Entries open for MotorSport New Zealand Hillclimb Championship opener
Entries are open for the first round of the 2020-21 MotorSport New Zealand Hillclimb Championship. Along with the traditional classes, the championship will see the exciting addition of the Cross Car Hillclimb Championship being awarded alongside those national championships. The Marlborough Car Club hosts the championship’s...
Rowan Shepherd searches for TCR co-driver
International TCR Endurance driver, Rowan Shepherd, is searching for a co-driver for the South Island Endurance Series and New Zealand Endurance Championships. No stranger to TCR Endurance Racing, Rowan has previously competed in the Barcelona and Spa 24H where in both races in the final hour,...
Racing World Episode #9
Episode #9 of the ‘Racing World’ podcast direct from our dedicated motor sport recording studio – via ZOOM that is - in the megalopolis of downtown Waitoki. This week we talk with NICK CASSIDY from his own version of isolation in his apartment in Tokyo With the Indy 500 event this...
Determined Armstrong once more battles through the F2 field
Kiwi Marcus Armstrong has once more put in a gritty drive in the latest round of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. Knocked off the track at the fourth turn of race one and stranded in a sand trap, he was then forced to start off the...
Orr-West move to Toyota 86 sets challenge for young guns
One of the country's best ever female racers will make her Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship debut at the season finale at Hampton Downs, ahead of a full campaign in the category next season. Christina Orr-West will race the ex-Jordan Baldwin machine for Dayle ITM Racing...
Another podium puts Lawson to third in FIA F3
A third podium in three weeks has elevated Liam Lawson into third place in the FIA Formula 3 championship after the latest round in Spain. A last-lap pass to grab second place in the Feature Race at Circuit De Barcelona-Catalunya, along with a points-scoring 7th in...
August 14th COVID-19 Update
The government has extended the current COVID-19 Alert Levels for a further 12-days until August 26th. This means Auckland remains at Alert Level 3 and the rest of New Zealand at Level 2. This will affect motorsport events in New Zealand. As we outlined earlier this...
MotorSport New Zealand partners with ASURE Accommodation Group
MotorSport New Zealand is delighted to announce they have partnered with ASURE Accommodation Group to offer discounts to their licence holders. ASURE Accommodation Group is a New Zealand owned and operated group of motels, motor lodges, motor inns and apartments with over 40 locations strategically placed...
Racing World Podcast #8
Episode #8 of the ‘Racing World’ podcast direct from a dedicated motor sport recording studio in the megalopolis of downtown Waitoki. This week we talk with renowned motor sport journalist and author of multiple, and I really do mean multiple, books MAURICE HAMILTON who joined us by...
Summerfield wins on 100th start
Matt Summerfield celebrated his 100th rally start with victory at the Catlins Rally and in doing so, recorded the first win for his newly acquired Mitsubishi Mirage AP4 rally car. Sponsored by Driven, and driven he was. After losing time with a spin in the opening...