John started racing in 1968 in a Mini Cooper S 1293cc with his brother Murray as Team Barrett. They raced at Pukekohe, Levin, Bay Park and Ruapuna. A move to Taupo in the 1970s saw John join the Peugeot Rally Team for the New Zealand round of the international rally in the Group B era. Then he joined the Mitsubishi World Rally team in 1987 with the VR-4 Galant. John introduced his son Aidan to racing, continuing the Team Barrett tradition. Aidan has a love for rotaries which has developed with his dad over the years. Aidan is lucky to have a Dad passionate about motorsport and they now share the seat & memories.

Aidan and John Barrett - 1999 JGTC Mazda RX-7 GT300

John started racing in 1968 in a Mini Cooper S 1293cc with his brother Murray as Team Barrett. They raced at Pukekohe, Levin, Bay Park and Ruapuna. A move to Taupo in the 1970s saw John join the Peugeot Rally Team for the New Zealand round of the international rally in the Group B era. Then he joined the Mitsubishi World Rally team in 1987 with the VR-4 Galant. John introduced his son Aidan to racing, continuing the Team Barrett tradition. Aidan has a love for rotaries which has developed with his dad over the years. Aidan is lucky to have a Dad passionate about motorsport and they now share the seat & memories.

1999 JGTC Mazda RX-7 GT300:

The “Golden era of Japanese motorsport” is pretty much anything from the early nineties through to around 2003. When Skylines, RX7s, NSXs, Silivas, Mclarens, Porches, Supras were all battling it out on track. This the RE Amemiya & Mazdaspeed Japan built JGTC GT300 RX7 competed in the 2000 – 2001 championship. It is powered by a peripheral port 20B engine that was restricted to 300hp via a FIA air restrictor. It is restored to the 2000 spec that won the first ever fly away round at Malaysia’s Sepang circuit & other podium finishes throughout the season. Its also competed in the 2001 1000km race at Suzuka among many others. Some will also remember this car as one of the “unlockable” cars featured on the Gran Turismo 2 video game.