Rowan Shepherd confirms Toyota 86 title defence
Christchurch racer and current Best Bars Toyota 86 Champion Rowan Shepherd will defend his title next season. Rowan will race a Toyota 86 entered by race promoter Speed Works Events and he will be aiming squarely at retaining his title and securing a Supercar test in...
Shane van Gisbergen and Simon Evans confirmed for Elite Academy Esport event
Supercars star Shane van Gisbergen and Jaguar iPace eTrophy champion Simon Evans will be on the grid for Friday night's Elite Academy Graduate Challenge esport event. Already MotorSport New Zealand has run six esport events since lockdown began in the middle of August where over 120...
Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship calendar revealed
The 2021-2022 Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship – which will be the biggest in its nine year history – will be fought out over six rounds starting in November. There will be four North Island rounds and two in the South Island with the championship heading...
Premier Race Championship Series calendar confirmed for 2021/22
Motorsport promoter Speed Works Events has confirmed its 2021-2022 summer season calendar and it will feature eight premier motorsport events with a return to the South Island. Up to ten classes will race at each of the two day events and for South Island fans, they...
New Zealand Grand Prix only for 2022 Toyota Racing Series
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand has today confirmed that the 67th New Zealand Grand Prix at Hampton Downs on February 11-13 will be the only chance to see the Castrol Toyota Racing Series cars in action this summer. “Ongoing COVID disruption has affected our ability to...
New Super GT series launches in New Zealand
Cars from three world class motorsport categories will combine to add a new dimension to next summer’s motorsport season. Super GT is a new category which will be introduced to the Speed Works Events 2022 summer calendar and will include cars from the global Porsche...
Elite Motorsport Academy graduates to line up for esport event
Graduates of the Elite Motorsport Academy of New Zealand will line up for a unique esport event this Friday night. With Level 3 & 4 lockdowns continuing in New Zealand, esports has become front and centre once again in the motorsport world. Already MotorSport New Zealand...
COVID-19 Alert Level Changes 31 August
The New Zealand government has announced changes to the current COVID-19 Alert Levels. The upcoming changes to the Alert Levels are listed below: Auckland: Alert Level 4 will be extended until at least 14 September Northland: Will move to Alert Level 3 at 11:59pm on...
Liam Lawson joins Charlotte Circus grid
Kiwi Formula 2 and DTM racer Liam Lawson will join the grid for tonight's Oval Street Stock esport event. The Red Bull Racing Junior is fresh off a tough weekend at the latest DTM round at the Nurburgring. Lawson, an avid sim racer, has enjoyed competing...
Rally Bay of Plenty becomes NZRC finale
October’s Battery Town Rally Bay of Plenty has replaced Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel as the final round of the 2021 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. New Zealand’s leading rally drivers will tackle some iconic stages – like Manawahe - made famous by...