Filmore & Gilchrist take round wins in GT New Zealand Championship opener at Taupo
Sam Filmore has taken the round win in Open Class and Brock Gilchrist has taken honours in the GT4 Class at the opening round of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship at Taupo today. The open class round podium saw Rick Armstrong second, with young rookie...
Brad Kroef wins V8 Utes rain-soaked season opener.
It was a case of ‘two trophies for Kroefies’ in the V8 Utes season opener of the Super V8 series at Taupo International Motorsport Park. Brad Kreof won Round One of the championship with father Greg in 2nd and Stu Monteith 3rd. The event was...
Bewley dominant in Toyota 86 feature race
Tom Bewley saved his best to last with a dominant drive in the third and final race of the first weekend of the 2023-24 Toyota 86 Championship at Taupo International Motorsport Park. Bewley didn’t make the greatest of starts from pole position and Jackson Rooney,...
Bewley fights back with impressive Toyota 86 win from ninth
Tom Bewley took his first win of the season in the Toyota 86 Championship after a scintillating drive from ninth on the grid at the Taupo International Motorsport Park. In another wet race at the opening round of the championship – this time starting line astern...
Robb sails to maiden Toyota 86 win in wet Taupo opener
Hunter Robb took his first win in the Toyota 86 Championship in a soaking wet season opener that finished under the Safety Car. The Action Motorsport rookie converted a front row start into a lead at the end of the first turn, a lead he...
Bewley opens Toyota 86 campaign with pole position in the rain
Tom Bewley overcame soaking wet conditions in the first qualifying session of the season to take pole position for the first race at Taupo in the 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship. The 20 minute session turned into a four way battle for the top spot between Bewley,...
Leitch wins Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe title after nail-biting finish
Brendon Leitch has won the 2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe title after a tense final round held at the Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma, Italy. Heading into the final two 50-minute races in the one-make series sixth round, the Kiwi driver’s 2.5-point lead turned...
Thrilling opener in GT New Zealand Championship at Taupo
The Summerset GT New Zealand Championship has seen a thrilling opening race of the season at Taupo this afternoon, with Ayrton Hodson taking the win in the Open Class with Brock Gilchrist winning in GT4. The Open Class podium was rounded out by the Porsche of...
Striking livery revealed for Tony Austin Porsche entry
Tony Austin (Ngāi Tahu) will make his debut in the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship this season aboard a Porsche 997 Cup Car when the season gets underway at Taupo on November 17-19. No stranger to the Porsche, Austin has been running it successfully in the...
New cars, new drivers to headline GT New Zealand opener at Taupō
New cars and new drivers will headline the 2023/24 season of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship which gets underway at Taupo Motorsport Park this weekend. An eighteen-car field will line up across two classes with six manufacturers represented with BMW, Ginetta, McLaren, Porsche, Mercedes-AMG and...