Brenssell gets second chance at Otago Rally prize drive
The 2023 Otago Rally Scholarship has been awarded to Jonty Brenssell – who also won the award for the aborted 2020 event. Brenssell was once again chosen from a high quality list of applicants for the award, and receives free entry into the rally, as well...
LOCAL F5000 CARS/DRIVERS SWEEP THE FLOOR AT SKOPE CLASSIC MEETING IN CHRISTCHURCH OVER THE WEEKEND.
They came, they saw, and at the 33rd Skope Classic motor racing meeting at Christchurch’s freshly re-named Euromarque (nee Mike Pero) Motorsport Park (Ruapuna) over the weekend, local driver Michael Collins (Leda GM1 001) and fellow Mainlander Steve Ross (McRae GM1 009) conquered, sweeping all...
Drama sees Crosbie with narrow lead in NZ Formula Ford Championship
Current NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford champion, Alex Crosbie has gained a narrow lead after the opening round at Hampton Downs over the weekend in support of the NZ Grand Prix meeting. One-point separates the Southlander from Dylan Grant while Daniel Brown...
Brendon Leitch heads to Asian Le Mans Series buoyed by NZ Grand Prix competition
Fresh from competing in the 67th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix, Brendon Leitch is heading to Dubai set to compete in the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) in a factory-supported Lamborghini Huracan GT3. Leitch is excited about competing in the four...
Kiwi-Led Team Scores Bathurst 12 Hour Class Win
New Zealand drivers Daniel Gaunt and Andrew Fawcet, along with their Australian co-driver Dylan O’Keeffe, have notched up a comprehensive win in the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Silver Class today, aboard their My Land Partners Audi R8 run by the Kiwi-based International Motorsport crew in...
Trophies on the line as NAPA Auto Parts 2023 NZ Formula Ford Championship set to go
The 2023 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship is set to get underway at Hampton Downs this weekend, with three trophies up for contention. The four-round title decider will see two meetings in the North and two in the South Island with a total of...
Golden Homes GT NZ Championship Ready to Resume at Hampton Downs
After an action packed opening round at Highlands Motorsport Park in January, the battle for the Golden Homes GT NZ Championship resumes this weekend at Hampton Downs with a 26 car field of GT machines set to tackle the North Waikato Circuit. In the GT4...
TR86 drivers all set for action-packed GP weekend
After a short break, the Toyota 86 Championship battle for 2023 resumes this weekend at the 67th New Zealand Grand Prix meeting at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. In its tenth anniversary season, the championship remains as exciting, and as competitive as it ever was and this...
Callum Hedge to Drive for Team Porsche New Zealand in 2023
Porsche New Zealand and Earl Bamber Motorsport have announced that Callum Hedge is confirmed to drive for Team Porsche New Zealand for another Carrera Cup Australia season in 2023. Hedge took the top Rookie honours and second place in the Michelin Junior Drivers' standings for...
ALL CHANGE AS WILLIS NOT MARTIN WINS TAUPO HISTORIC GRAND PRIX
‘To the winner go the spoils, ‘as the old sporting adage goes, and there were certainly spoils aplenty awaiting the winner of this year’s Taupō Historic Grand Prix race, Rotorua’s Brett Willis, (Lola T332) at the now Tony Quinn-owned Taupo International Motorsport Park circuit on...