RED Traffic Light Change
The New Zealand government has announced that the entire country will move into the ‘RED’ setting of the COVID-19 Protection Framework at midnight tonight, 23 January. All motorsport events can continue to take place under the RED setting of the COVID-19 Protection Framework with the use of...
Shepherd leads them home for first season win in Toyota 86s
Reigning Toyota 86 champion Rowan Shepherd took a comfortable win in the first race of the weekend at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park today, holding off a chasing pack of five cars. Shepherd, who had started on pole position, was able to control the race on...
Connor Adam wins Super GT opener at Ruapuna
Connor Adam has won the 30-minute Saturday race at Mike Pero Motorsport Park Ruapuna today in the Rodin Cars Super GT Series. He was chased to the line by fellow Porsche driver Martin Dippie who finished in second, with Nigel Cromie, the first of the GT4...
Legacy of famed Kiwi drivers to live on at Skope Classic meeting next month
The legacies of some of New Zealand’s greatest racing drivers - Graham McRae and Bert Hawthorne amongst them – will be honoured by members of the NZ F5000 Association at the annual Skope Classic historic motor racing meeting in Christchurch early next month.’ With...
Rodin Cars Super GT Field Set to Tackle Ruapuna for Round Two
Round two of the Rodin Cars Super GT Series gets underway this weekend at Mike Pero Motorsport Park at Ruapuna, Christchurch, with a wide variety of Porsche Cup and GT4 machinery set to line up at the Canterbury circuit for the second hit out of...
NAPA Auto Parts to support Bree Morris’ Formula Ford season
Up and coming single seater driver Bree Morris will take to the track this weekend competing in the Yokohama South Island Formula F1600 Championship at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch. Having made an impact last season as a rookie driver in the...
Armstrong switches to Hitech GP for 2022 Formula 2 Championship
Kiwi Formula 2 driver Marcus Armstrong has announced he will drive for the successful Hitech GP team in the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship. “I’m very excited to be racing in a motivated team with such a strong pedigree this year and I’ll be giving the...
Evans has early advantage in Toyota 86 Champs – but Shepherd back at home track
Simon Evans emerged as the round winner in sweltering conditions at the Highlands Motorsport Park last weekend, taking two wins from three races and establishing an early lead in this year's chase for the championship. Champion Rowan Shepherd, however, was hot on his heels by the...
North Island drivers add spice as the South Island F1600 series heat up
Several top North Island Formula Ford drivers will join the grid of the 2021/22 Yokohama South Island Formula 1600 Series which returns to the Mike Pero Motorsport Park this weekend. It is proving to be a highly competitive season and with three rounds remaining in...
Lawson receives grant from TQ Foundation
Formula 2 driver Liam Lawson is the first international driver to receive support from the Tony Quinn Foundation. Established to assist young Kiwi drivers on the global stage, the TQF is part of a family of supporting sponsors who are joining Red Bull and Rodin...