Stand-out Townsville debut for Bewley
Tom Bewley may not have bagged too many championship points at the Townsville round of the Australian Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge series but his stand-out performances didn't go unnoticed. From setting a new track record in the second practice session, a podium in the opening race,...
Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series celebrates achievement
The recently completed season of Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series action was celebrated at their annual prize giving at Blackwells Mazda in Christchurch recently. Champions and placegetters in the respective series were acknowledged along with other milestones and achievements from the 2024/2025 season. Will Kitching of...
Palmer cleans up the Taranaki Tarmac Rally; increases lead in NI Rally Series
Quentin Palmer (Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo) continued to stamp his mark on the 2025 Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series (NIRS) after winning every stage of the SBT Group Taranaki Tarmac one-day rally held on Saturday and taking overall victory. Second NIRS competitor home was...
Jack Stokes wins The Bruce McLaren Trophy at Elite Motorsport Academy
Rally driver Jack Stokes has been announced as the winner of the Bruce McLaren Trophy for 2025 awarded to the top-performing athlete from the Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand camp. Stokes, 23, from Rangiora, emerged as the standout performer across a demanding week of training,...
First time street racing for Bewley
Porsche New Zealand scholarship winner Tom Bewley will race on a street circuit for the first time when the Australian Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge championship races in Townsville this weekend. The 17-year-old Havelock North teenager is relishing his street racing debut with three races scheduled, including...
Top US team HMD Motorsports confirmed for FR Oceania Trophy
Top US racing team HMD Motorsport will join forces with TJ Speed Motorsports to field a three-car line-up in the 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy. The team will race under the name HMD Motorsports with TJ Speed and will join the New Zealand...
Taranaki Tarmac Rally to be hotly contested by NI Rally Series competitors
The SBT Group Taranaki Tarmac one-day rally takes place this Saturday 12 July 2025 with the rivalry amongst the 2025 Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series (NIRS) competitors expected to step up a notch. The question to be answered after nine Special Stages is ‘Will...
Kiwis – Born to Fly 3 production nears completion
The Kiwis - Born to Fly story had a busy period in recent months. A series of interviews taking place in Indianapolis, Brownsburg and domestically within Auckland and Hampton Downs. These form the foundation of the opening section to this final instalment of the Kiwis...
Elite MotorSport Academy underway for 2025
Eight of New Zealand’s most promising young motorsport talents have descended on Dunedin this week for the start of the 2025 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand. Hosted at the world-class Otago Academy of Sport from Sunday 6 July to Saturday 12 July, the week-long camp...
Vale Tim Miles
The motorsport community is mourning the sudden passing of Tim Miles, a beloved New Zealand-born businessman, racer and team owner, who tragically died in a cycling accident in Sydney on Sunday morning. Born in Ashburton, Miles built a legacy both behind the wheel and in the boardroom. He...