Teenage Katikati driver Ayrton Hodson laid down a marker in the opening race of the season at the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship in Taupō at the weekend, winning the open class.
The 18-year-old beat approximately 20 racers - with his main adversaries being Luke Manson and Rick Armstrong driving Porsche 992s.
Ayrton’s car is a 2013 Porsche 991.1 - years older than the 992s.
“It was great to be battling against much younger machines and winning,” he says.
Weather conditions on the Saturday were wet for the hour-long race but Ayrton remained at the front for the majority of the laps.