Thomson on top at season opener
Christchurch’s Dylan Thomson has come away from the opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship with a perfect score after showing the way at the Winmax Otago Rally. Thomson returned to the FIA two-wheel drive class along with co-driver Amy Hudson...
Tough start to season for Campbell
Tauranga’s Phil Campbell has endured a tough start to the 2021 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, retiring from the opening round, the Winmax Otago Rally. After the national championship was cancelled in 2020, Campbell was eager to continue the form shown when he...
ClubSport triathlon attracts new competitors in Southland
Entry level motorsport continues to thrive in the south with a healthy number of new faces contesting the Southland Sports Car Club’s Evolution Motorsport ClubSport Triathlon at Teretonga Park in Invercargill on Sunday. The triathlon was a non-championship event featuring a standing ¼ mile, a grass...
Podium for Sharp at NZ Formula First Championship finale
Rookie Louis Sharp has finished the Hi-Q Components 2020/21 NZ Formula First Championship on a high with four top-five results at the eighth and final round held at the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park in Taupo. Having qualified fifth fastest, the Christchurch teenager went on...
Pettigrew Breaks Record On Debut
Young stars Ari Pettigrew (22) and Samantha Gray (26) had a strong debut in their BMW 318Ti at the New Zealand Rally Championships opening round, Otago Rally, in category 3 (open 2wd). The pairing were untouchable on the Saturday with just under a 1:30 on competitors....
Second Ginetta to line up at Highlands this weekend in Super Production
A second Ginetta will join the grid for this weekend’s 2021 Super Production Championship winner-takes-all round to be held at Highlands Motorsport Park, 23-24 April 2021. Local Garry ‘Pricey’ Price is keen to give his G50 3.5 litre V6 a run at his home track...
Ronan Murphy joins Track Tec Racing for NZ Formula Ford Festival
Ronan Murphy will compete in the NZ Formula Ford Festival with Track Tec Racing at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park, Ruapuna on 30 April - 1 May. Murphy joins the team alongside Leo Scott in the brand new Ray GR20 and is excited about the opportunity...
Simon Baker claims the Nexen Tyre Mazda Racing Series North Island title
The final of the North Island Mazda Racing Series was run over the weekend and even though Simon Baker choose not to drive this event his dominant position on the table gave him the title. The only thing left to decide was second and third. Keith...
TCR ‘Young Guns’ confident of being competitive at Highlands
They might be up against drivers that have made international careers in tin-top racing and have full trophy cabinets but when the lights go green at the Highlands Motorsport Park for the TCR New Zealand Championship 23-24 April, this will matter little to several of...
Allweld Manufacturing backing TCR New Zealand Championship
In just a few days’ time the winner-takes-all Allied Petroleum TCR New Zealand Championship gets underway at Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell, 23-24 April. Joining the category in a support role is Allweld Manufacturing Pty Ltd, based in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. “It’s great to...