Collins and Windelburn share race wins/kudos at latest NZ F5000 series round in Christchurch
Local ace Michael Collins (Leda GM1) got within 0.168 of a second of claiming a qualifying/race win/quickest race lap clean sweep at the latest round of New Zealand’s SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series in Christchurch over the weekend. However, rather than...
Time for the Classics at Teretonga Park
Variety is one of the keynotes of motor racing competition at Teretonga Park and after a weekend featuring a more modern form of the sport – drifting – the next meeting at the circuit will feature classic motor racing with many rare and precious machines...
Four race wins for Greg Murphy/#6 DJR Ford Sierra in Archibalds Historic Touring Cars at Skope Classic
Greg Murphy has led from the front at the 2021 Skope Classic over the weekend, winning four-out-of-four races in the Archibalds Historic Touring Car Series at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch. The nearly thirty strong field gave the large attending crowd plenty...
First TTV8 Camaro Sold
The Trans Tasman V8s Series (TTV8) have confirmed the sale of car number one for the new series. Waikato racer John Roberts will race a Camaro bodied car when the series gets underway. The two-seater car is currently in build at Howe Racing Enterprises in...
Collins’ winning NZ F5000 series streak continues
Kiwi F5000 category pace-setter Michael Collins’ (Leda GM1) winning streak in New Zealand’s SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series continued in the first race of the weekend at the third round of the 2020/21 season at the annual Skope Classic historic motor...
Statue planned to honour Chris Amon in his hometown
New Zealand motorsport legend Chris Amon is set to be immortalised in bronze is plans are approved for a statue to be erected in his home town of Bulls in the Rangitīkei region. The Bulls Museum committee, spearheaded by Paul Sharland and Russell Harris, have approached...
Otago Rally announces new naming rights partner
The New Zealand Rally Championship component of the Otago Rally has a new sponsor, and a new name for 2021. The Winmax Brakes Otago NZRC Rally, brought to you by Paddon Rallysport, will start the new season on the weekend of April 16, 17 and 18. ...
Legendary kiwi Graham Mcrae’s ’72 Wigram master-class to be celebrated at Skope Classic this weekend
The year 1972 will go down in the annals of New Zealand’s motor racing history as the year driver/engineer Graham McRae came of age – in a car – the garish fluro pink Leda LT27/GM1 – of his own design. This weekend, at the 31st...
Toyota 86 Championship set to be another tight tussle
Simon Evans left the second round of the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship with the series lead, but the 2021 season already looks to have the makings of a classic. Evans has a slight lead over Ryan Wood, who has won three races as Evans has...