February 2021 Board Summary
Following the latest board meeting of MotorSport New Zealand Inc, please see below a summary of the key discussion items and decisions made. The Production Racing Championship will be revived as part of the recently announced Super Production series. You can read the full announcement here. It...
February COVID-19 Alert Level change update
The government has moved Auckland back into COVID-19 Alert Level 3 and the rest of New Zealand back into Level 2. At this stage, these restrictions are in place until midnight on Wednesday, 17th February. If the restrictions are extended beyond this time, it may affect...
Payne wins again and is crowned 2021 Castrol TRS champion
Mighty Matthew Payne signed off a brilliantly successful 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series campaign with another win, and another trophy, at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon this afternoon. In the process he added his name to an impressive list of former TRS champions. An impressive 25% of...
Shepherd wins again and Best Bars Toyota 86 title now a three-way fight
A huge weekend for Rowan Shepherd brought two more wins on Sunday at the third round of the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship and propelled him into the points lead ahead of Simon Evans and Ryan Wood. Sunday started well for Wood as he got his...
Edgell Wins Jason Richards Trophy at Manfeild
Tim Edgell has been presented the Jason Richards Trophy having won the feature race at Round three of the Racer Products V8s at Manfeild today. It was a clean sweep for Edgell having won the two qualifying races on Saturday also. Starting his Holden Commodore from pole...
Penalties deny Payne and give Frazer first TRS race win
Two on-track penalties totalling ten seconds were enough to relegate a dominant Matthew Payne from first to second in Race 3 on Sunday morning at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon – the penultimate one in this year’s COVID-shortened championship. It meant Billy Frazer, who finished second on...
Payne masterclass secures Dan Higgins Trophy
Runaway Castrol Toyota Racing Series championship leader Matthew Payne made it four from four with another winning performance at Manfeild to win the Dan Higgins Trophy and have one hand on the 2021 title. Payne once again controlled the race throughout to win by over eight...
Shepherd takes first win after dramatic race
Rowan Shepherd opened his winner's account in the 2021 Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship in dramatic style as the racing got underway with an absolute thriller at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon today. Shepherd and pole position holder Ryan Wood fought for the lead away from the...
Gene Rollinson confirmed for TCR New Zealand Championship
One of New Zealand’s most versatile drivers in recent times, Gene Rollinson, has been confirmed as the first entry in the 2021 TCR New Zealand Championship. Rollinson will join the grid in a Racer Products sponsored Hyundai i30 N TCR car. The Aucklander has driven a...
Crushing Payne win extends series lead at Manfeild
Championship leader Matthew Payne raced to a comfortable win in the first race of the weekend at the final round of the 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series today. Starting from the front with a time that would have put him on pole for the hotly-contested NZ...