Brennan Racing was the first complete Racing Company established in NZ and was also the first to recognise automated manufacturing of specialised racing components with the ability to manufacture virtually any component.
Grant and Lorraine have competed or been involved in most forms of Motorsport.
Grant has obtained numerous Lap Records – Fastest speeds –many many first placings - has been Sports Sedan Overall Winner , Kart NZ1, NZ Super Sedan Overall Champion, Best engineered, best presented. And has accumulated others too numerous to mention.
Further testament to Grant and Lorraine’s dedication and passion to the sport.
Their committment can be seen when you tour their workshop facility and view the state of the art machinery that made Brennan Racing leaders into the new millenium along with other innovative firsts. These include Centrifugal SuperChargers - Dry Sump Pumps and Sequential Gearboxes and other specialised one off items.
Brennan Racing became the first company in Australasia to completely CNC a cylinder head-inlet and exhaust port and combustion chamber unmanned. Even with the above achievements and their successes Brennan Racing continue to develop products and
enhance their engineering capabilities to meet the racers demands.
GRANT BRENNAN
Grant left New Zealand at the age of 15 to pursue his interests in Automotive Engineering in Australia. He quickly developed skills in the Race Car and High Performance market, and at the tender age of 17 he became Workshop Foreman for a leading Sydney based company. After developing relationships with several race teams, Grant was offered more opportunities to further his experience. Taking advantage of this would prove to be valuable in later years.
Grant returned to New Zealand in 1981 to start his own business and relocated to Tauranga in early 1985. The business focussed on High Performance engine work involving Turbo Charging and normally aspirated 4 – 6 and 8 cyl engines.
Quickly local customers recognised Grants ability to have things right the first time and his attention to detail. This grew the business very quickly and a clientelle base not only right throughout New Zealand but also Australia, USA and the UK. Realising the need to be at the forefront of technology, he ordered machinery and flew experts from around the world to assist and train him in high technology machinery and automation.
LORRAINE BRENNAN
Lorraine worked with her father in an auto electrical business, further trained in the parts and accounting industry with Nissan then went on to form a partnership with Brennan Racing where she furthered her skills and developed relationships with companies worldwide.
Lorraine is known in the industry as “knowing her stuff” and surprises the most informed engine technicians.
