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...
Largest Historic Touring Car field to take on Skope Classic
The annual Skope Classic historic race car meeting, this weekend, will see the biggest field of Archibalds Historic Touring Cars (HTC) assembled for the four-race event. The series boasts that largest collection of racing Supertourers in the world and spectators are in for a...
Kaleb Ngatoa scores first podium in Toyota Racing Series
Marton’s Kaleb Ngatoa, 19, has backed up his stellar Toyota Racing Series debut with a podium finish in the latest Toyota Racing Series round. The Toyota Racing Series, commonly referred to as ‘TRS’, is just the start of Ngatoa's 2021 racing plans. The series is...
Unbeatable Penrose has one hand on South Island F1600 Series title
Canterbury’s James Penrose continued his, so far, unbeatable run of race wins at the penultimate round of the 2020/21 South Island Formula 1600 Series at Timaru International Raceway over the weekend. With just three races remaining and a maximum of 302-points left to play for,...
Consistency rewarded as confidence grows for Jacob Douglas
Rookie single seater driver Jacob Douglas continued to make gains and grow in confidence at his third outing in the 2020/21 South Island Formula 1600 Series over the weekend. A sixth and two fifth placings were ample reward for the Christchurch in front of a...
Step in the right direction for Conrad Clark at latest TRS outing
Taupō racer Conrad Clark has made some major steps forward in the latest round of the 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series at Hampton Downs. The Toyota Racing Series, commonly referred to as ‘TRS’, will form part of Clark’s 2021 racing plans. The series is world-renowned as...
Louis Sharp makes gains at NZ Grand Prix meeting
Gains were made both on and off the track at the recent New Zealand Grand Prix meeting for Christchurch driver Louis Sharp. Competing in the fifth round of the Hi-Q Components 2020/21 NZ Formula First Championship, Sharp continued to finish in the top ten...
Payne dominant in Dorothy Smith Memorial Cup race
Matthew Payne made it two from two at the second round of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series at Hampton Downs, storming home to a dominant victory and claiming the Dorothy Smith Memorial Cup. After 30 laps of the national circuit at the North Waikato track, Payne...
FIA Motorsport Games expands to 18 disciplines for 2021
The FIA Motorsport Games will feature an expanded programme of 18 disciplines when it returns to action at Circuit Paul Ricard in October 2021, representing a threefold increase on the inaugural edition. Launched in 2019, the event's unique format sees international racers compete for gold in...
Matthew Payne dominates first TRS race of the weekend
Rookie racer Matthew Payne confirmed his position as the man to beat in this year’s Castrol Toyota Racing Series with his first win of the championship today at Hampton Downs. The youngster – who took three third place finishes in the previous weekend’s New Zealand Grand...