General Manager

Richard claimed National championships in Karting at a young age, he has since raced in the Porsche GT3 Cup, the V8 SuperTourer Series, Australian GT Series. Richard leads the daily operations as well as steering the direction of the best automotive events company in the world!

Event Manager

Tiffany (Tiff) Chittenden has been racing since the age of twelve. The first female ever to win a British National Kart Championship. Tiff has a wealth of experience working with many brands around the world and brings huge passion to the events that she manages at Downforce.

Callum brings a wealth of experience both on Track and Off Road. On track, Callum is at home in a single-seater, behind the wheel or engineering and driver coaching. With family ties to an Off Road accessory distributor Callum has grown up exploring all of the great tracks and trails around the country!

Race Jase started driving a long time ago in Karts, a time that also sparked his interest in the technical detail and the science behind racing, and directly attributed to his penchant for high-revving 2 -strokes, '90s dance music and usually being among the last to leave any prize-giving function.

A legend of modern motor racing in New Zealand, ‘Johnny Mac’ has been in the Motorsport industry for over 20 years. He has won 4 New Zealand V8 Touring Car hampionships and has been instrumental in the development of many young, up and coming Kiwi drivers.

A New Zealand "Legend of Speed", Racing Ray Williams has a huge history of success in Motorsport competition, both locally and offshore. Not only has Ray won a number of New Zealand championships, he still holds multiple New Zealand Land Speed Records for road cars. Ray brings years of knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm to every Downforce event he is involved in.

Stu Owers has experienced considerable success at the world famous 24 Hours of Nürburgring race with four class podiums, and adds a huge amount of passion and enthusiasm to the Downforce team. Originally competing in the USA, Stu has won numerous championships in New Zealand and around the world and in 2014 Stu and his team won their class in the Bathurst 12 hour.

Tony began his foray into Motorsport with Karting in 1990, and since then Tony gained four National Titles as well as competing in the Rotax World Finals in Porto Rico and Egypt. Tony has also been sharing his breadth of knowledge through several outlets - initially through his family-owned business of Right Karts, assisting many Karters from Club level to National Championships in Kartsport New Zealand, and around the globe at international events.