Gardiner wins One-Hour South Island Endurance (Class 1- 3) race at Ruapuna
Auckland's Hugh Gardiner has returned to the winner’s rostrum after taking victory in the opening leg of the 2025 One Hour South Island Endurance Series for Class 1,2 & 3 cars. Held at the Euromarque Motorsport Park in Christchurch, it was only after a chaotic...
Brooks and Riding too quick for fast Three-Hour South Island Endurance rivals
A very quick Steve Brooks and Bill Riding (Audi R8 GT3) have won the opening McDermid Auto Collective Round 1 of the 2025 Three-Hour South Island Endurance Series held at the Euromarque Motorsport Park in Christchurch on Saturday. While effectively leading from start to...
Toby McCormack Returns for another season in NZ Formula Ford
Auckland’s Toby McCormack is gearing up for another campaign in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship after a strong 2024–25 season driving the Spectrum 015. The teenager is now opting for the slightly older 010 chassis. Last season, McCormack delivered standout performances, claiming multiple race...
Hayden Paddon and Scott O’Donnell appointed to Elite MotorSport Academy Trust
Hayden Paddon and Scott O’Donnell have been appointed as trustees of the MotorSport New Zealand Scholarship Trust, the trust that oversees the world-renowned Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand. Paddon, a legend of New Zealand rallying, WRC event winner and seven-time New Zealand Rally Champion, is...
Another Exciting Season Of Motorsport At Teretonga Park
Another exciting season of motorsport action is inbound at Invercargill’s Teretonga Park motor racing circuit. First up is the annual South Island Endurance Series meeting on Saturday 4 October, supported locally by Brazier Scaffolding, with One-Hour and Three-Hour races planned. The following day, should there be sufficient...
Zeltwanger looking to maintain blistering winter form
Toyota 86 Trophy Series sensation Lee Zeltwanger will likely be a force to be reckoned with when the Bridgestone GR86 Championship blasts off in November at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. The 23 year old Auckland racer was the surprise package of the winter series, winning...
Rejuvenated Mackenzie loving rally again
Haydn Mackenzie is relishing being back in an enjoyable environment after a successful move to the Rally Challenge 4WD class of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. Mackenzie entered his Toyota Yaris Proto at last month’s Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel and won...
Palmer the one to beat heading to Rally Waitomo
Quentin Palmer is the one to beat as the 2025 Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series (NIRS) has its penultimate round at the Newstead Lodge Rally of Waitomo on Sunday. Along with co-driver Michael Goudie (Skoda Fabia Rally2), the pairing are the overall front-runners...
Book to celebrate 50 years of the Otago Rally
A new book covering the first 50 years of the Otago Rally is currently in pre-production, with a release date set for the early part of 2026. The Dunedin-based event has become one of New Zealand’s ‘must-do’ rallies since it was first run in 1976, and...
Revitalised Nexen Tyre Mazda Racing Super Series on the way
New branding and an opportunity to create a revitalised offering to their members and to motorsport. That is the promise as the newly named Nexen Tyre Mazda Racing Super Series prepares for an exciting new dawn as the 2025/2026 season approaches. “We have taken an...