Petrolheads prove endurance as national championship comes to ChristchurchJOSEPH JOHNSON/Stuff.co.nz The sound of racing filled the air at Christchurch's Mike Pero Motorsport Park (Ruapuna) this weekend as the city hosted the New Zealand Endurance Championships for the first time. The 2016-17 New Zealand GT Endurance Championship was held in Christchurch for the first time this weekend. JOSEPH JOHNSON/FAIRFAX NZ Simon Evans and Gene Rollinson lead on lap one of the three-hour NZ Endurance Championship in Christchurch on Saturday. JOSEPH JOHNSON/FAIRFAX NZ Gene Rollinson, right, and Simon Evans celebrate winning the three-hour NZ Endurance Championship. JOSEPH JOHNSON/FAIRFAX NZ Simon Evans celebrates winning the three-hour NZ Endurance Championship.

Source: Stuff March 18, 2017 23:37 UTC