Hollywood star Michael Fassbender joins Jaxon Evans in Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup
Michael Fassbender will join New Zealander, Jaxon Evans, in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup this weekend. Fassbender has a score to settle in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. In August 2020, the German-Irish actor (X-Men, 12 Years a Slave) made his first guest appearance in the...
Class of 2021 set for Elite Motorsport Academy ‘camp week’
Eight young up-and-coming motorsport competitors will head to Dunedin this Saturday for the 2021 Elite Motorsport Academy of New Zealand camp week. Attending this year’s camp will be circuit racers Brock Gilchrist, Flynn Mullany, Jack Noble-Adams, James Penrose and Matthew McCutcheon who will be joined by...
Imported vehicles for motorsport use
Today’s modern technology has made the world so small you can easily purchase a vehicle from anywhere around the globe, simply by pushing a key while seated in your own lounge. That’s the easy bit, but if proper care isn’t taken that simple action can...
23 June COVID-19 Alert Level upgrade
The government will move the wider Wellington region into COVID-19 Alert Level 2 at 6:00pm tonight. At this stage, these restrictions are in place until 11:59pm on Sunday, 27th June. The rest of New Zealand will remain at Level 1. The change in Alert Levels will affect motorsport events this weekend. EVENTS...
MotorSport New Zealand members to get discounts with Crème Insurance
Crème Insurance has partnered with MotorSport New Zealand to become their official members' insurance partner. The partnership will give MotorSport New Zealand competition and officials licence holders access to discounted insurance offerings from Crème Insurance. Crème Insurance pride themselves on being for the driven, offering the...
MotorSport New Zealand celebrates volunteers’ contribution to the sport
MotorSport New Zealand is once again marking National Volunteer Week by celebrating the volunteers that make motorsport possible in New Zealand. As the FIA recognised governing body for motorsport in New Zealand, MotorSport New Zealand permits around 590 events every year for its just under 5,000...
Paddon masters South Canterbury in drama-filled day
Hayden Paddon has won the Stadium Finance Rally South Canterbury and in doing so put one hand on the 2021 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. The Hyundai New Zealand driver blitzed the field again in what proved yet another drama-filled and chaotic event...
Regan Ross claims Rally South Canterbury win as Mainland Rally Series leader board gets a shake-up
Regan Ross/Katrina Renshaw (Ford Fiesta R5) took advantage of a high attrition rate at the Stadium Finance Rally South Canterbury on Saturday, coming home first in the Mainland Rally Series (MRC). The one-day event was primarily the third round of the NZ Rally Championship...
Liam Sceats to replace injured Marco Giltrap for 2021 Elite Motorsport Academy
Liam Sceats has been called up to participate in the 2021 Elite Motorsport Academy of New Zealand after Marco Giltrap was ruled out of the camp due to injury. Giltrap suffered a nasty crash while competing at the penultimate round of the North Island Endurance Series...
Rowan Shepherd keen for more after prize FT60 test
Kiwi racer Rowan Shepherd has completed a full day of testing in Toyota’s FT60 TRS car at Hampton Downs, impressing TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand engineers with both his speed and his rate of improvement throughout a rainy and difficult day. The official test in the...