Advantage Evans – but Hampton Downs could change things in Toyota 86 Championship
Simon Evans heads to Hampton Downs this weekend with a lead of just under sixty points over second placed Justin Allen – but this could be the weekend when his major challengers in the race for the 2022 Toyota 86 Championship title fight back. As ever,...
V8 Utes championship to be unleashed at Hampton Downs
The gloves are finally off the RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes with the championship poised to kick off at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, February 11-13th. During the Covid-induced layoff, crews have been busy straightening panels and preparing their rides after last April's fender-bending final round. Under the...
Kiwi Ngatoa in for full S5000 season with BRM
Kiwi S5000 race winner Kaleb Ngatoa will return to Australia to run a full season in the category with Team BRM. The Adelaide team ran Ngatoa in three S5000 meetings last season and the young Kiwi gave them two race wins - at Sandown and Sydney...
Gilmour and Vantage Windows & Doors sign-up to Rally New Zealand
Outstanding Kiwi driver Emma Gilmour today signed on as the first driver to commit to WRC Rally New Zealand in Auckland, part of the FIA World Rally Championship this year. The WRC will return for the 32nd time to New Zealand with the 11th round of...
Jacob Douglas confirms Road to Indy USF2000 season with Exclusive Autosport
Young Kiwi driver Jacob Douglas has confirmed that he will compete in the 2022 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship in the United States. The 16-year old left for the US before Christmas to test with Exclusive Autosport and has now confirmed his season participation with the...
van Gisbergen to make ARC debut in 2022
Supercars Champion Shane van Gisbergen will compete in the opening round of the RSEA Safety Motorsport Australia Rally Championship in April this year. The first round, Canberra’s Netier National Capital Rally, will see van Gisbergen drive the top spec Skoda Fabia R5 rally car, prepared...
Speed Works confirms February Hampton Downs meeting
Motorsport championship promoter Speed Works Events has confirmed its meeting at Hampton Downs International Motorsport Park next month will go ahead. Organisers have worked through the red light setting requirements and will run the Hampton Downs meeting as planned over the weekend of February 12-13 –...
Otago Rally to proceed at ‘Red’ light setting
The Otago Rally has confirmed it will still run its 2022 event on 8-10 April, but with restrictions, after the Government’s decision this week to shift New Zealand to a Red traffic light setting. Event Chairman Norman Oakley says after liaising with MotorSport New Zealand and...
MotorSport New Zealand farewells Terry Carkeek
MotorSport New Zealand will bid farewell to long-time staff member Terry Carkeek who will retire from his Technical Manager position in March. Carkeek has held multiple roles within MotorSport New Zealand since 2012. Terry’s involvement in motorsport dates back to the 1960s when he was a...
Special car comes South to honour local man
A car that ran at Teretonga Park in Invercargill back in 1970 in the Mercury 1000 Series is returning to the country’s oldest motor racing circuit when the Mobil 1 Classic SpeedFest takes place over the weekend of 19/20 February...