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 ten 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 - 1939 Auto Union Type C

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 ten 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.

1939 Auto Union Type C:

This car has been built-up in Christchurch over the last six years by Motorsport Solutions. It started with a V12 Rolls Royce Meteor engine of 750 horsepower and 1700 ft lb of torque. It is a replica of a Type C hill climb car from 1939 hence the twin rear tyres for extra traction.