Bakkerus seeks to extend lead in North Island Formula Ford Series this weekend
Hayden Bakkerus will look to defend his considerable lead in the 2022 Giltrap Group North Island Formula Ford Series (NIFF) as it heads to its third round at Pukekohe Park Raceway, Auckland, on Sunday. Having won the opening race in the series, Bakkerus (Mygale)...
MotorSport New Zealand Premier Race Championship Series tender process concluded
MotorSport New Zealand has concluded the tender process for its Premier Race Championship Series promotion rights for the 2022-23 season until 2026-2027. The tender process began in August 2021 with multiple submissions being received. Since then, the economic and motorsport landscape in New Zealand has changed...
One Hour shaping up to be another Enduro Final cracker
Entries are flooding in the National One Hour Endurance final and it’s on track to be the best One Hour race for several seasons. Like the Three Hour and the Two Hour, there's another mouth-watering list of racing cars to look forward to, whether that’s for...
Hepburn returns to happy hunting ground
The Mobil 1 Mainland Muscle Cars share the spotlight with the NZ Super Trucks at the big Southern Thunder race meeting at Teretonga Park over the weekend of 19/20 March and the man of the moment in the Muscle Car field, Timaru driver John Hepburn,...
Tight GT4 Showdown Looming in Rodin Cars Super GT
With just one round remaining of the inaugural season of the Rodin Cars Super GT Series, a tight championship battle is forming in the GT4 class. McLaren 570 driver Nigel Cromie leads the way, from Aston Martin racer Stephen Harrison, who is only 12-points behind...
GT3 stars and cars set for Hampton Downs final
Two-time champions Jonny Reid and Neil Foster will be back for a crack at their third New Zealand Three Hour title on the Hampton Downs international track. And the big news for race fans is that with ten GT3 cars already confirmed for the final, the...
Dominant Hamilton takes lead in Yokohama South Island F1600 Championship
An in-form Matthew Hamilton has taken the lead of the 2021/22 Yokohama South Island Formula 1600 Championship after dominating the penultimate round at Timaru International Raceway on Saturday. Having won the $500 Hampton Downs NZ Racing Academy prize for fastest time in qualifying, the...
Paddon fastest to Golden 1200 Hillclimb title for second time
In the spectacular Central Otago high country above Bannockburn this weekend, Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon raced to his second Ben Nevis Station Golden 1200 Hillclimb title. Driving the Paddon Rallysport-run Hyundai i20 AP4 car, Paddon delivered a superb final run of 2m 6.1s, taking...
Peter Ward makes it two round wins in a row
It was a day when the class of Peter Ward shone through with another well-deserved win in the RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes racing series. Yet across Saturday’s three races, a number of other drivers found their mojo. In Race One, Shane Dias was on pole. But...
Justin Allen into Toyota 86 championship fight after second Pukekohe win
Justin Allen made it two race wins from three at Pukekohe Park this afternoon to win the round and close in on the leaders in the Toyota 86 Championship, but it was a disastrous race for championship leader Simon Evans. With a healthy points tally from...