Paddon and Michels set to pilot Hyundai TCR in endurance races
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon has enlisted rising young race driver Jordan Michels to join him in the Hyundai i30N TCR for two endurance races scheduled for later this year. Paddon and Michels, from Cromwell and Invercargill respectively, will share driving duties for the three-hour race...
Matt Summerfield takes victory at South Canterbury Rally
A second successive victory for Matt Summerfield in as many outings with his new Mitsubishi Mirage AP4 rally car shows good form heading into his home rally in four weeks time. The Rangiora based top seed was fastest on all but one stage of the Spring Rally in...
New rivals set to target Collins/Ross Mustang in South Island One Hour Endurance race this weekend
Winners of the opening One Hour Carter’s Tyres South Island Endurance race will face more competition this Saturday at the second round of the 2020 series. Sam Collins and Nick Ross (Ford Mustang) made it look easy at Teretonga Park in Invercargill three weeks ago,...
Jason Clark tops opening NZ Hillclimb Championship qualifying round
The first South Island qualifying round of the NZ Hillclimb Championship was held at the weekend in Marlborough. Saturday’s competition was held on the tight and twisting Pukaka Valley Road, north of Blenheim and produced a very close field at the end of the day....
MotorSport New Zealand confirms 2020-21 championship calendar
MotorSport New Zealand and its race championship promoter, Speed Works Events have confirmed the calendar for the fast-approaching 2020-21 season. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, MotorSport New Zealand and Speed Works Events have been actively working towards ensuring a championship series continues to take place...
Rally BOP ready to go for 2020
This year’s Driven Auto Sales Rally Bay of Plenty - which runs out of Whakatane over the October 17-18 weekend – will retain its focus on encouraging new competitors to the sport. A Novice category has been at the forefront of rallies organised by Motorsport BOP...
MotorSport New Zealand Hillclimb Championship kicks off this weekend
The 2020-21 MotorSport New Zealand Hillclimb Championship kicks off this weekend with the first South Island qualifying round hosted by the Marlborough Car Club. Registrations for the championship have been strong, partly thanks to MotorSport New Zealand’s ‘Back in Motion’ support package which has encouraged competitors...
Matt Summerfield top seed for South Canterbury
South Island rallying returns this weekend with the South Canterbury Rally based out of Timaru, and is the second Mainland Rally Series event for the season since the calendar was suspended earlier this year due to COVID-19. However top seed Matt Summerfield says the disrupted calendar...
Andrew Lawrie takes points at Teretonga ClubSport event
Andrew Lawrie of Invercargill was the big winner at Round 2 of the Southland Sports Car Club’s Evolution Motorsport ClubSport Championship at Teretonga Park on Sunday. Lawrie, in his Mitsubishi Mirage, won the Motorkhana event in the morning from Craig Allan in a Honda Prelude with...
Rankleburn Rally returns
The Rankleburn Rally is on again with a field of cars heading to the Rankleburn Forest in West Otago on Saturday 10 October. The event is organised by the Eastern Southland Car Club with support from MLT / Heartland Hotels and Ernslaw One Limited. Last year’s winners,...