Pack to pursue Penrose as South Island Formula 1600 heads to Timaru
Canterbury’s James Penrose heads to the second round of the 2020/21 South Island Formula 1600 Series as favourite after having the perfect opener last weekend in Christchurch. Timaru International Raceway hosts a grid of nearly of 30 entries and could prove quite a contrast...
Hot entry list for NZ Endurance Championship One Hour race at Highlands
A large grid of over thirty entries will line up at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell for a winner-takes-all One Hour NZ Endurance Championship race on Saturday. Overall and Class titles are on the line with a competitive mix of cars having qualified in the...
PRG and Hayden Paddon reveals spectacular Hyundai EV rally car
One of the world’s first EV rally cars, based on the Hyundai Kona, has been revealed by Paddon Rallysport (PRG) at Hyundai Motors New Zealand in Auckland. Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon led the project to develop the 400+ kW electric-powered rally car, a project sparked...
Liam Lawson to make saloon car debut
Young Kiwi single-seater star Liam Lawson will make his saloon car racing debut this weekend at Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell in the New Zealand 3-Hour Endurance Championship. Lawson has been named alongside Invercargill's Scott O'Donnell in the Track Tec Racing run Audi R8 in...
‘Close to home’ call popular with local F5000 series’ drivers & fans alike
With travel for competition outside New Zealand’s borders virtually impossible now and into next year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, you’d think that there’d be some long faces as members of the local Formula 5000 Association prepare for a truncated and wholly NZ-based 2020/21 season. ...
Connor Adam and Billy Frazer win first Toyota 86 enduro
Hampton Downs Raceway this past weekend ( 30th October) provided all the Toyota 86 teams with plenty to think about as the Spring weather was just that. A combination of rain, sun and everything in between made race track conditions testing even for the long-standing...
Sharp continues to improve after second consecutive NZ Formula First round
Louis Sharp has continued to improve at the second round of the 2020/21 Hi-Q Components New Zealand Formula First Championship at Hampton Downs on Saturday. Faced with qualifying and three races on a track he hasn’t previously been to, the Christchurch teenager was able...
Perfect Penrose wins Wigram Cup for second consecutive time
Canterbury’s James Penrose has won the prestigious Wigram Cup for the second consecutive time as the 2020/21 South Island Formula 1600 Series got underway at the Wigram Revival meeting in Christchurch. It was the perfect way for Penrose (Van Diemen RF93) to start his...
Racing World Podcast #18
WELL? IT JUST HAS TO BE DOESN’T IT? In episode #18 we talk INDYCAR and the fantastic achievement of SCOTT DIXON in winning his 6th Championship title. DT also gets to talk one-on-one with him (OH yes he does!!) after the momentous achievement. More INDYCAR stuff, some F1 and the impressive...
Cameraman turns Endurance Racer
With only a week to prepare, Adam Jones has been promoted to the other side of pit wall for this year’s New Zealand 3-hour Endurance Championships at Highlands Motorsport Park. Jones, who has long supported NZ’s popular endurance scene with his work behind the lens...