Hampton Downs to host 2019 Toyota Festival
Hundreds of Toyota enthusiasts are expected to descend on north Waikato’s Hampton Downs Motorsport Park on Saturday 30 March to celebrate the 2019 Toyota Festival. Now in its seventh year, the Toyota Festival has become an annual highlight for enthusiasts of the company and its wide...
Radisich to Line Up in Mustang
Two-time World Touring Car Champion Paul Radisich will return to racing when he lines up in the BNT V8s Championship next weekend at Hampton Downs. Radisich will drive the Collins & Sons Earth Moving and Cartage Ford Mustang in Class Three of the Championship. The Mustang was...
Young-guns to battle for NZ Formula 1600 title at Pukekohe this weekend
Two young-guns will go head-to-head this weekend as the New Zealand Formula 1600 Championship title will be decided at Pukekohe Park Raceway in Auckland. Just three points separate Auckland’s Josh Bethune and Southland’s Jordan Michels after battling over four rounds since early November 2018. Arguably Bethune...
Callum Crawley takes Morrie Smith Memorial Trophy after maiden Formula 1600 win
18-year-old driver Callum Crawley from Feilding has won the prestigious Morrie Smith Memorial Trophy at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon over the weekend. Crawley took his maiden win in the New Zealand Formula 1600 (Ford) Championship in the final race of the weekend, which also awarded...
McConkey shines as Symon slashes NZ Formula First Championship lead
20-year-old Kapiti Coast driver Brody McConkey shined at the fifth round of the 2018/19 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon. The big headline though was Palmerston North’s Chris Symon, 28, returning to victory lane in the final race of the...
Wins propel Michels into NZ Formula 1600 title contention at Manfeild Park
Two wins and a second place have propelled Southland’s Jordan Michels to just three-points shy of 2018/19 New Zealand Formula 1600 Championship leader Josh Bethune with one round left to play. Michels set fastest lap in qualifying at the Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Fielding,...
Downtown Dunedin treat for Otago Rally fans
The Otago Rally’s popular tarmac super stage will return to its traditional layout this year as over 100 rally crews tackle the downtown Dunedin spectacular. A shorter version of the stage was trialled in 2018, but feedback from competitors and spectators will see the stage revert...
Nick Cassidy to chase championship title in Japan
After a successful 2018 racing season in Japan, New Zealand driver Nick Cassidy will continue to drive for Lexus and Toyota in Japan’s two premier classes, Super GT and Super Formula in 2019. “It’s great to be able to continue my relationship with Lexus and Toyota...
POIGNANT TALE AT TERETONGA PARK
There are always many interesting characters and intriguing tales around the pits at motor race meetings such as the Evolution Motorsport Classic SpeedFest held at Teretonga Park in Invercargill recently and the story of Kelly Pierce of Christchurch in an immaculately presented Mini was a...
Rivals look to halt Bethune’s NZ F1600 title quest at Manfeild this weekend
Auckland’s Josh Bethune has a slender 23-point lead heading to the penultimate round of the New Zealand Formula 1600 Championship at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon this weekend. Competing in his second year of the category, Bethune has led for much of the season but nipping...