Stokes secures win at Vertex Oil International Rally of Whangarei
Robbie Stokes has won his second career Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship event by taking out the season-ending Vertex Oil International Rally of Whangarei. Stokes (Stokes Motorsport Skoda Fabia Rally 2) beat home the 2025 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally champion...
Porsche Endurance Trophy New Zealand opens 2025/26 season at Hampton Downs
The 2025/26 Porsche Endurance Trophy New Zealand commenced at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park as part of the NextGen Championship Alliance Services Hampton Downs GT International weekend. A competitive grid of Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars contested three races on the International Circuit, demonstrating top level performance...
Sprague takes lead in Mazda Pro8 New Zealand series
Local driver Corban Sprague has immediately stamped his mark on the 2025/26 Mazda Pro8 New Zealand series winning two of the three races of the opening round held at the Timaru International Raceway over the weekend. “It’s a great start to the series,” commented...
FRECA champion joins M2 Competition for NZ title challenge
Britain’s Freddie Slater – the 2025 FRECA champion - is the first confirmed entry for the 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy and will start as one of the favourites for the title. Slater – 17 – who hails from Stratford-upon-Avon in the UK...
Vertex Oil International Rally of Whangarei preview
The 2025 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship concludes this weekend with the final event on the calendar – the Vertex Oil International Rally of Whangarei. The week started with controversy with news championship protagonist Robbie Stokes (Stokes Motorsport Skoda Fabia Rally 2) had...
Double duties for Brendon Leitch in fifth Lamborghini World Finals
Brendon Leitch will have six shots at victory at Misano when the Lamborghini Super Trofeo season comes to a close. Leitch will finish his Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia season with China’s JJ Song and Leipert Motorsport in the Pro-Am class. The New Zealander has also been drafted...
Title fight wide open as North Island Formula Ford Series heads to Taupo
The second round of the 2025/26 Giltrap Group North Island Formula Ford Series (NIFF) will see a new name on the leaderboard after the one-day meeting at Taupo Motorsport Park on Sunday. Current overall points leader, Auckland’s Dylan Grant, had a perfect opening round...
From Australia to Invercargill; D1NZ Ignites the season with a weekend of firsts at Teretonga
New Zealand’s premier drifting series is set to light up the Deep South as the D1NZ National Drifting Championship Series returns to Invercargill this November — bringing together the best from both sides of the Tasman for a weekend of historic firsts. Led by Australian...
Meeke returns for 50th Anniversary Central Machine Hire Otago Rally
Multiple WRC rally winner Kris Meeke will return to Dunedin in 2026 for the 50th anniversary Central Machine Hire Otago Rally. The Northern Irish star will once again pilot the famous Rossendale Ford Escort Mk2, marking his third Otago appearance, which takes place from April 10-12. Meeke...
Paddon and Kennard target first Australian rally title
New Zealanders Hayden Paddon and John Kennard are poised to secure their first EROAD Australian Rally Championship title in Tasmania at this weekend’s final round, but the championship’s not yet in bag for the popular Kiwis. Having won four of the five rallies so far...