By Eric Thompson in SydneySupercars driver Shane Van Gisbergen yesterday became the first New Zealander in more than two decades to win an Australian V8 championship. Related Content Motorsport: Armstrong makes perfect start to D1NZ title bid Motorsport: SVG celebrates title with burnout and final race win Motorsport: Tander grabs pole ahead of SVG for finaleFrom then on it was a matter of making the most of a pretty dire situation. I just went as fast as I could and was on the limit all the time," said Van Gisbergen. I didn't really want to pass James, but he sort of forced to me to," said Van Gisbergen with a rye smile. Shane Van Gisbergen 32182.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 04, 2016 05:36 UTC