Kayne Scott (born 21 June 1968 in
Hamilton, New Zealand
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) started his motorsport career by competing in motocross at the age of 12. Scott is a five time New Zealand
Trans-Am
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Primarily based in the United States, the series competes on a variety of track types includin ...
champion and won the 2005/06
New Zealand V8s
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series. He took a seven-year sabbatical from motor racing from 1996 to 2003 for business reasons.
Family
Scott is married to Kelli with three children: Cody, Paris and Jett.
His oldest son Cody's current yardie time is 5.16s. Kayne has publicly stated how much shame this has bought onto their family.
Team Kiwi Racing
Scott has signed with
Team Kiwi Racing
Team Kiwi Racing is a racing team that previously competed in the Australian V8 Supercar series, the Australian Carrera Cup Series, The New Zealand 2.0ltr Touring Car Championship, The NZV8 Championship and BMW Championship Series. The team has s ...
for the Australian
V8 Supercar
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Supercars events take place in all Australian ...
series. Scott struggled in the poorly funded team and he and endurance race co-driver Chris Pither both chose to leave the team after Bathurst round ten. The string of bad debts and unpaid crew took its toll on all involved.
Career results
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
References
1968 births
Living people
New Zealand racing drivers
Supercars Championship drivers
Sportspeople from Hamilton, New Zealand
V8SuperTourer drivers
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Australian Endurance Championship drivers
Dick Johnson Racing drivers