Thanks for the support and sponsorship from the following...
autoricambi.us
Thank you Auto Ricambi for supporting Team Kiwi! Contact them if you need any Fiat parts!
Allison's Automotive
Mark Allison, Crew Chief, motor builder and tuning expert of all things Fiat and Lancia.
Discount Tires
Special thanks to Discount Tires. Always the best deal on our race tires, fitting and balancing.
Mike Morine
Thanks Mike - the best pit crew, helper and mate a guy could have. Two old fellas building race cars!
theCream.com
theCream.com
theCream products keep all of Team Kiwi, family and friend's skin in perfect health. The best natural environmental protection skin cream on the market!
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.
Crew Chief
We welcome Mark Allison as official Crew Chief for Team Kiwi Classic Racing. Mark is a Fiat aficionado from California. Chief technical advisor for the Team and overseer of the tuning of Denie's Lancia and the 1967 Fiat 124 Spider built for Shelley to race.
The Village
We give thanks for all the fabulous people in our community here in Vegas who help us out! Especially Mike and Eddie. Thank you for supporting Team Kiwi Classic Racing! It takes a village!
Team Kiwi Girls!
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, Devon and Julie.
Races
Team Kiwi Girls!
Races
We are excited to be part of VARA (Vintage Automobile Racing Association), 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!
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.
Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch - SVRA Oct. 18-20, 2024
Saturday Feature Flag Race. Denie got P2 and Shelley P3
Saturday Flag Race. Bronze Podium for Shelley and gorgeous flowers from Maria - thank you!
Gold medal for Shelley in Sunday's Feature Flag Race. First in her Group!
Shelley's medal gain from the weekend!
Denie's medals from the weekend
#8 on the podium at Spring Mountain
#11 onat the winners circle Spring Mountain
Two gorgeous Italian cars at Team Kiwi Classic Racing's pit, Spring Mountain
Shelley and her sexy pit crew Heather and Brooklyn
Denie sorting out some issues with #8, with the watchful eye of Kurt
Shelley's sexy pit crew and Ray!
Hi from Team Kiwi - Shelley, Brooklyn and Shelby (the dog)
Checkered flag for Shelley - Sunday Race
On grid
Happy girl with her SVRA hat!
Not so happy after being hit in Saturday's race by #9, Porsche who jumped the ripple strip and smashed into #11
Damage to the Porsche
On the grid before Saturday's feature race with my two sexy gals!
Heather and Brooklyn ready for a track ride as part of the British Auto Club of Las Vegas laps at lunchtime
Photo op for Mike and his jag after doing a few laps around the track at lunchtime as part of the British Auto Club of Las Vegas event
Tom & Heather took their new corvette that they won out for a few laps around Spring Mountain at lunchtime on Saturday
Cheers!
Shelley and Denie happy to be at the track
Thanks for inviting us for dinner Dave and Rev Steve!
Gorgeous sunset at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch - Team Kiwi flag flying high
Denie looking colorful and keeping warm - windy night at Spring Mountain!
Woohoo! Arrived at Spring Mountain. Team Kiwi Classic Racing
Denie - in his happy place!
Denie staying warm in the race trailer
Charleston Peak North track map. 3.25 miles. 18 corners. Very challenging!
Welcome to Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch
Our drive from Las Vegas to Spring Mountain
Leaving Las Vegas. Over the hump to Pahrump!
Oktoberfest at Buttonwillow Sept 20-21, 2024
Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing - Race Against Kids Cancer - High Plains Raceway, Colorado August 3-4, 2024
SVRA Portland International Raceway - July 26-28, 2024
Pacific NW Historics June 28-30
VARA British Extravaganza, May 17-19, 2024 - Buttonwillow, CA
SVRA Sonoma Raceway, CA - April 18-21, 2024
Racing at Sonoma
Photo Credit: Visor Down Motorsports Photography
VARA High Desert Challenge March 16-17, 2024 - Willow Springs, CA
Team Kiwi wins bigtime at the VARA awards ceremony - January 7, 2024
