Paddon takes aim at three championship titles
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon has set himself a fresh goal for 2020: to win three rally championship titles. Paddon’s goals form a key aspect of Hyundai New Zealand’s 2020 motorsport programme when he lines up in his Hyundai i20 AP4 to contest four rounds of...
Classic mix means Historic Touring Car action never loses its appeal
Five-time Bathurst 1000 winner Steven Richards wasn’t exactly hanging around when he set the fastest lap in the Archibald’s Historic Touring Car class qualifying session at the annual Skope Classic motor racing meeting at Christchurch’s Mike Pero Motorsport Park on Saturday morning. At 1:29:013, the...
Agony and ecstasy but Collinson still second overall
Glen Collinson had a weekend of highs and lows at the second round of the RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes Championship over the weekend at Hampton Downs. After messing up the first race he bounced back to take a win and a top five result in...
McRae back for another Otago Classic Rally tilt
In another boost for the Winmax Brakes Otago Classic Rally, Alister McRae will be competing aboard a Ford Escort in the April event. The former WRC driver has experience at the Otago Rally before, and partnered with Stephane Prevot, will provide a stern challenge to international...
Billy Frazer moves within touching distance of NZ Formula Ford Championship lead
Billy Frazer has come within striking distance of the ITM NZ Formula Ford Championship lead after another very strong round coupled with some dramas for current points leader James Penrose. Held at Waikato’s Hampton Downs circuit it was Thomas Boniface who got off on the front...
Historic Touring Cars entertain at Skope Classic meeting
With a unique mix of cars and stars assembled specifically for this weekend’s meeting, the Archibald’s Historic Touring Car Series provided some of the best - and definitely most entertaining – racing on the first day of competition at the 30th Skope Classic at Christchurch’s...
F5000 trio drives home fellow Kiwi Graham Mcrae’s category legacy at Skope Classic
SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series trio Michael Collins, Steve Ross and LeRoy Stevenson drove home the legacy of fellow Kiwi Graham McRae at the third round of the 2019/20 season’s series at the Skope Classic motor racing meeting in Christchurch over...
Fraga survives the drama to take Castrol TRS series lead
Brazilian sensation Igor Fraga took the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy and the Castrol Toyota Racing Series championship lead in dramatic style this afternoon at Hampton Downs as champion Liam Lawson's day ended down and out in the gravel. Hulme, New Zealand's only F1 World Champion, won...
On form Fraga outguns champion for Hulme Memorial Trophy pole
Igor Fraga laid down a form challenge for the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy race at Hampton Downs this morning, fending off a strong challenge from series leader and reigning champion Liam Lawson in the Castrol Toyota Racing Series. Fraga won Saturday's race and is fast...
Fraga virtually unstoppable at Hampton Downs
Brazilian e-sports ace Igor Fraga recorded his first Castrol Toyota Series win after a dominant performance at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park today. He became the fifth winner in the closely fought New Zealand series and closed the points gap to series leader and reigning champion Liam...