John Giltrap wins while Westland Rally takes its toll
The Canterbury pairing of John Giltrap/Daph O’Rourke (Mitsubishi Evo) have convincingly won the 2021 Westland Rally by 31.7 seconds from local’s Graham Ferguson/Ross Moody (Ford EscortRS1800), with Sean Haggarty/Sean Sands (Subaru WRX) third. The opening round of the 2021 Mainland Rally Championship was run in...
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Kaleb Ngatoa looking forward to building on strong S5000 debut
Marton’s Kaleb Ngatoa, 19, is looking forward to building on his strong S5000 debut last weekend when he takes to the track this weekend. The S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship is the top Australian open wheel racing series. The cars are the fastest in Australian circuit racing,...
NZ F5000 series emerges from beneath COVID-19 cloud in good shape
No-one is prepared to ‘crack the bubbly open just yet,’ however if the size of the field assembled for the final round of the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series at Hampton Downs this weekend is anything to go by, the series...
eRace Series calendar tweaked
The inaugural MotorSport New Zealand eRace Series has been delayed by one week, meaning round one will now take place on Thursday night. The eRace Series, which is the first officially sanctioned esport racing series in New Zealand, was forced to delay its commencement after issues...
Final call for MotorSport New Zealand ClubSport Championship entries
Organisers for the MotorSport New Zealand ClubSport Championship have put out a final call for entries into the 2021 New Zealand National Championship. The two-day event takes place this weekend (March 20-21) in the Hawkes Bay region. The championship is split into three competitions, motorkhana, autocross...
Southern Thunder ready to rumble at Teretonga Park
Southern Thunder is ready to rumble at Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend. An outstanding line up headlined by the NZ Super Trucks and Mobil 1 Mainland Muscle Cars will provide an outstanding weekend of motor racing, the last of the season at Teretonga Park. ...
Marston favourite for 2021 Carter’s Tyre Service Westland Rally honours
2020 Westland Rally winning pairing of Josh Marston and Andrew Graves head into this Saturday’s Carter’s Tyre Service Westland Rally as odds-on favourites. The rally is the opening round of the fiercely contested Mainland Rally Championship and serves as a good shakedown for NZ...
Lochie Fitzgerald-Symes completes Track Tec Racing’s TCR NZ line up
Lochie Fitzgerald-Symes will pilot the third 2019 Audi RS3 LMS TCR car alongside 4 times Bathurst winner, Greg Murphy, and Asian Porsche Carrera Cup Champion, Chris van der Drift. Fitzgerald-Symes joins the grid as one of the more experienced TCR drivers in NZ having raced in...
SP Tools to support Matthew Payne in debut Porsche Carrera Cup season
SP Tools Mechanic of the Year Award to provide recognition to unsung heroes of Carrera Cup Australia Porsche Cars Australia (PCA) is pleased to announce that it will partner with SP Tools as the ‘Official Tool Partner’ for the 2021 Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia...