Infrastructure secured – and a bit of NZ motorsport heritage saved

Thunder  Ridge Motorsport Park has secured important motorsport infrastructure  ahead of its construction - and it will have a familiar feel when the  circuit opens for business.

Four  buildings that were the mainstay of Pukekohe Park – including the  control room, office block, training room and podium structure – have  been purchased from Auckland Thoroughbred Racing.

The  buildings originated from the Hamilton V8 Supercars era and moved to  Pukekohe Park when Supercars returned there in 2013 and offer a complete  solution for the needs of the new track.

“They  are proven and cost-effective buildings for Thunder Ridge and will allow  us to progress significantly quicker,” explained Tony Roberts, one of  the founders of the Thunder Ridge project  and Chairman of the not-for-profit Trust behind the Bay of Plenty  motorsport facility.

“They  are a ‘plug and play’ solution for us and of course it’s nice to save  not one but two parts of New Zealand motorsport history and for them to  live on and carry on being used at the  new circuit.

“We  have tweaked the design of the circuit following feedback on the  original design and now we have the main circuit infrastructure sorted  out we are beginning to get a good idea of what  the end product will look – and feel like.”

Plans  are now progressing well for the new facility, which could be open for  its first track users in early 2027. Multiple garages for car  enthusiasts wanting to use the circuit on a regular  basis have been sold and there are even enquiries and sales from  ex-pats overseas.

A Board of Directors – with a wide variety of business and motorsport experience

– has now been established and work is scheduled to begin on the ground works at the TECT Park location in March 2026.