Chris Pither

Chris Pither
V8 Supercar Record
Nationality	New Zealand
Car #	021
Current team
Series Championships	0
Races	6
Round Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Race Wins
Pole positions
2010 Championship position

Chris Pither, born December 3, 1986 in Palmerston North, is a New Zealand racing driver. Pither started racing in his home country, coming up through the open wheeler ranks first through the evolved Formula Vee class Formula First, then Formula Ford. After a couple of seasons racing in the one-make HQ Holden series, an impressive top five championship result in the inaugural Toyota Racing Series lead to a move to Australia and two seasons in the popular V8 Utes series.^[1] 2006 saw Pither join Brad Jones Racings second tier Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series backed by his V8 Utes sponsor, Kanga Loaders. A sporadic 2007 campaign, switching teams mid season did not bring positive results but still managed to join tail-marking main-game V8 Supercars outfit Team Kiwi Racing for four rounds during the 14 event season. After subbing for regular driver Kayne Scott at the Eastern Creek Raceway round, led to a second round at Winton Motor Raceway although the results were not spectacular. The endurance races were particularly disappointing after an engine failure in practice saw TKR withdraw from the L&H 500. Pither was involved in a major accident during practice for the Supercheap Auto 1000. Pither struck the stationary Paul Weel in a heavy impact at Reid Park corner, causing heavy damage to both cars and hospitalising Weel. The Falcon was repaired to unexpectedly start the race, but was the race's first retirement. Pither has since parted from the team and he took a hiatusWe from racing in 2009.

Career results

Some results sourced from:^[2]

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
1999/2000	New Zealand Formula First Championship	4th
2001	New Zealand Formula Ford Championship	12th
2003/04	New Zealand Formula Ford Championship	4th
2003	New Zealand HQ Holden Series	1st	Holden Kingswood
2004	New Zealand HQ Holden Series	1st	Holden Kingswood
2004/05	Toyota Racing Series	5th	Tatuus-Toyota
2006	Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series	11th	Ford AU Falcon	Brad Jones Racing
2006	V8 Supercar Championship Series	61st	Holden VZ Commodore	Team Kiwi Racing
2007	Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series	14th	Holden VZ Commodore Holden VY Commodore	Hobson Motorsport Greg Murphy Racing
2008	V8 Supercar Championship Series	50th	Ford BF Falcon	Team Kiwi Racing
2010	NZ V8 Ute Championship Series	1st	Ford Falcon XR8	Chris Pither Racing

References

1. ^ >"About me". Chris Pither Motorsport. http://www.chrispither.com/About_me. Retrieved 2009-01-07. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ >"Driver Database: Chris Pither". Driver Database. http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/8616/career/. Retrieved 2009-01-07. 

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Name	Pither, Chris
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Date of birth	1986
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