Drivers

  Car no.Driver(s)Team name(s)Car make + modelSponsorsFirst 2k Cup seasonOther Motorsport experienceMotorsports heroesDriver bioWhat others say about you 
8Mark MallardCrème Insurance RacingWhat ever I can driveCrème Insurance, My Wife, My Wife and yeah My wifeI'm basically a professional race driver - Season 1 (2013-2014)SsangYong Utes and a few other seriesAlain ProstI like racing cars it is funOld fat slow, needs glasses and doesn't know anything about cars
10Paddy PowellTwo Patrick’s RacingToyota MR2I tell people I'm a racing driver in pubs to impress and pick up - Season 4 (2016-2017)Go Dad!
12Rodin WoottonWootton’s autosHonda Integra
13Jordan StickingsDarth Rider MotorsportToyota CelicaRepco Mt Maunganui, Penrite, Vehicle Service CenterOne day I'll break into the fast group - Season 5 (2017-2018)Demo Derby 2008Craig LowndesI'm passionate about racing & a little faster each year
15Roman KorobeinikovTeam ComradeToyota StarletGVI.KIWI, Toyota GreenlaneI'm basically a professional race driver - Season 1 (2013-2014)Not ReallyJames Watson!!!True Russian, I'm building cars to last, pushing the limits on the track, pretty famous hahaha I dont drive same car 2 season in the rowThey say i'm a Honda Guru
16Hugh ParrisLe Coq Massif RacingCitroën BX19 GTi 16 valve
18Neil MallardCreme InsuranceToyota Trueno
19Warren CrowtherTeam EFT SolutionsBMW 323iEFT SolutionsOne day I'll break into the fast group - Season 5 (2017-2018)Club-level Karting, A few track days in Europe (Nurburgring, Brands Hatch, Le Mans Bugatti, Abbeville, Palmersports) and NZ (Hampton Downs, Pukekohe, Taupo). Targa Tour.Schumacher, Senna, Ricky BobbyA father of 4, and managing director of a software development business, I'm lucky to have a wonderful partner Anna who lets me indulge my childhood dreams!

Obsessed with motorsports and cars from a young age, I've dabbled in karts in NZ, Australia and the UK without much note. Then progressed onto track days in cars. After nearly writing myself off at high speed at Hampton Downs in a Lotus Elise, I decided I needed a car with a roll cage! Got one, did one Targa Tour (and loved it!).

I eventually got tired of my mate James Whitlock (car 36) telling me how great 2k Cup is, and dived in, starting in a BMW 318ti, in season 5. Then went to a Toyota Trueno, before returning back to my BMW roots in a 323i from round 4 of season 6.

Current 2k Cup Blasta Cars karting champ.

Semi-active in iRacing. Look me up!

Subscribe to my YouTube channel for race videos. Click here		Can't indicate, and other things I can't repeat here!
21Stu ShuttTeam SentinelToyota LevinWhere does the petrol go? Season 6 (2018-2019)Dial a Dino’s delivery driverMark Mallard James WatsonGoing thru midlife crisis. Read on a toilet wall that buying a race car would helpGive up now
Buy an Intergra
22Craig HarmonTeam CharmonMazda MX5
25Ian WallaceWalmac RacingToyota Levin
28Glenn HarropWaikato CarsToyota Altezza RS200Waikato Cars, Toyota Wreck, Extreme AutomotiveOne day I'll break into the fast group - Season 5 (2017-2018)Some D1NZ in the early daysPossum Bourne, Craig Lowndes and John Jellie... because i have their autographsJust a quiet guy having a good time.Probably not much
30Greg Larsen and Andrew CrynsLe Tissier RacingHonda CivicLe Tissier EyewearI tell people I'm a racing driver in pubs to impress and pick up - Season 4 (2016-2017)Watching it on TV and racing around the Hamilton Lake when I was younger.Keke RosbergHad a mid life crisis so bought a race car. Pretty simple. Now that I have raced for a couple of seasons, the crisis continues but at least I have a slow race car..you driving Greaney's old car!
32Jon Scrivin aka Fred DaggScuderia NidhoggurHonda IntegraleI can pass around the outside of turn 1 - Season 3 (2015-2016)A tiny amount of terrible rallycross experienceFerrari/Brawn/Schumacher/Lowndes/Alonso/Prost/Ascari/McRaeJon: A lifelong motorsport enthusiast who decided a few years ago that amateur racing had to be cheaper and less hassle than a proper relationship. My team and I get as much of a kick out of being a pretend raceteam as we do from actually racing. I'm not sure if that's good or bad.

Alex: Continuing on from her day job as an early childhood teacher, Alex manages the team during race weekends - no prizes for which group she says is better behaved. A hard task master, she always makes sure people & parts are where they need to be so everyone else can be focused on being adequate.

George: spends his weekends wrenching on the #32, either fixing stuff or trying something he read about on a forum. He loves dealing with C.V.s and brakes, and has done some impressive electrical work. Having driven in a couple of races before selling his own Integra, he also spends a lot of time moaning about how he doesn't have a race car anymore.		Nothing good I wouldn't imagine. The least offensive probably borders on pity.
33Paul smith2AVFUNHonda integraPitstop albany and meI'm basically a professional race driver - Season 1 (2013-2014)B grade midgets and 5 years of kartingAlain Prost , Dale Earnhardt , Barry Butterworth , and Scott McglauglinI’m a father of 4 boys , self employed builder , I work hard so I can play hard , lucky enough now to have a lovely wife that supports everything I do Don’t know , it’s a bit hard to hear with a helmet on
35Ben MacdonaldChoochin Motor SportToyota Levin
36James WhitlockJimjam Team RacingBMW 323isNopeSeason 4 (2016-2017)Gran Turismo, and the odd track dayDaniel Ricciardo, Jensen Button, Possum BourneI'm a nerdy acoustic engineer with two noisy kids.
I watch lots of movies and can solve a rubik's cube in less than a minute. I can wiggle my eyebrows in interesting ways and know a couple of lame (but effective) magic tricks.
I used to play drums in a metal band, but swapped that a few years ago for a race car. Before that my only racing accolade was clocking every version of Gran Turismo.
I have an awesome and supportive wife and love 2kcup to bits. 		Thinks he's funny and likes to cuddle too much.
38Lance "The Grocer" GerlachStickmenToyota levin 1996Pak n Save, IQ Security 2018 but consider myself above most on track Lemons 24 hourCory Jamieson. He reminds me of Peter Brock.Proud owner of a growing West Auckland business (no I don’t grow weed).
Favourite food: pancakes
Favourite band: U2
Favourite saying: “life's for living”		Fast driver. More Nervous than a gipsy with a mortgage before a race. But when the lights go green I’m prepared to dive bomb from anywhere!
39Alan GreigTeam EFT SolutionsBMW 320iDriveline Fleet, Guild & Spence TechnologiesWhere does the petrol go? Season 6 (2018-2019)Yep, Auckland Car Club Production Race Series, a few seasons of Taupo Winter Series, 1x 24hrs of Lemons (sept 2018), and IPCCraig LowndesI'm just a regular car nut, equally happy flinging a few spanners around as I am blasting around the track. After 15 years of off-roading, it was time to give up the mud and muck for circuits and stopwatches. Love being part of 2K Cup and welcome all newcomers to the series or the sport.Warren - you can make this up
41Skippy Horner- PascoePrima RacingNissan PrimeraPrima Collision RepairsThe hats in my wardrobe have a yellowish hue - Season 2 (2014-2015)Cars, motorcycles and KartsAnyone who survived racing in the 50's and 60's.I'm a 52 year old idiot who still thinks he has chance to drive a supercar.I'm an idiot
52Jamie AndersonAnderson MotorsportBMW 323i
55James smith2avfunHonda Integra
56Karl DriverDriver Motor SportsToyota Curren
57Steve LancasterHGRToyota CurrenICGWhere does the petrol go? Season 6 (2018-2019)South Island BMW Race Series I like driving cars fast and drinking cold beer. Not at the same time.
61Karl Gainesstickmen racingToyota Levin
62Mathew Randell - Mat or homeless manTeam Benson RacingToyota TruenoStoreriteOne day I'll break into the fast group - Season 5 (2017-2018)Go karting KT100 and Rotax 125. PS3 F1 gameBruce Mclaren, Denny Hulme, Chris Amon, Possum Bourne, Scott Dixon, Peter SolbergProud father of 4 girls, love cars, racing and mechanical things. RC cars were a favourite when I was a kid, try and do most of my own mechanical repairs and maintenance on the race car and my AE82 Corolla. Fan of old Toyota’s, mountain Biking with my mates, playing touch rugby and collecting brocket car parts, which is my wife’s particular favourite... (so many gearboxes in the shed..). Never going to be the fastest, but I love race craft and get a buzz out of manufacturing a pass on the track.Homeless man!
63Alan ThompsonMidas taurangaToyota MR-S
67Phil PageSOL RacingToyota Levin
68John EnticottTeam MidasToyota Levin
70Tony JenksBlade RacingHonda Integra
72Ayden LamontAJM RacingToyota Trueno


77Mathew "MonkeyMatt" Smith, Nigel SmithToymota RacingToyota MR2 (aka the Red Dragon)DM MechanicsI'm basically a professional race driver - Season 1 (2013-2014)I (Mathew) have competed in the BMW E30 series and done a lot of sim racing, including competing in two international finals (Esports WRC in Germany and FIA GT Championship in Tokyo).
Dad (Nigel) was a rally co-driver for a number of years winning a range of trophies still proudly displayed in the man cave		We don't have the fastest cars, or the biggest budgets but we do have the most fun. We joined the 2kcup as a father and son team for the very first round way back in 2013 and the rest is history. With a fierce rivalry to be the teams number 1 driver we've both been getting faster with every round and are always looking forward to that next opportunity to get behind the wheel.
Toymota Racing: Fun. Friendly. FAST.

See more about me (Matt) at www.MonkeyMatt.racing
82Paul Bertram and Nicholas BertramBFR (Bertram Family Racing)Honda IntegraJoanne (wife and mother)I can pass around the outside of turn 1 - Season 3 (2015-2016)NopeAll the Kiwi's that made it to F1We are a father (Paul 50+) and son (Nick 16) team. Our motivation being that Nick can 'prove' himself on the track so he doesn't try stupid stuff on the road. He also learns basic car maintenance (from Youtube, not me). Neither of us is all that competitive and we don't mind what group we race in or where we finish, until 5 laps before race end when some strange metamorphosis occurs and suddenly we do. We don't understand this at all.Those guys don't look like they know what they are doing.
84Ben AdamsTeam NismoNisan Pulsar
86Marc BarlowLe Coq Massif RacingPeugeot Gti6
88Martin TaylorTXFACTOR RACINGHonda IntegraLooking for someI can pass around the outside of turn 1 - Season 3 (2015-2016)Track Days at NurburgringMichael SchumacherI'm a top bloke! and here to have some funAsk my gorgeous wife, she will tell you. There's even a Martin Taylor Fan Club you can be part of.
91Matt RoseRose RacingToyota Corona ExivUnited Auto-glassThe hats in my wardrobe have a yellowish hue - Season 2 (2014-2015)Burnouts in the 90's at non-sanctioned street race events (such as Wiri)Neil Rose. Denny Hulme. Mike Davidson. Kent DalziellSpeed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you. (Jeremy Clarkson)Nothing overly flattering.
93James Bell-BoothJimjam Team RacingBMW E36 323iI tell people I'm a racing driver in pubs to impress and pick up - Season 4 (2016-2017)nopeugh, do I have to?!? come and talk to me and the next round, I look like grumpy prick, but I am sometimes friendlywhich one are you?!?
94Lee GriffithsPretendersToyota CelicaWhat's this round thing in front of me for? Season 7 (2019-2020)NahAyrton SennaFrom the UK lived in NZ since 2017. Love driving anything, love racing. I work in civil engineering. Live in Auckland, no kids so the racing can take all my money!I couldn’t possibly imagine
97GraemeAM RacingToyota Levin
98Flynn- MullanyKVN RacingToyota Curren (1993)Mitre 10 Mega, John Wood AutosSeason 5 (start of 2018)Go kart (Rotax 3 years), Formula first (2017,2018,2019), Some Sim racingNick Cassidy, Lewis HamiltonYoung driver trying to become the Next Nick Cassidy (Super Formula ,Super GT driver). 16 Year old from Waimauku Auckland, Lifeguard at Muriwai and soon to be mechanicA young driver who is committed to becoming a future professional racing driver (Never gives up), backed up by people like Jonny Reid (relative) and Paul Cartmell (mentor) and his supportive father Kevin Mullany
99Patrick HartGranny's GarageToyota Duet
101Todd BridsonTBM MotorsportToyota TruenoOne day I'll break into the fast group - Season 5 (2017-2018)HillclimbsRacing and Fishing are the only two reasons be be out of bed earlyAlways turns up late
106Reon HogwoodCESMPeugeot 106 GTi
108Phil DavenportPRDAVENPORTPeugout 306
112David WilliamsBuildform RacingToyota Celica
116Tim OliverOliver racing teamHonda Integra
117Greg CramondTeam Cramond RacingToyota Levin
128Paul GreaneyAfrica Racing TeamHonda Integra dc2The Village Butcher, City Collision Repairs, Motorsport Communications, Napier SignsThe hats in my wardrobe have a yellowish hue - Season 2 (2014-2015)Lots of watching V8sGlenn Seton, Graham & Damon Hill, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, Ayrton Senna, Peter Brock, Ashley Stichbury, my Dad and the other senior Africans. Currently on hiatus from the World Series of 2kcup, and rebuilding an “OG” 2kcup car to better than its former glory, hoping to hit the track and round 4, season 6. Current reigning 1.6L champion, previous winner of the teams championship with twin brother Chris, and inaugural recipient of the “Retyred Award”, for most dnfs in a season. Single handedly wiped out all b16a Honda head gaskets for a whole season. I have a penchant for angry unicorns, which definitely make my car go faster, thoroughly enjoy passing Chucky in his Beemer and trying to keep Phil Page honest. Hi Chris!
132Dean JonesDingo racingNissian Pulsar - Autech
139Chris O’DriscollSRL RacingToyota Levin
143John ForrestMinion RacingMazda MX5Auto Garage, Minion Catering, Open2view.com, Softsource, JP Tyres,
20/20 Vapes, Lowcost Trailers, Castrol, Endless, Racer Products, Onehunga Panel and Paint, Spitfire Signs,		Where does the petrol go? Season 6 (2018-2019)Speedway sidecar swinger 1982 - 84. Previously V8 touring cars and current Central Muscle Cars crew member for Pinepac Racing for 10yearsDick Johnson, Bruce Anderson, Ivan Mauger, Barry Butterworth,
Scott McLaughlin		Always said I would get on the track and race before I turned 60, made it with a few years to spare.I'd hate to think.
145Graham Ballballs up racingBMW 323is
212Ash GreerToyota CurrenI wishI can pass around the outside of turn 1 - Season 3 (2015-2016)Just track days on both motorbikes and carsValentino Rossi, Marc Marquez, Nigel MansellMy Mum bought me my first MX bike when I was 5 years old, ever since I have been obsessed with motors. I could never afford to race until 2K Cup came along. I had a R32 GTS-T when I was 18, which was my pride and joy. I sold it to buy a 1972 bedford van (with a 350 Chevy V8 conversion) and a Yamaha KT100 kart to go racing, I was still a student and soon realised that there was more to racing than just having a kart. So I never actually raced it. I am self funded and my brother and I do all the mechanical work ourselves at home. I would love to race for living but that's not going to happen, however I do get to race in the busiest grid in NZ racing and I always have a blast.
227Mark StevensonSteve RacingToyota Celica
227Nigel RawlingsLostcauze RacingToyota Altezza
233Neil RoseRose racingToyota Trueno
265Matt WilliamsTeam ConnexHonda Integra
305David TrassEB Racing / Team GCCHonda IntegraI tell people I'm a racing driver in pubs to impress and pick up - Season 4 (2016-2017)Had never been on a race track until first 2k Cup raceGreg Murphy and anyone who has been on Mount Panorama, Bathurst.It took 55 years to enter my first track race, the mighty 2k cup in a Nissan Pulsar. It was a mind blowing experience but I was instantly hooked. Assisted by my family who have been really supportive and encouraged me to continue. No mechanical expertise at all but like to dabble on a few things. My toy is a 2014 Nissan GTR R35 and I am currently restoring a 1976 Nissan Skyline (GTR clone).
333Gavin CookProtecnissan Pulsar VZ-R GT
404Chris HookerFTF RacingToyota Corolla
417Steven "El Stevo" GaskellBandit SGR, Team Midas, 2AVFUN, Team VaselineHonda Integra BanditMidas Tauranga, MACs Mufflers, Cake Artistry by ShaynaOne day I'll break into the fast group - Season 5 (2017-2018)I've karted in NZ and the UK on and off.Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, KimiI'm a man of few words, just here to help.I've never asked...
444Dave Verryt444RacingHonda Integra
555Gareth McGregorTeam SSSNissan Sentra
603Graham WallaceMidas TaurangaToyota Levin
666Pete ColemanTeam Nissan 1Nissan Pulsar AutechStill undecided and choosing from all the offersI'm basically a professional race driver - Season 1 (2013-2014)Nil. 2K popped my cherryScott McLaughlan, Rowan Atkinson & Ian WallaceMechanically challenged with a drinking problem.

The only 2-time winner of 1oak trophy!		Mechanically challenged with a drinking problem
808Ben ThorpeFirestorm Advanced Racing TeamHonda Civic SiR
809Matthew "Ben's Faster" O'Gorman, Ben "I'm Faster" ThorpeFirestorm Advanced Racing Team (FART)Honda Integra DA8Tyreworx Steering and Balancing New Lynn, Craig Sharp OrthodonticThe hats in my wardrobe have a yellowish hue - Season 2 (2014-2015)One of the fastest taxis in the slow grid.Not sure, but something along the lines of "Man, Matthew is just the best", probably.
810Gordon McKercharFinal Touch (2AVFUN Racing Team 2)Honda Integra DC2Final Touch, Batch10 Where does the petrol go? Season 6 (2018-2019)Actual motorsport experience prior to this? Well I won a karting race at a corporate gig once...Mr Scott Dixon, Possum Borne, the Smith brothers, and so many other Kiwi's that have made us proud. Then there's all the good people in 2Kcup sharing the passion that makes all this possible and enables someone like me to be a racing driver.I guess I never really expected to become a famous racing driver. Well I mean I knew deep down of course that I had a rare talent for it but for so many years nobody else noticed. Perhaps just watching it on TV wasn't enough.
Then one fine summers day Mr James Smith sold me his race car and everything changed. That day may possibly go down as one of history's great turning points. That was the day that Gordon began a journey into what had up until that moment only ever been a dream. Becoming a Racing Driver... and the beginning of wanton self promotion.

Final Touch and polishing cars every day made it possible, My wife and 3 boys have been super supportive, and it's only a matter of time till there's more of us on the track . I can't wait.
818Steve Fistonichstick men racingToyota Celica
888Nik LowndesLowndes RacingNissan Pulsar VZR
969Quiet SouthQuiet South RacingHonda IntegraMe, Myself and IWhere does the petrol go? Season 6 (2018-2019)Lifetime of watching , does that count?Ricky BobbyI Like TurtlesGood things with a bit of luck.
999Donovan NeillQuiet South RacingToyota TruenoMe and sometimes mumWhere does the petrol go? Season 6 (2018-2019)Does watching count?Warren Crowther..... Is this a trick question?I also like turtlesWho?