Sporting Trials New Zealand celebrates 25th Anniversary of TARATA CUP
Sporting Trials New Zealand is holding the 25th Anniversary of the coveted TARATA CUP event on the 12th November this year, after having to postpone it twice due to covid. Sporting Trials is an event where drivers drive purpose built 2WD vehicals up seemingly impossable grassy...
Applications open for 2023 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand
Applications for the 2023 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand are open. Young kiwi competitors who hold all types of competition licences with MotorSport New Zealand and its affiliates are encouraged to put their names forward for the renowned elite training academy International stars such as...
Liam Lawson back in AlphaTauri for FP1 at Mexico
Liam Lawson will have his second outing with the Scuderia AlphaTauri Formula 1 team this weekend when he takes part in Free Practice 1 at the Mexican Grand Prix. After making his debut in a weather affected session at Spa, Belgium in August, the 20-year-old...
2023 NZ Rally Championship calendar locked in
The Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship will return to Coromandel and Bay of Plenty in 2023 with the calendar now confirmed. After a couple of seasons disrupted by COVID-19 and a 2022 season that featured a double-round at Repco Rally New Zealand, the...
75th Anniversary Gala cancelled
MotorSport New Zealand has made the difficult decision to cancel its 75th Anniversary Gala. The decision comes due to the rapidly rising costs of hosting large-scale events and the increasingly difficult logistics of gathering guests from overseas. Cancelling the event ensures we can preserve the prestige...
EOI: Structure of the Organisation working group
MotorSport New Zealand is calling for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for additional members to join the Structure of the Organisation review working group. A workshop on this topic was first held at the 2021 MotorSport New Zealand Conference & AGM and those present agreed that a working group...
Landmark live TV deal confirmed as 2023 Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand Championship takes shape
The 2023 Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand Championship is quickly taking shape as the summer of racing approaches, with an exciting new live TV deal confirmed. “Super Sprint” has also been confirmed as the new name for the Motorsport New Zealand Premier Race Championship, with...
FIA Volunteer Awards 2022
The FIA celebrates the efforts of motorsport volunteers and officials around the world with awards that pay tribute to the essential role that they play across a wide spectrum of motorsport disciplines. 2021 saw the introduction by the FIA Volunteers & Officials Commission of the Lifetime...
NZ Formula First Championship celebrates 55 years of racing for 2022-23 season
The 2022-23 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship will mark 55 years of racing for the VW-based racing formula in New Zealand. On 25 November 1967, around six cars lined up at Levin for the first-ever Formula Vee race, as it was called back then,...
Wins for Grant as Sceats increases lead in North Island Formula Ford Series at Pukekohe
Dylan Grant may have come away from the third round of the 2022 Giltrap Group North Island Formula Ford Series with two wins from three races, however, current series leader Liam Sceats’ consistent performance has won him the round and extended his overall points lead. ...