Summerfield keen to give Catlins a nudge
This year’s Catlins Coast Rally which takes place on Saturday 8 August will see one of the best fields in the history of the event as many of New Zealand’s top drivers line up for the 20th Anniversary of the rally. One such driver is Matt...
Fifty years of rallying for Rabbidge
Carl Rabbidge of Timaru has done it all in New Zealand motorsport. Racing, rallying, officiating – you name it. His first rally was the 1970 Silver Fern Rally and now in 2020 he will celebrate fifty years of rallying as the Catlins Coast Rally celebrates...
First NZ F5000 title for Collins as organisers make final call on 2019/20 series
Since he joined the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series in 2017, dynamic young Christchurch driver Michael Collins (Leda LT27) has been tipped as a likely overall series’ title winner. And that is exactly what the 24-year-old now is, the 2019/20 title...
Racing World podcast July 28th
This week's Racing World podcast presented by Race Control magazine is jammed packed full of guests and so much more. Mark Fogarty Editor at large for Auto Action Australia joins us to talk Supercars and a little IndyCar. Elton Goonan the Acting CEO of Motorsport NZ is...
Busy testing week for NZ TRS hopefuls
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ (TGRNZ) had a busy two days of testing this week at Hampton Downs as some of New Zealand's best young drivers got to grips with the championship's previous series car, the Toyota FT50. Experienced racer Tayler Cockerton, meanwhile, ran both days of...
Defending Champion returns to the road of the Catlins
Last year’s Catlins Coast Rally winner, Garet Thomas of Darfield, returns to tackle the roads again this year. Thomas, with wife Gemma co-driving, won the event in dramatic fashion last year. The duo went into the final stage in third place, thirty-three seconds off the lead...
Clock ticking for Ryco 24•7 V8 Utes showdown
The countdown is on to the final of the RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes Championship and with one round of four to go, the field of 14 plus drivers are raring to go at Hampton Downs in September. The spectacular big machines are back in action...
Scrutineers training now live
Bruce and the Technical team are excited to advise that the scrutineering course went live at 5pm today, with the upload of the 6 modules. The course consists of 6 modules to be read (be completed over 2 weeks) and attend/watch at one of the video...
Roestenburg returns
When this year’s Catlins Coast Rally entry form was posted online late one night, within the hour the first entry arrived – that of Marty Roestenburg and Pat Norris of Auckland in their 1300cc Toyota Starlet. Roestenburg laughed when he found out, “we won’t be...
Nick Cassidy signed for 2020/2021 Formula E season
Leading Formula E team Envision Virgin Racing has signed rising star Nick Cassidy for the next season of the all-electric championship. The reigning Super Formula champion joins the independent outfit from the 2020/2021 season on a multi-year agreement alongside Robin Frijns, replacing the outgoing Sam Bird. The...