Sceats secures late deal to try for NZGP victory number two
2024 New Zealand Grand Prix winner Liam Sceats will be back on the grid for this weekend’s 70th running of the race, and he’s focussing solely on winning the country’s biggest single seater race for a second time. In a last minute deal signed over...
Jaxon Evans to race in Tim Miles Memorial Race at Highlands
Supercars, GT ace to drive Tim’s Swift DB4 Formula Atlantic this weekend at Highlands as key support to NAPA 70th New Zealand Grand Prix. Jaxon Evans will drive his late friend, mentor and supporter Tim Miles’ car in a race to be run in his tribute...
Jim Richards receives Australia Day Honours
MotorSport New Zealand warmly congratulates legendary driver Jim Richards following his appointment as an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division as part of the 2026 Australia Day Honours, recognising his “significant service to motor sports.” Widely regarded as one of...
Title to go down to the wire at 70th NAPA New Zealand Grand Prix
THE Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy will go down to the wire at New Zealand’s most historic motorsport event next weekend, following another dramatic weekend at the Repco NextGen NZ Championship at Teretonga. Day 3 of the Ascot Park Hotel Teretonga Park International delivered classic...
Championship lead changes in wet & wild Summerset GT at Teretonga
Rick Armstrong has won the second round of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship over the weekend at Teretonga while Glen Chappel and young Australian driver Lachlan Evernnett won in GT4. Backing up his win on Saturday, Armstrong clinched a second and a third to take...
Twelve-year-old sets the pace in NZ Formula Ford opener at Teretonga
The 2026 NAPA New Zealand Formula Ford Championship supported by Ford roared into action at the opening round at Teretonga Park in Invercargill with a 12-year-old Australian making a splash over the rain-soaked weekend. Rookie Seb Eskandari-Marandi from the Gold Coast won the first...
Wild weather, wild racing as Repco NextGen NZ takes on Teretonga
A WET and wild day at Teretonga Park created plenty of action as the Ascot Park Hotel International brought the Repco NextGen NZ Championship down South on Saturday. Persistent rain across the morning failed to dampen sprits and cleared to light showers in the middle of...
Vantage Windows and Doors confirm sponsorship of Possum Bourne Memorial Rally
The Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series are delighted to announce the return of the Possum Bourne Memorial Rally and Vantage Windows and Doors sponsorship of the one-day event. The opening round of the 2026 series, the North Waikato Rally now becomes the Possum...
Competitive NAPA New Zealand Formula Ford Championship underway this weekend at Teretonga
Another highly competitive NAPA New Zealand Formula Ford Championship supported by Ford gets underway this weekend at the Ascot Park Hotel Teretonga Park International in Invercargill. Thirteen young drivers – all but three under the age of 16 years-old - will battle over four...
Payne Bathurst victory named as finalist for Halberg Sporting Moment of the Year
Matthew Payne’s extraordinary 2025 Bathurst 1000 victory in torrential rain has been named a finalist for New Zealand’s Favourite Sporting Moment at the 63rd ISPS Handa Halberg Awards. In October 2025, Payne delivered a masterclass in skill, composure, and determination on one of motorsport’s most demanding...