Penrose wins Wigram Cup with lights to flag victory at South Island F1600 meeting
Canterbury’s James Penrose has won the Wigram Cup 12-lap feature race at the third round of the South Island Formula 1600 Championship. One of the largest F1600 fields for many years saw 32-cars qualifying for the three-race Wigram Revival meeting held at the Mike Pero...
Andy Higgins races to dominant victory on Asian Le Mans Series debut
Superlative race performances from India’s Arjun Maini, Canada’s John Farano and New Zealand’s Andy Higgins assured RLR MSport of the LMP2 Am Trophy victory in the season-opening 4 Hours of Shanghai that places the British team at the head of the fight for an automatic...
Pole and podium kickstart Nick Foster’s Asian Le Mans title challenge
Were it not for one small issue, Eurasia Motorsport should have won the opening round of the Asian Le Mans Series, but as it was second position and pole position was still a very solid start to the season today (24 November 2019) at Shanghai...
Alexandra Whitley Lands BNT V8 Drive
Alexandra Whitley will line up in a Richards Team Motorsport Toyota Camry when the BNT V8s Championship gets underway at Pukekohe next weekend. Her debut in the BNT V8s Championship follows on from a positive debut in the V8 Utes Championship last season where the...
Tracey Stringer appointed as MotorSport New Zealand’s Chief CRO
Wairarapa Car Club’s Tracey Stringer has been appointed as MotorSport New Zealand’s Chief Competitor Relations Officer (CRO). Stringer fills the role as part of MotorSport New Zealand’s strategy to focus on improving the experiences for our customers including of course competitors. The CRO role...
Ransley confirmed for Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship campaign
Experienced Toyota 86 racer Jaden Ransley has confirmed he will run in the 2019-20 Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship starting the season as one of the title favourites. Though still very young at 17, this will be Christchurch racer Ransley's fourth Toyota 86 season and follows...
Shake up to NZRC calendar for 2020
A five-round Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship awaits competitors in 2020 with three international events, a new rally and the return of WRC Rally New Zealand. Championship organisers have today confirmed a five-round calendar that begins with the traditional season-opening Otago Rally, heading...
Leading Formula 1600 drivers and returning stars to compete for Wigram Cup this weekend
A bumper field of 30 cars will compete this weekend for the prestigious Wigram Cup at the third round of the 2019/20 South Island Formula 1600 Championship. The Canterbury Car Club Wigram Revival meeting has attracted some top competition with current national Formula Ford...
Glen Collinson launches 2019-2020 campaign
Hamilton's Glen Collinson will be back this season racing in the RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes Championship in Panorama Motorsport's Ford Falcon FG - but the popular race winner and championship contender is also eyeing up other drives in New Zealand ahead of the coming season. Collinson,...
Fans get opportunity to try top of the line simulator
One of the most advanced and realistic driving simulators in the world is to be installed at Pukekohe Park for up and coming Kiwi racers to hone their skills and it's all New Zealand made. Race series promoter Speed Works Events and Christchurch-based Racing Sims have...