David has been involved in motorsport since 1976 and has competed in around 300 rallies in New Zealand and overseas. He has also driven for two seasons in V8 Supercar racing and one season of Porsche racing in Australia – with his best result a 16th at Bathurst in 2003.
David has won many rallies and rallysprint championships in his earlier competition years. David currently competes in a 2005 Subaru Impreza STi sponsored by Possum Bourne Motorsport, which he and his wife Mandy own. David’s ambition is to get into the top 10 at the Leadfoot Festival this year. David and Mandy are going to be competing in the 2017 New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC).

David Thexton - 2005 Subaru Impreza STi

David has been involved in motorsport since 1976 and has competed in around 300 rallies in New Zealand and overseas. He has also driven for two seasons in V8 Supercar racing and one season of Porsche racing in Australia – with his best result a 16th at Bathurst in 2003.
David has won many rallies and rallysprint championships in his earlier competition years. David currently competes in a 2005 Subaru Impreza STi sponsored by Possum Bourne Motorsport, which he and his wife Mandy own. David’s ambition is to get into the top 10 at the Leadfoot Festival this year. David and Mandy are going to be competing in the 2017 New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC).

2005 Subaru Impreza STi:

This car was originally built for Chris West who ran it for one national rally championship season before it was purchased by Richard and Sara Mason. They went on the win three NZRCs in this car.
This Subaru has been modified by Possum Bourne Motorsport for the Leadfoot Festival with a larger-than-standard Borg Warner turbo, front-mounted intercooler and a Kaps sequential gearbox.
The car weighs around 1450kg, as it is still in rally trim, with steel doors, boot and bonnet. The engine produces 550hp at 7000 rpm with 600Nm of torque at 5500 rpm. For Leadfoot the car is running Pirelli tyres on 18 inch rims.