Dayle ITM confirms strong driver pairing for Toyota TR86 enduros
Dayle ITM Racing's Christina Orr-West will team up with endurance driver Rowan Shepherd for the forthcoming two round Toyota 86 Endurance championship in what promises to be one of the strongest combinations on the grid. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ confirmed last week that the mini endurance...
Racing World Podcast #16
Arguably one of the biggest weekends in Australasian sport but certainly ranking at the top end of the motorsport calendar. Once again the ‘Editor at Large’ of Auto Action magazine – labelled ‘Australia’s #1 Motor Racing read since 1971’ – Mark Fogarty - joins the discussion...
Rally New Zealand Esport Series starts today
Rally New Zealand, Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) and MotorSport New Zealand have teamed up with Lets Play Live to host the official Rally New Zealand Esport Series, Auckland, Presented by MotorSport New Zealand, featuring the recently released WRC 9 motor-sim game and...
Carter Strang wins second successive Rankleburn rally
Carter Strang of Wallacetown, on the outskirts of Invercargill, took his second successive victory in the Eastern Southland Car Club’s MLT/Heartland Hotels Ernslaw One Limited Rankleburn Rally in West Otago on Saturday. Strang, the defending champion and top seed, along with co-driver Stewart Robbie won all...
Strong field for Driven Auto Sales Rally Bay of Plenty
The first gravel road event on the 2020 North Island rally calendar has attracted a high-quality field of 52 crews. The Driven Auto Sales Rally Bay of Plenty running out of Whakatane over the October 17-18 weekend features some of New Zealand’s best rally drivers as...
Toyota 86 calendar confirmed and includes two round endurance championship
To start the 2020/21 season, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ (TGRNZ) is excited to announce the addition of two endurance racing weekends. The events in November and December 2020 do not form part of the 2021 Best Bars sprint championship calendar but are a stand-alone endurance championship...
McMillan pleased to be back among rally community
One of the south’s foremost rally drivers during the early 2000’s, Mark McMillan of Invercargill, the second seed for Saturday’s Rankleburn Rally, is enjoying being around rally people again after a lengthy break from the sport. McMillan started his rally career in a Subaru Leone in...
City of Auckland Rally route confirmed
New Zealand’s leading rally drivers have been quick to commit to the City of Auckland Rally after entries opened last month. The November 14 event will see competitors tackle the Auckland-based special stages that were set to be used when the World Rally Championship visited New...
Greg Murphy to compete in Battle of Jacks Ridge
Four-time Bathurst winner and Supercars commentator Greg Murphy has confirmed his entry into November’s Battle of Jacks Ridge as a driver. The host of Sky Speed on Sky Sport has been an ambassador of the event since it was launched but has today confirmed he will...
Carter Strang top seed for Rankleburn rally
Defending champion Carter Strang of Wallacetown and co-driver Stewart Robbie lead the seedings for the MLT/Heartland Hotels Ernslaw One Limited Rankleburn Rally 2020 this Saturday. The duo dominated last year’s event and are favourites again this year. Invercargill driver Mark McMillan will be the second seed...