PITSTOP DIARY: Clement Novalak may well be a name worth keeping in mind for the future as the French born double WSK world kartsport champion has moved into contention for the 2018 Toyota Racing Series drivers' title.

Danica Patrick has found a ride for the Daytona 500 that helps complete the closing of her racing career in appropriate fashion.

World Rally Championship driver Hayden Paddon has confirmed his entry for the Otago Rally in April as part of the New Zealand Rally Championship.

A reduced WRC schedule has given Paddon the opportunity to return to Dunedin to push for a record-breaking sixth victory.

Paddon will team up with long-time co-driver, John Kennard, in the Hyundai i20 AP4+ that debuted and won with at the same event in 2016.

Waikato racer Nick Ross experienced the highs and lows of motorsport at Teretonga in Invercargill with one of the biggest off-track incidents of his career.

Clement Novalak put the cat amongst the pigeons with a lights to flag victory in the main race at the second round of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series at Teretonga, Invercargill, on Sunday.

Richard Verschoor has started his fightback in the Toyota Racing Series by winning Saturday's race at the second round at Teretonga, Invercargill.

Pukekohe motor racer Taylor Cockerton has travelled far and wide in just two weeks to race in Christchurch then Malaysia before returning to Invercargill on Friday.

Tucked away on the quiet outskirts of Timaru is a venue which has set hearts racing for half a century.

And you thought you'd never see a V8-powered version of Holden's new European Commodore ZB.

PITSTOP DIARY: Heading to Invercargill for the second round of the Toyota Racing Series, Christchurch's Marcus Armstrong could not be in a better position with a 16-point lead to second placed team mate Robert Shwartzman. 

IndyCar has unveiled its 2018 race car - and Mario Andretti is evidently a fan.

Memories will mix with the smell of burning rubber and fuel when 50 years of racing at Timaru's Levels Raceway is celebrated.

Danica Patrick's heart is racing for Aaron Rodgers.

A former girlfriend of F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton claims he was obsessed with threesomes - and was precious about others using his toilet.

Dan Gurney, the first driver to win in Formula One, IndyCar and NASCAR, has died from complications of pneumonia. He was 86.

Waikato driver Nick Ross has come away from the third round of the BNT V8s at Ruapuna near Christchurch second for the weekend.

A gap is starting to open up at the top of the New Zealand Superbike Championship standings after another scintillating performance from former national champion Sloan Frost at the weekend.

Brendon Hartley's breakout season in Formula One is further igniting the fire that burns deep within Marcus Armstrong.

"Build it and they will come" was Brendon White's approach after building a temporary concrete drifting track in Upper Hutt.

Kiwi rally ace Hayden Paddon is philosophical about Hyundai Motorsport's change in approach following his poor results last season.