Ptacek maintains his advantage with Race 1 pole position
Petr Ptacek grabbed his first-ever Castrol Toyota Racing Series pole position after a blistering lap late in the session at a very hot Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. The Czech Republic racer left late in the session to confirm his form shown in the previous two...
New kid on the block a threat in RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes
The RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes are back for this weekend's BP Ultimate Motorsport NZ Championship at Hampton Downs and the addition of Matt Griffin to the field could be a fly in the ointment for series regulars hoping to win. Griffin will race in the Ward...
Ben Nevis Golden 1200 attracts key nationwide partners
The Ben Nevis Station Golden 1200 Hillclimb has already secured the support of several key commercial partners to help deliver New Zealand’s newest hillclimb event when it takes place on 7 and 8 March this year. Event founder and director Hayden Paddon has been working...
Murphy confirms 2020 US Formula 4 campaign
Up and coming New Zealand single-seater racer Ronan Murphy will go stateside in 2020 and take part in the United States Formula 4 Championship - his first foray into international competition. Eighteen-year-old Murphy, son of the four-time Bathurst 1000 winner Greg, will complete his current campaign...
Stars return to showcase Historic Touring Cars at Skope Classic meeting this weekend
A veritable galaxy of star drivers led by ‘Gentleman Jim’ Richards is set to descend on Christchurch’s Mike Pero Motorsport Park this weekend to help the 20+ owner/drivers contesting the second round of this year’s Archibald’s Historic Touring Car Series races celebrate the 30th anniversary...
Bumper F5000 field promises big things at 30th Skope Classic this weekend
With a bumper 20-car field of beautifully restored and presented ‘70s-era 5-litre stock-block V8-powered wings-and-slicks single-seater Formula 5000 racing cars set to roll out onto the Mike Pero Motorsport Park tarmac in Christchurch at the annual Skope Classic motor racing meeting this weekend, New Zealand’s...
Collinson fired up for big weekend at Hampton Downs
Panorama Motorsport racer Glen Collinson is aiming to put a few seasons of bad luck at Hampton Downs behind him and take the fight to the championship leader in the second round of the RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes Championship this weekend. Collinson grabbed his first win...
Final qualifying round of NZ Hillclimb Champs complete
This past weekend the South Otago Car Club hosted the second South Island Qualifying Round of the Motorsport New Zealand Goldstar Hillclimb Championship. The two events were held around the Lawrence region, with Saturday’s Gravel event on Burma Road and Sunday's Seal event on Taupeka...
Three different winners at opening NZ Historic Touring Car series round
Ford Mondeo Super Tourer driver Scott O’Donnell made it three different winners from the three Archibald’s Historic Touring Car races at the opening round of the 2020 New Zealand series at the big Trust Aoraki Thunder Down Under motor racing meeting at Timaru’ Levels Raceway...
Billy Frazer fires and falters in Formula Ford at Teretonga Park
Seventeen-year-old Pukekohe schoolboy Billy Frazer was the standout driver from the third round of the ITM NZ Formula Ford Championship. Held at Southland’s Teretonga Park, Frazer won the opening two races before missing the start of the final race. In qualifying on Saturday morning it was...