Phil started racing in the early 1970s with a Datsun 1200 which he eventually turbocharged and mid-mounted the engine. He also drove his father’s Stanton special crop duster race car off and on.
Phil moved on to a Begg 018 F5000 car for about 10 years. Then he had the privilege of owning a Denny Hulme M23 McLaren which he has driven at the Leadfoot Festival twice. He owned that car for about ten years then sold it and bought a Lexus LFA.
Phil has also been racing a Porsche 997 GT3 for 10 years as well.
A recent purchase has been a BTCC Nissan Primera that Matt Neil raced in the late 1990s.

Phil Mauger - 1937 auto Union type c. Replica

Phil started racing in the early 1970s with a Datsun 1200 which he eventually turbocharged and mid-mounted the engine. He also drove his father’s Stanton special crop duster race car off and on.
Phil moved on to a Begg 018 F5000 car for about 10 years. Then he had the privilege of owning a Denny Hulme M23 McLaren which he has driven at the Leadfoot Festival twice. He owned that car for about ten years then sold it and bought a Lexus LFA.
Phil has also been racing a Porsche 997 GT3 for 10 years as well.
A recent purchase has been a BTCC Nissan Primera that Matt Neil raced in the late 1990s.

1937 auto Union type c. Replica:

When Phil had the M23 McLaren at the Goodwood Festival of Speed he had the opportunity to buy two V12 Rolls Royce meteor engines and this is where the Auto Union idea came from. It is a replica of a late 1930’s Auto Union Type C hill climb car with dual wheels on the rear. Because the motor is physically larger, Phil had to build the car about 20 per cent bigger. The work has been done in Christchurch by John Crawford at Motorsport Solutions and it has taken about five years to complete. The motor is a V12, 27 litres with 1500 ft lbs of torque.