Paddon appearance a treat for rally spectators
Spectators at this year’s Catlins Coast Rally on Saturday will get a rare treat as Hayden Paddon makes an appearance at the event at the wheel of his Hyundai i20 AP4. Paddon is the only kiwi driver to ever win a World Rally Championship event having...
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand statement about the Toyota Racing Series
Yesterday it was reported by Velocity News that the Toyota Racing Series would not be travelling to the South Island for the 2021 season. This commentary was made by Speed Works Events, who is the summer motorsport series promoter, and does not represent the opinion...
Historic and North Island Formula Ford set to launch 50th Anniversary year
Organisers of both the Historic Formula Ford and North Island Formula Ford series’ are pleased to announce the 2020/21 season dates. The two series will race together at a number of rounds to further enhance the rise of Formula Ford in the North Island. The 2020/21...
Marston comes south for Mainland Rally Series tilt
The cancellation of the New Zealand Rally Championship for 2020 due to Covid-19 looks to have had an upside for the 20th Catlins Coast Rally this Saturday (8 August). Josh Marston, a leading competitor at National level with finishes of third and second in the 2018...
Louis Sharp wins first race in the same car as Liam Lawson
13-year-old Christchurch racer Louis Sharp has won his first circuit race in just his second-ever outing. Whilst it’s a first for Sharp, it was a case of déjà vu for those who have been involved in Formula First recent years. Sharp was driving the same Sabre...
New Zealander Marcus Armstrong is readying himself for a charge at this weekend’s Silverstone round of the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship
Celebrating his 20th birthday this week has taken second place to preparation for the weekend’s racing and with good reason: Armstrong is sixth in the championship and looking for more. He has a challenge ahead of him: traffic frustrated the Ferrari Academy driver who was slowed...
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...