Pukekohe round of MotorSport New Zealand Race Championship postponed
Motorsport Promoter Speed Works has been left with little choice but to postpone its December Pukekohe race meeting and reschedule the classes racing there to other events on its calendar later in the season. Several non-championship classes will now race in the Waikato at Hampton Downs...
Taupo Motorsport Park sold to Tony Quinn
Tony Quinn has acquired Taupo Motorsport Park following a Special General Meeting where outgoing shareholders voted to accept Quinn's $9.8m offer to buy the circuit's land and assets. Taupo Motorsport Park joins Hampton Downs and Highlands Motorsport Parks in Quinn's New Zealand portfolio of race circuits...
Applications open for 2022 Elite Motorsport Academy of New Zealand
Having celebrated its 20th year in 2021, the Elite Motorsport Academy of New Zealand is looking forward to another decade of helping develop Kiwi motorsport competitors. Applications for its 2022 program are now open for all aspiring motorsport competitors from Race, Rally, ClubSport and KartSport. The...
Emma Gilmour joins McLaren Racing as their first ever female driver
McLaren Racing today announced Emma Gilmour as the team’s first-ever female driver who will compete for the McLaren Extreme E team in 2022. Emma’s announcement follows a media engagement today during the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow with His Royal Highness The Prince...
Competitors and volunteers to be recognised as “locals” at Hamptons and Highlands
MotorSport New Zealand volunteer and competition licence holders will be able to take advantage of more discounts thanks to Tony Quinn owned business's Highlands and Hampton Downs Motorsport parks and Game Over Auckland and Queenstown. These well-recognised tourism businesses will resonate well with motorsport fans who...
Ladies & Youth Autocross great way to get involved
The Eastern Southland Car Club will hold another of their popular Ladies and Under 18 Youth Promotions on Saturday 13 November at 292 Paterson Road, Waimumu. The day gives ladies and youngsters an opportunity to have a go at grassroots motorsport in the form of a...
Motorsports’ governing bodies unite to navigate COVID-19 Protection Framework
Following the Government's COVID-19 Protection Framework announcement the governing bodies of various motorsport disciplines in New Zealand have created a collaborative partnership. MotorSport New Zealand, Speedway NZ, Motorcycling NZ, KartSport NZ and the NZ Drag Racing Association have formed a collaborative partnership where they will work...
Castrol offers NZGP drive for aspiring young Kiwi racer
Opportunity knocks for those who chase it, and a seat on the grid in the 2022 New Zealand Grand Prix in a Castrol-backed Toyota FT-60 is up for grabs for one up and coming Kiwi racer. For over a century Castrol has accelerated the progress and...
Authority Card Renewal Exemptions
MotorSport New Zealand has gained approval from LVVTA to provide COVID-19 related exemptions to the normal LVV/MSNZ Authority Card renewal criteria for those competitors who reside in the Auckland and Waikato lockdown regions. The requirement exemptions for those competitors will be similar to those offered...
Women on top with Track Tec Racing
Cromwell-based motorsport team Track Tec Racing has enjoyed more four-wheeled success at the weekend. Their all-female driver-engineer duo of Debbie Chapman and Carmen Doran took second place in the latest South Island Endurance Series round. Driver, Debbie Chapman, took second place in her Helius Therapeutics sponsored...