Motorsport: Pukekohe set for V8s return?

This year's Hamilton 400 will be the last. Photo / Paul Estcourt

New Zealand's leg of the V8 Supercars is back on the cards.

This year's Hamilton 400 will be the last in the city and it was feared it would be the end of New Zealand's involvement in the circuit.

But a deal between the Government, Auckland City Council, Counties Racing and V8 Supercars is in the pipeline.

Supercars Chairman Tony Cochrane has told Radio Sport a return to South Auckland is on the agenda.

He says they've recognised the best chance to get something achieved is at Pukekohe.

Cochrane says they've spent the last month doing detailed engineering studies to get the track safety up to FIA standards.