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autoricambi.us
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Discount Tires
Special thanks to Discount Tires. Always the best deal on our race tires, fitting and balancing.
More than just a Race Team
Our Team
Consists of:
Denie Hiestand (New Zealand, Swiss, USA)
Shelley Hiestand (New Zealand, USA)
Family & Friends
Originally from New Zealand, hence the name Team Kiwi, based in Las Vegas, NV.
Team Kiwi Girls!
We love our Team Kiwi Girls who always bring joy and sassiness to the Team Kiwi Experience! Thank you Brooklyn, Heather, Red and Julie.
Races
Races
We are excited to be part of SOVREN (Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts), SVRA (Sportswear Vintage Racing Association), CSRG (Classic Sports Racing Group) and to race our classic cars in California, Nevada and the Pacific NW. Come join us and support Team Kiwi Classic Racing!
Rev Up Your Engines: Team Kiwi Classic Racing Upcoming Events
Buttonwillow new track - Sept. 12-14, 2025
Amidst the chaos we still managed to have some fun
This definitely seems appropriate!
Sunday sunrise at the track...
Girls just wanna have fun!
Hot on the grid - appreciated my umbrella girl Brooklyn
Thanks Brooklyn for being the best pit girl!
Our black beauty Omni RV. Delux camping at the track!
Brooklyn and Heather in the butt hut with Mike
Alan and his specially brewed morning coffee
Candye and Scott and their two new puppies - McLaren and Lugnut
McLaren - Candy'e new puppy
Quite the gathering at Team Kiwi's pit to celebrate Candye's birthday
Race flag meanings!
Cuddles with Denie
Heather sharing the love
Candye and Scott - such a wonderful couple!
Happy birthday Candye!
Celebrating Candye's birthday with the other grid gals
Heather arrived with freshly baked bacon and egg pie. And Brooklyn made Kiwi sausage roll bites for the potluck - yummy!
Looking a bit better but Shelley was super sad!
Managed to pull the fender back into place, somewhat
Bent front left fender
Re-attaching the front grill hoping Shelley can still race
A chunk of my car chassis came off with the tow hitch!
Devastated! Front of #11 got ripped off when being towed off the track
Brooklyn and Mike enjoying an after dinner smoke
Thursday night dinner at Team Kiwi's pit. Hawaiian ham steak stack with grilled pineapple! Mark, Denie and Mike in the camper
Thanks John for the awesome hand-made model Fiat 131 rally car!!!!
Always love it when Tracy comes to visit us!!!!!
Mark, Holly and Alan walking the track
Shelley and Brooklyn doing the sunset track walk
Stunning! Love walking the track!
Gorgeous sunset track walk/ride
#11 Shelley's 1967 Fiat 124 Spider and #8 Denie's 124 Coupe
Team Kiwi Classic Racing Pit at the new Buttonwillow track
On the road from Vegas to Buttonwillow...
Brooklyn, the mermaid, loves her fish!
Thanks for hosting the pre-race dinner Mike!
Yummy cedar plank smoked salmon - thanks Alan - the grill Master!
Pre-race dinner with Mike and Alan in Vegas
SOVREN Pacific NW Historics -July 4-6, 2025 (Thanks for the wonderful photos Julie!)
Team Kiwi Shelley & Denie - still smiling even though our cars both broke. Love being at the race track! Better luck next time!
Team Kiwi girls, Shelley & Julie, relaxing at the end of the day
John Allen, Denie and Ben - a Fiat lover from Australia
Team Kiwi with our visitor from Australia, Ben.
Race car driver Shelley sitting it out!
Missed racing with these girls but they had a fun race on Saturday. Kristine Casey in #6 and Fiona Bianchi in #7. So great seeing more women drivers out there!
Shelley got to spectate for a change! Such a beautiful track!
Denie the Flagger/Corner Worker!
With both race cars out of action Denie volunteered to work Corner 2B for the day on Saturday
Shelley on track at Pacific Raceways... just not with her car!
Some gorgeous cars!
Car show at Pacific Raceways on Saturday July 5th
Was wonderful to be included in the Potluck dinner on Friday evening...
Denie happy to get some doggy love from Mazey (Shirley and Don Racine's doggy)
Great line-up of Bugeyes opposite our pit
Drinks for Becky from pre-Grid. Thanks for the clothing gifts! Apologies for getting you a bit drunk!
Denie chillin with John Allen from SOVREN
Sad Shelley after realizing there was no more racing to be had for #11. Problem with the piston, we think. Won't know for sure until we get back to Vegas
Shelley on track in # (3)11
Denie on track in #8
Shelley happy to be back in the seat and racing again
Denie and his race face!
Race #1, Friday... heading off....
Race #1 - lined up at grid
Denie had an issue with his throttle sticking during qualifying so he and Julie worked on it before Race #1
Don Racine managed to squeeze his way between the two Fiats...
Ready for qualifying, Friday morning
Team Kiwi early to the grid for the practice session Friday morning
Denie and Shelley off to get registered for race weekend. Love our Fat Bear Scooter!
The featured car for the Pacific NW Historics. A 1964 Cheetah. Owned by Steve Smith (who we met a couple of years ago at Portland).
Gorgeous new Corvette pace car for the weekend....
Denie - race ready!
Denie chillaxing after a 20 hour drive from Las Vegas to Kent, WA
Happy girl being back up in the Pacific NW
Such gorgeous trees!
Julie excited to be Vintage Racing at Pacific Raceways
Couldn't wait to hug me some trees! So nice being back in some green after the dry desert landscape of Las Vegas
#11 (311 for this weekend) and #8 ready to race!
Denie checking out our newly acquired 4th of July appropriate chairs
Team Kiwi Classic Racing Pit. Perfect location right by the bathrooms! Plenty of space to spread out...
Woohoo! We made it!
Arriving at Pacific Raceways, Kent, WA
In beautiful Washington State... getting closer
Team Kiwi - Shelley, Julie (from New Zealand), Denie - leaving Las Vegas, heading north to Seattle
VARA Buttonwillow, CA - May 17-18, 2025
Denie - overall Group 1 win on Sunday and 2 Class wins for the weekend!
Battling to keep ahead of Dennis Racine in the red Mini. Sunday's race.
The top 3 in Sunday's Group 1 race
The Mini chasing Denie!
Speeding right along!
Sunday Main Race - qualifying
Team Kiwi Shelley & Denie - happy to be on track and racing!
Team Kiwi!
Denie - ready to rumble
Shelley in her happy place!
On track!
Shelley having a fabulous race
Fabulous shot of #8 on track at Buttonwillow
Great photo of #11 Julie!
Wonderful action shot! Thanks AeroSport Photography!
Great photo Julie! Thank you!
Another gorgeous shot. Thanks Julie!
Mark Allison in his Fiat X19
#8. Great photo Julie!
Love this shot! Buttonwillow, CA
Watch out Den! Here comes Shelley! Great photo Julie!
Team Kiwi on grid
Sexy umbrella girl Heather!
Great photo Julie of Team Kiwi on grid at Buttonwillow Race way
Shelley chasing down Don Racine!
Both Team Kiwi Fiats on track! Great photo Julie!
Shelley with the lads... Steve, Rick and Kevin.
Love our Grid Chief Tracy!
Shelley giving some tips to the Sports Race Tom in #126 (!!!!)
Fantastic action shot of #11. Thanks Julie!
Denie happy with his Class win at Saturday's race.
Julie cruising on the FatBear scooter
Great seeing Maria and Marcello back at the track.
Saturday night shenanigans - Shelley, Denie and Heather, heading to the VARA BBQ
Abit of a cheeky kiss!
Shelley & Denie, with Adam in the background, heading to the VARA BBQ on Saturday night
Fire time with Shannon! Kevin chatting with Julie. Saturday night
Tom, Mike, Mark and Heather - fireside. Team Kiwi Pit.
Sunset walk around the track
Shelley and Heather out on a track walk
Heather, Alan and Shelley walking the track at Buttonwillow
Action shot...Shelley and Alan walking the track
Sunset at Buttonwillow
Inside the RV escaping the heat - Denie, Julie and Tom
Happy Kiwi Birthday Julie!
Happy Birthday Julie!
Heather - happy to be back at the track with Team Kiwi
Julie and Denie relaxing inside the RV
Grill Master Alan, with support from Heather
Happy Birthday Julie! Yummy cake made by Heather. Solid chocolate!
Kevin Ayer's beautiful Elva with Shelley and the lads
Shelley and Heather track side
Kiwi Girls - Julie and Heather
Kiwi girls in the 50's, 60's, and 70's LOVE theCream.com (sponsors of the medals for VARA)
Oh! Heather and Shelley in the RV camper kitchen
Sunrise at the track
Yummy Canadian Maple whiskey - gift from Red aka Barbara
Sunset walk at the new track at Buttonwillow, Friday evening
Fantastic silhouette photo of Denie and Shelley walking the new track at Buttonwillow. Great photo Alan!
Shelley walking the new track at Buttonwillow
They didn't allow motorized scooters or bikes on the new track at Buttonwillow so Denie walked it! The most walking he has done since his back injury 6 years ago!
Team Kiwi Classic Racing Pit. Buttonwillow, CA
Mike, Mark, Holly, Alan and Denie escaping the heat of the day at Team Kiwi's Pit, Buttonwillow.
Alan, Mark and Holly - relaxing track side
Team Kiwi Coffee Stop at Barstow on our way to Buttonwillow, CA from Vegas
Pre-race dinner at Mike's place. With Alan, who flew in from Colorado, and Shelley
Pre-Race Dinner at Mike's place. Alan, Red, Shelley, Denie and Mike
Alan and Mike awaiting the rest of Team Kiwi's arrival for pre-race festivities
SOVREN Spring Sprints at Pacific Raceways, Kent, WA. May 2-4, 2025 (scroll left for more pics)
Congratulations Denie! P1 in Race #5! Won two overall races, got 2nd in one and 3rd in two. Plus 5 class wins! Fantastically successful race weekend!
Shelley at Team Kiwi's Pit with our two gorgeous race cars. Denie's Fiat 124 Coupe and Shelley's 1967 Fiat 124 Spider. Both built by Denie in his home garage in Vegas
Congrations Denie! Amazingly successful race weekend!
Woohoo! First overall win, Race #3 Sunday morning. Cold and damp track meant the more balzy driver got the lead! Passed the 2 sportsracers in Turn 2, on the outside!
Pit crew Shelley on the grid...
Ready for the Green Flag! Let's go racing!
Race 3, passed one of the sports racers at Turn 2. About to pounce on the 2nd one at Turn 2 and take the lead!
Woohoo! Managed to pass #99 on the outside of Turn 2! Go Den!
Workers stop off to enjoy Team Kiwi's fire pit. Thank you! And thank you Ricky Lee! Always love seeing you!!!!!
Team Kiwi - happy to be in the Pacific NW!
Love our grid workers!
Chief of Grid, sassy Roxy and her son Scott. Thank you for all you do!!!
Our friends Scott and Mindi and their dog Lewis Hamilton, visiting us at the track.
Yes! We got 3 on our little track bike! Chelsea, me and Jay! Zooming right along!
Denie in his Fiat coupe giving the sports racers a run for their money!!!
Love our firepit time at Team Kiwi! Always food and drinks and fun and music!
#8 became #48 for the SOVREN races
So many gorgeous vintage cars! Race 1 had 36. By race 5, only 18!!!
So true!!!!
Thank you flaggers!!!
Thank you grid workers!!!!!
Great seeing Mindi back on a bike!!! Gorgeous new steed!!!
Denie a happy boy - LOVED his entire race weekend! Couldn't wipe that smile off!!!!
Fire time!!
Love this!
Giving thanks on my morning walk of the track. Blessings on this day, this track, the workers, the drivers and their cars.
Such a cool green track!
Just love being surrounded in green!
Relaxing after an intense race!
#48 (aka #8) - first at the gate ready for qualifying on Saturday morning
Woohoo! Go Den! Get that corner!
Thanks for everything Sherrie!
City Hall Saloon with Chelsea and Jay! Thanks for taking us out and about!
Taco Tuesday with Chelsea at the City Hall Saloon. Got to shake off the drive boogying to a local band there
Green River, WA
Just gorgeous!
Thanks for taking us out for the evening Chelsea and Jay!
Team Kiwi Classic Racing Pit at Pacific Raceways, Kent, WA
Woohoo! Made it to Pacific Raceways, Kent, WA
Stunning drive up through Oregon to Washington State
Columbia River (I think)... loved the drive up from Vegas
Found a great rest area to stop off for the night on our drive up from Vegas. Just south of Boise.
It's a long one for sure!
Chilling after a 14 hour drive!
Spring has sprung. In time for the Spring Sprints with Sovren!
Smiling the whole way! Knowing the race track awaits in Washington State!
On the road again!
Ready to roll! Take off from Las Vegas, April 30
Happy Team Kiwi!
1st Race of 2025 - Willow Springs International Raceway, March 29/30, 2025
Winner winner! Class winner and 3rd overall in Sunday's Flag Race!!
The man and the winning car! Together as one!
Congratulations Denie!!!! You're amazing!
Team Kiwi at Willow Springs!
Denie, Shelley, Alan, Mike, Brooklyn, Shelby (the dog), Mark, Holly (hiding behind) and Summer
Shelley - happy girl back in the saddle!
Sunset at Team Kiwi Pit!
Trying to shelter from the wind. Fire pit keeping us warm!
Brooklyn and Shelley - ready for a fun weekend at the Fastest Road in the West!
Excited to be back at the track! Ready to rumble!
The best umbrella girls ever! Love you! Brooklyn and Heather.
Celebrating Kinsley's 6th birthday. Mark & Holly's grand-daughter. She got so spoiled!!
Lots of wonderful birthday gifts for the birthday girl!
Mark and Alan fine-tuning the carbs on #11
On the grid!! Go Team Kiwi!
Shelley is the envy of all the other drivers with such a sexy umbrella girl!
Shelley sad! Realizing why it felt like her ass was dragging on the track... it was!
#11 exhaust!!! Stayed attached but was worn down massively. Surprising no-one black flagged her. Must've been a lot of sparks going around the track!
The muffler - hanging on by one end!!!!!
Alan checking out the muffler....
Mark and Alan working on Mark's X19. Changing the transmission and clutch at the track! Now that's dedication!!!!!
Having a ball! Brooklyn and Shelby having fun.
Thanks Alan for reattaching my muffler... pity it didn't last the race!!! Decided to just take it off for Sunday's flag race. Say it loud! Say it proud!
Friday night track walk! There are some big cracks in the track! Turn 8...
Check out Denie's new race suit!!! Full embroidery on the back...
Great to see Adam back out in his papaya colored BMW
Watching the go-pro footage on our outdoor TV after the race on Saturday
Shelley with the Italian line-up at Team Kiwi
Shelley zooming right along!
Thanks for the great pic Brian Mayfield!
Shelby staying warm in the RV
Great photo of #8 on track
Thanks Brian Mayfield!
What a cool shot!
Thanks Brian Mayfield!
Another Brian Mayfield beauty! #11 racing!
Feel the speed! Thanks Brian! Great photo!
Team Kiwi Pit.
Thanks for the great photo Steve Light!
Another great photo from Steve Light of #8 speeding along!
Steve Light photo capturing the speed of #8 at Willow Springs.
Great photo of Mark Allison in his Fiat X19.
Thanks Brian Mayfield!
So awesome seeing 3 beautiful Fiat's on track!!!
Shelley driving #11 at Willow Springs.
Thanks for the photo Steve!
Another great Steve Light photo of Denie racing his #8
What a tight front group in the Group 4 race!
Great photo Steve!
Two Italian Beauties at Team Kiwi's Pit.
Thanks for the photo Steve Light!
One more of the Team Kiwi Fiat Line-up.
Thanks Steve!
Such photogenic cars!
Denie and Mike - on the way to Willow Springs. Stopping off for a coffee in Baker.
Shelby, Brooklyn, Shelley and Denie. On route to Willow Springs from Vegas for a fun weekend of racing!
Willowsprings- last race of the season, Nov 9-10, 2025
Team Kiwi Denie & Shelley celebrating Sunday’s flag race!
Hot stuff!! Denie with his much deserved gold medal after winning Sunday’s flag race
Denie with the driver he battled with for first in Sunday's flag race. William Taylor.
The 1965 alfa romeo Denie raced with on Sunday.
Shelley with young racer Nikolett. Her first official race!
Enjoying the gorgeous race weather at Willow
Dinner with our neighbors Steve and Dave from Reno.
Shelley with young racer Emily, 16 yrs old!
Shelley with Judy and Kristin. More girl power in the small bore vintage racing group!
Staying warm with our firepit. Denie, Alan and Mark.