World 240 Invitational Superstock Championship
The World 240 Invitational Superstock Championship is an annually hosted championship held at Paradise Valley Speedway in Rotorua, New Zealand. Contested with drivers often from the United Kingdom, Netherlands, America and New Zealand the championship winner shall be invited to compete in the BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars World Championship along with the winner of the New Zealand Superstock Championship in a fully funded campaign. The current champion is Keegan Levien contracted to Wellington Speedway who won his title on the 25th of January 2020.
The titles is unique to other superstocks racing championships with the 240s event allowing for a number of drivers to become pre-qualified to the finals field of 26 drivers. This makes the 240 championship one of the most difficult titles to master, as spots within the finals field became scarce with 5 international drivers being automatically seeded to the finals together with the defending 240s champion and with the winner of the second tier championship held on finals night. Held over just 3 races of 15 laps, the need for the best possible points result is a must with even 1 DNF making it nearly impossible to win the title.
Engines
Current Speedway New Zealand rules stipulate the engine must be no larger the 248 cubic inches, with teams using small block V8 race engines. The estimated power output figure is around 500hp.Most cars tend to run:
- Toyota VVTI V8
- Nissan VK56 V8
- Nissan VH41 V8
- Ford V8
- Chevrolet V8
- Jaguar Cars V8
Past champions
| Season | 1ST - Club | 2ND - Club | 3RD - Club | Best Overseas Driver |
| 2020 | Keegan Levien - W | Jason Long - B | Nick Vallance - G | Frankie Wainman Junior - 6th |
| 2019 | Benji Sneddon - P | Thomas Stanaway - B | Jayden Ward - C | Lee Fairhurst - 10th |
| 2018 | Simon Joblin - P | Jordan Dare - P | Wayne Hemi - P | Frankie Wainman Junior - 6th |
| 2017 | Simon Joblin - P | Jayden Ward - P | Peter Bengston - P | Frankie Wainman Junior - 6th |
| 2016 | Scott Joblin - P | Adam Joblin - P | Bryce Steiner - R | Daniel van Spijker - 12th |
| 2015 | Bryce Steiner - R | Jordan Dare - P | Scott Joblin - P | Frankie Wainman Junior - 8th |
| 2014 | Peter Bengston - P | Frankie Wainman - UK | Asher Rees - P | Frankie Wainman Junior - 2nd |
| 2013 | Shane Penn - P | Phil Ogle - S | Shane Harwood - N | Daniel Wainman - 16th |
| 2012 | Andy McCabe - P | David Elsworth - R | Peter Bengston - P | Paul Harrison - 4th |
| 2011 | Peter Rees - P | Scott Joblin - P | Graeme Barr - P | Frankie Wainman Junior - 7th |
| 2010 | Scott Joblin - P | Joe Faram - B | Dale Robertson - R | Frankie Wainman Junior - 4th |
| 2009 | Frankie Wainman Junior - UK | Pat Westbury - R | Malcom Ngatai - C | Frankie Wainman Junior - 1st |
| 2008 | Peter Bengston - P | Scott Redfern - H | Roydon Collingwood - P | Frankie Wainman Junior - 4th |
| 2007 | Shane Penn - P | Dale Ewers - N | Frankie Wainman Junior - UK | Frankie Wainman Junior - 3rd |
| 2006 | Simon Joblin - P | Neville Stanaway - R | Darcy Hunter - R | Frankie Wainman Junior - 7th |
| 2005 | Darcy Hunter - R | Stan Hickey - R | Frankie Wainman Junior - UK | Frankie Wainman Junior - 3rd |
| 2004 | Gary Parkes - P | Stan Hickey - R | Lionel Penn - S | Murray Harrison - 6th |
| 2003 | Wayne Hemi - W | Nick Fowler - N | Frankie Wainman Junior - UK | Frankie Wainman Junior - 3rd |
| 2002 | Darcy Hunter - R | Craig Pierce - M | Neil McCoard - R | Frankie Wainman Junior - 14th |
| 2001 | Barry Podjursky - P | Brian Musgrove - W | Kelvin Grey - P | Alan Skayman - 10th |
| 2000 | Frankie Wainman Junior - UK | Kelvin Grey - P | Tony McLanachan - W | Frankie Wainman Junior - 1st |
| 1999 | Tony McLanachan - W | Rodney Wood - R | Craig Boote - N | Frankie Wainman Junior - 5th |
| 1998 | Tony Whittaker - N | Craig Pierce - A | Scott Miers - P | Frankie Wainman Junior - 11th |
| 1997 | Frankie Wainman Junior - UK | Barry Hunter - R | Dave Tennant - A | Frankie Wainman Junior - 1st |
| 1996 | Roydon Collingwood - S | Rowan Yandle - S | Daryl Uhlenberg - S | John Lund - 5th |
| 1995 | Roydon Collingwood - S | Barry Podjursky - S | Shane Penn - B | Peter Falding - 7th |
| 1994 | Ian Carlyle - M | Clark Proctor - M | Neville Stanaway - R | John Lund - 11th |
| 1993 | Bryce Penn - B | Shane Penn - B | Frank Van Vroonhoven - H | John Lund - 12th |
| 1992 | Greg Johnston - S | Lyall Rumney - R | Dave Evans - P | Stuart Smith Sr - 4th |
| 1991 | Barry Podjursky - S | Frank Van Vroonhoven - H | Gary Parkes - P | Bert Finnikin - 13th |
| 1990 | Paul Ulrich - S | Graeme Barr - S | Bryce Penn - B | Murray Harrison - 14th |
| 1989 | Paul Whitcombe - P | Bobert James - P | Gary Nickel - S | John Lund - 6th |
| 1988 | Dave Evans - P | Robin Wildbore - P/John Lund - UK/ Paul Ulrich - S | - | John Lund - 2nd |
| 1987 | Chris Elwell - UK | Brian McPhee - W | Norm Dempster - P | Chris Elwell - 1st |
The following is a list of the "most wins" in the event: