Callum Hedge wins TQF Toyota Racing Series shoot-out
Auckland driver Callum Hedge received his 'best birthday present ever' after he was announced the winner of the Tony Quinn Foundation shoot-out, and $70,000 towards his debut in next year's Toyota Racing Series. Hedge, who is about to turn 19, headed off two other finalists...
New Zealand Grand Prix back at Hampton Downs for 2023
MotorSport New Zealand has confirmed the 67th New Zealand Grand Prix will take place at Hampton Downs on February 5th with a full international field of drivers. The race will be the climax of the penultimate round of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series and will be...
Sid Hirst claims 25th Tarata Cup
Sid Hirst claimed the 25th running of Sporting Trials NZ's Tarata Cup event. held the 25th Tarata Cup event at Tarata, 30kms east of Inglewood, Taranaki were it has always been held. Sporting Trials is a very inexpensive form of motorsport that involves driving purpose-built, lightweight...
Tayler Bryant hoping for third time lucky in Toyota 86
Pukekohe’s Tayler Bryant has this week confirmed he will run with Action Motorsport for his third season in the Toyota 86 Championship and he’s hoping for big things. The 17 year old will once again carry the support of MTF Finance on his Toyota 86,...
William Exton wins HDNZRA Toyota 86 shoot-out
Blenheim kart racer William Exton has won a three-way shoot-out at Hampton Downs and a cash prize of $37,500 towards his debut in the Toyota 86 championship courtesy of the Tony Quinn Foundation. The 18-year-old graduated through the Hampton Downs NZ Racing Academy (HDNZRA) and...
Aussie Porsche racer Tom McLennan joins 2023 TRS grid
Australian Tom McLennan will race for mtec Motorsport in the 2023 Castrol Toyota Racing Series, becoming the second Aussie so far to sign up for New Zealand's first full international championship since the pandemic. The 17 year old Brisbane racer has raced with success in...
Ryan Wood & Zac Stichbury awarded Team Porsche New Zealand scholarships
Team Porsche New Zealand (TPNZ) have announced their 2023 Scholarship recipients tonight on air during the TVNZ Sunday current affairs show, which you can watch below. The TVNZ Sunday story featured the shootout event at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park that was held on 11th October 2022,...
Callum Hedge back in single seaters for TRS championship challenge
One of New Zealand’s best motorsport prospects is the first Kiwi to commit to the 2023 Castrol Toyota Racing Series and he’s aiming to continue his winning ways. Callum Hedge is well known to Australasian motorsport fans, having won the New Zealand Toyota 86 championship...
Otago Rally ‘intention to enter’ now available
Five months from the start of the 2023 Otago Rally, competitors can now submit their 'intention to enter' forms. As round one of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, entries are expected to fill quickly for the first major rally of the year. After...
Alex Crosbie wins Wigram Cup
Current NZ Formula Ford champion Alex Crosbie has added the Wigram Cup to his collection after winning the 12-lap feature race at the opening round of the 2022/23 South Island Formula 1600 Series in Christchurch. The first of six-rounds was part of the Wigram...