WHAT IS PORSCHE BOXSTER RACING?

The Porsche Boxster class is part of the Pirelli Porsche NZ race series and is the largest Porsche race team in New Zealand with 20+ cars lined up to compete in the 2023 / 2024 series. It has quickly grown in popularity as it is an affordable class and makes the dream of racing a reality for many who thought they could not afford it.

Photo Credit: Geoff Ridder & Porsche Club NZ

HISTORY OF THE BOXSTER CLASS

Over the last 20 years, Luke McClunie has been involved with the Porsche Club Race series, maintaining and supporting numerous championship winning cars.

The last nine years have seen this intensify and the team grow to include Cameron McCormack (class Champion), who has brought with him a wealth of experience, knowledge and passion to LM Racing

We could see that the race series needed to attract more drivers and that an entry level class was missing. One of the series drivers, Tony Houston had brought in a speced Boxster from the USA. The standard Boxster is an affordable car that could easily be modified from a road car into a race car. After another driver, Chris Barendregt threatened to buy a BMW M3 and compete in the Targa Tour, we pitched the idea of the Boxster class. As a leader at PwC, Chris is a man who knows when the numbers look good on paper and he was quick to respond with a ‘let’s do it’.

A number of other drivers then jumped in, and quickly the new Class F was established for the 2020/2021 Pirelli Porsche Race series.

Seven drivers competed over the first season, and the success of the class has seen that grow to 20+ in the upcoming 2023/2024 season.

LM built cars and drivers have won every Championship since the start of the Boxster Class.

If you are reading this and always dreamed of racing, join the LM Racing Boxster Team and be part of writing track history.

CONVERTING A BOXSTER INTO A RACE CAR

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WHAT IT TAKES TO CREATE AN
LM RACING PORSCHE BOXSTER
RACE CAR

The Boxster road car undergoes a number of mandatory modifications to transform it into a NZMS certified race car

Roll cage

OEM or fibreglass roof

Deep sump kit

Radiator kit

Sports exhaust

Race seat

Lowering springs

And a range of other improvements for reliability from extensive testing from LM Racing.

ARRIVE & DRIVE SERVICE

LM Racing have spent a lot of time working with our team drivers to understand what our drivers required and here’s what they asked for

Thoroughly maintain cars to ensure they had the best chance to compete in every race
Inspect the cars before and after each race to enable the point above
Transport cars, tyres and appropriate spares to and from the race meetings to allow drivers to attend practice day and the day/days of each meeting

As well as this, we provide race day support from LM Racing technicians and Crew Chief for drivers and vehicles. This includes -

Repairs to the car at race meetings to allow it to continue to compete depending on parts availability and the magnitude of the repair required
Inspect the cars post and pre-race for maintenance/repairs to be scheduled (outside the scope of arrive and drive price)
Setting cars & tyre pressures
Changing wheels for track conditions
Adjusting fluid levels/refuelling as required (fuel and any other fluids ie engine oil, is an additional cost)

And finally can we store the cars at LM Racing for the season (6 months) and storage outside this period can also be made available at an additional cost.

So this is exactly what we offer - what our drivers asked for.

Contact Luke for more details

Arrive & Drive Service

2023/2024 CALENDAR