Jeremy is a 43-year-old Civil Engineer from Auckland and a long-time motorsport fan. Jeremy raced Yamaha and Rotax karts around the North Island for a number of seasons in the early 2000s. After several years away from the sport, Jeremy purchased the McLaren M8B replica and has campaigned and presented the car at various events and shows around the country.

Jeremy Hosking - 1969 McLaren M8B

Jeremy is a 43-year-old Civil Engineer from Auckland and a long-time motorsport fan. Jeremy raced Yamaha and Rotax karts around the North Island for a number of seasons in the early 2000s. After several years away from the sport, Jeremy purchased the McLaren M8B replica and has campaigned and presented the car at various events and shows around the country.

1969 McLaren M8B:

The car is a visual replica of Denny Hulme’s 1969 McLaren M8B Can-Am car. The McLaren team (Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme) driving McLaren M8B cars, swept the 1969 Can-Am season, winning every single race. This car was built in New Zealand in 2009. It weighs in at 650kg and features a modified all-aluminium GM V8 with four Dell’Orto carburetors, mated to an Audi 5-speed transaxle. The #5 car ran demonstration laps at the inaugural Historic GP in Taupo in 2017.