Kayne Scott

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Kayne Scott
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NationalityFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealander
Born (1968-06-21) 21 June 1968 (age 55)
Hamilton, New Zealand

Kayne Scott (born 21 June 1968 in Hamilton, New Zealand) started his motorsport career by competing in motocross at the age of 12. Scott is a five time New Zealand Trans-Am champion and won the 2005/06 New Zealand V8s series. He took a seven-year sabbatical from motor racing from 1996 to 2003 for business reasons. [1]

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Family

Scott is married to Kelli with three children: Cody, Paris and Jett. [1]

Team Kiwi Racing

Scott has signed with Team Kiwi Racing for the Australian V8 Supercar series. Scott struggled in the poorly funded team and he and endurance race co-driver Chris Pither both chose to leave the team after Bathurst round ten. The string of bad debts and unpaid crew took its toll on all involved.

Career results

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
1989 New Zealand Touring Car Championship 3rd
1991New Zealand Trans-Am1st
1992New Zealand Trans-Am1st
1993New Zealand Trans-Am1st
1994New Zealand Trans-Am1st
1995New Zealand Trans-Am1st
2000/01New Zealand Trans-Am9th
2002/03New Zealand Trans-Am2nd Chevrolet Corvette
2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series 50th Holden VZ Commodore Team Dynamik
2005/06 New Zealand V8s Series 1st Holden VY Commodore Mark Petch Motorsport
2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series 56th Holden VZ Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport
Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 13th Holden VZ Commodore Wollongong Performance Racing
2006/07 New Zealand V8s Series 2nd Holden VY Commodore Mark Petch Motorsport
2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series 64th Holden VE Commodore Perkins Engineering
Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 3rd Holden VZ Commodore Wollongong Performance Racing
2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series 31st Ford BF Falcon Team Kiwi Racing
2008/09 New Zealand V8s Series 1st Ford BA Falcon Mark Petch Motorsport
2009/10 New Zealand V8s Series 3rd Ford BA Falcon Mark Petch Motorsport
2012 V8SuperTourer 6th Holden VE Commodore Bill Farmer's Racing Services
2013 V8SuperTourer 41st Ford FG Falcon PS Racing

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

YearTeamCarCo-driverPositionLaps
1988 John Sax Racing BMW M3 E30 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Sax
Flag of New Zealand.svg John Sorenson
DNF100
1991 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Sierra RS500 Flag of New Zealand.svg Gregg Taylor DNF90
2005 Team Dynamik Holden Commodore VZ Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Porter 11th158
2006 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Gurr DNF24
2007 Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VE Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall DNF91
2008 Team Kiwi Racing Ford Falcon BF Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither DNF8

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kayne Scott – Teams and Drivers – Official V8 Supercar website". Archived from the original on 28 July 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.