions.
The race was held over until Sunday, and it was Ugochukwu who led all the way in a race with three interventions from the safety car. Kiwi Ryan Wood was second, with American Cooper Shipman third.
Caleb Byers (Christchurch) won the first and second TA2 NZ Championship races and Toby Elmiger claimed the third.
Prebbleton driver Chris White jun won Saturday’s GR86 Championship race, with 14-year-old Ajay Giddy second and Zach Blincoe third. Sunday morning’s race finished under a safety car, leaving the win to Justin Allen, but White returned to the winner’s circle in race three.
Porsche drivers Rick Armstrong, Luke Manson and Nigel Cromie each won a race in the GT NZ Championship, while 13-year-old Australian tyro Sebastian Eskandari-Marandi won the first two Formula Ford races.
The series now moves to Highlands for the 70th New Zealand Grand Prix this weekend.
The next event at Teretonga is the Ascot Park Hotel-sponsored Classic SpeedFest on February 21-22.
— Allied Media
