Massive opportunity for Jordan Michels
Young Southland racing driver Jordan Michels will line up as part of a star-studded grid at the Australian Grand Prix meeting at Albert Park in Melbourne this weekend. Michels will drive an S5000 car in one of the support races at the event. The cars...
Alexandra Whitley secures major support for TCR Asia Pacific Cup
Alexandra Whitley has confirmed she will be back in the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR that she raced last year for the TCR Asia Pacific Cup at Albert Park this weekend. The Australian-born New Zealand resident will team up with Melbourne Performance Centre for the Formula 1...
Jack Noble-Adams wins the South Island Formula 1600 title
Jack Noble-Adams is the overall winner of the 2019/20 South Island Formula 1600 Championship after a convincing display at the final round held at the Timaru International Raceway on Saturday. The Canterbury University student won two races and finished second in the third beating...
Hayden Paddon wins first ever Ben Nevis 1200
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon won the inaugural Ben Nevis Station Golden 1200 Hillclimb which wrapped up on Sunday 8 March. Rotorua’s Sloan Cox was second and Kaiapoi’s Job Quantock third. The overall leader-board was determined by adding a competitor’s best time from day one...
New land speed record set at RNZAF Base Ohakea
The New Zealand land speed record has been reset today after a record-breaking run at RNZAF Base Ohakea. Sergeant Dean Hart broke both the 'flying mile' and 'flying kilometre' records in his home-built turbine propelled drag car. As a result of beating the 'flying mile'...
Brenssell wins Otago Rally scholarship
22-year old Canvastown apprentice, Jonty Brenssell, has been selected as the Otago Rally Scholarship winner for 2020. Brenssell was chosen from a high quality list of applicants for the award, and receives free entry into the 2020 Dunedin Isuzu Otago Rally, as well as a set...
Gaunt and Cassidy confirmed for WEC Spa 6 hour
Eurasia Motorsport confirms that it will compete in the seventh round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at Spa-Francorchamps on 25 April as part of the team's continued preparations for the recently confirmed entry in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The team will field...
Intense battle expected for inaugural Golden 1200 hillclimb title
This weekend’s battle to be the first competitor to win the Ben Nevis Station Golden 1200 Hillclimb is shaping up to be intense. Event founder Hayden Paddon is expecting a close fight for the title with several well-known names in hillclimb circles like Ian Ffitch,...
Callum Hedge locked and loaded for Australia in 2020
Callum Hedge has revealed that he will contest Australia's Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge in 2020. Hedge revealed the news on Wednesday and also confirmed he will again team up with Sonic Motor Racing Services for the season. Hedge, a former NZ Formula Ford Champion, already has...
Advantage Noble-Adams heading to South Island F1600 series finale this weekend
Christchurch’s Jack Noble-Adams has the advantage heading into the seventh and final 2019/20 South Island Formula 1600 Championship round this Saturday in Timaru. With nearest rival Bailey Paterson now in the USA working in the US Formula 4 Championship for Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport, Noble...