Spark Sport confirms free-to-air broadcast partner for WRC and brand-new motorsport show
Spark Sport has announced today that Warner Bros. Discovery NZ will be the exclusive New Zealand free-to-air broadcast partner for the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) when it returns to Aotearoa from 29 September to 2 October this year. Up to 80 million fans in 150...
F5000 series saves its best till last
New Zealand’s popular SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series has saved its best till last this season, with as many as 13 of the classic V8-powered ‘wings-and-slicks’ single-seater racing cars expected on the grid at the Taupo International Motorsport track for the...
Opportunities await Jordan Michels in Australia
Opportunities await Southland racing driver Jordan Michels in Australia after a successful Supercar test across the Tasman recently. Michels made a quick trip across the ditch for a Supercar test with the Erebus Academy at Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria, mid-April. He tested along with several...
Paddon aims for continual improvements in Whangarei
There’s no slowing down for Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon as he and co-driver John Kennard line up as the top seeds at the second round of the New Zealand Rally Championship next weekend at the International Rally of Whangarei which takes place 13 to...
75th Anniversary number plate surrounds to raise money for Cancer Society
MotorSport New Zealand has launched an online store as part of its 75th Anniversary celebrations to sell exclusive merchandise. Headlining the new online store are limited edition 75th Anniversary number plate surrounds with all the profits being donated to the Cancer Society of New Zealand. Just...
Safety Tip: Frontal Head Restraints
The Frontal Head Restraint (FHR) is designed to stop a driver's head from violently moving forward during an impact. MotorSport New Zealand requires the use of a complying FHR device for all race permitted events in New Zealand and the New Zealand Rally Championship. MotorSport...
Elite Motorsport Academy class of 2022 revealed
The class of 2022 for the Elite Motorsport Academy of New Zealand has been revealed following the crowning of James Penrose as the 2021 academy winner on Wednesday. Eight young motorsport competitors from across New Zealand will head to Dunedin for the Elite Motorsport Academy camp...
James Penrose wins 2021 Elite Motorsport Academy
Christchurch racer James Penrose has topped the points table for the 2021 Elite Motorsport Academy to win the Ian Snellgrove trophy. Penrose, who also won the academy camp last July, continued his form during the follow-up 12-month development program to win the overall Elite Motorsport...
Crosbie wins NAPA Auto Parts NZ Formula Ford title after drama hits rivals
Fifteen-year-old Alex Crosbie has won the 2022 NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship after a dramatic day of racing at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch. Heading into the round, the Southland school student was third overall on the points table, 62...
Wayne Moore set for 28th Nürburgring 24-Hour race
Intrepid Kiwi race car driver Wayne Moore from Paekakariki is returning to Germany for his 28th year driving in the ADAC TotalEnergies Nürburgring 24 Hour Race 26th-29th May 2022. Moore this year will drive a BMW F30 328i in class V2T for production 2-litre turbo cars...