Impressive Ngatoa tops Friday testing at NZ Grand Prix
Local boy Kaleb Ngatoa was the man who turned the most heads on an interrupted day of testing ahead of this weekend’s 67thNew Zealand Grand Prix – the penultimate round of the 2023 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Wild weather that had affected New...
2023 NZ Hillclimb Championship confirmed with backing of WinmaX
The MotorSport New Zealand Gold Star Hillclimb Championship returns in 2023 with a unique, one-weekend shootout for the title taking place over the weekend of 18 and 19 March in Lawrence, Otago, thanks to the support of WinmaX Brakes. The NZ Hillclimb Championship is one of...
Twenty cars confirmed for 67th New Zealand Grand Prix
Twenty drivers will line up this weekend on the international circuit at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park with each aiming to add their name to the list of motorsport legends who have won the New Zealand Grand Prix. The field will include two further New Zealand talents...
Louis Foster claims CTFROC opener at Manfeild
Louis Foster’s stunning debut weekend in the 2023 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship continued with a dominant victory in the first race at Manfeild – Circuit Chris Amon. The current Indy Pro 2000 Champion put lack of circuit time, lack of car time, lack...
Wurz holds off Foster for CTFROC Manfeild pole position
Championship leader Charlie Wurz left his best until last in a very wet qualifying session at the third round of the 2023 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship at Manfeild – Circuit Chris Amon on Saturday morning. The fifteen minute session was interrupted half way...
Foster stuns CTFROC with sensational opening day
He may have only arrived early on Friday morning suffering from jetlag after an overnight flight to New Zealand, but Louis Foster ended the final test session of the day at Manfeild – Circuit Chris Amon at the top of the timesheets. In a wet...
Huge boost to V8 Utes field as new season approaches
With the 2023 championship about to kick off, the RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes are poised for a big season. Up to 15 utes ready to line up on the grid for the February 11-12th weekend at Taupo International Motorsport Park - a big increase from...
Critical weekend for Castrol Toyota FR Oceania drivers
The third weekend of five in the 2023 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship is often a critical one in New Zealand’s premier single seater series and this weekend will be no different. If championship leader Charlie Wurz has another weekend like he did at Teretonga,...
Spirited Wurz holds off Hedge for Teretonga feature win
Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship leader Charlie Wurz extended his points advantage with a lights-to-flag win at Teretonga to win the Sunday feature race and the Spirit of a Nation Cup. Starting from pole position, Wurz made the best getaway in the entire field...
Mighty Hedge wins race two at Teretonga
Callum Hedge pulled off a remarkable victory in Teretonga’s second race to reignite his challenge in the 2023 Castrol Toyota Formula Oceania Championship. The New Zealander – starting from seventh on the reverse format grid from Saturday’s results – read conditions on and off the...