Porsche 992 machinery for up and coming young gun
Regan Scoullar will step up into newer Porsche 992 machinery this season when the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship gets underway this weekend at Hampton Downs. The 19-year-old from Wellington and two-time NZ Porsche Championship has made fleeting appearances in the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship...
Applications now open for the 2026 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand
MotorSport New Zealand announces that applications are now open for the 2026 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand, a world-renowned motorsport development programme for emerging talent. Each year, the Academy helps New Zealand’s most promising young competitors gain the skills and mindset needed to succeed on...
Former GT4 Champion makes Open Class step up
Former GT4 Champion Nigel Cromie will return to the track this season, stepping up to the Open Class of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship in a Porsche 992. Having watched from the sidelines over the last couple of seasons, Cromie says he has been keeping...
Massive shake-up for Whangarei finale
Vertex Oil International Rally of Whangarei will enjoy its biggest makeover since it started next month when the 2025 edition serves as the finale of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. Long a fixture of the national championship, the Whangarei-based round will look...
Star power builds for Repco NextGen NZ Championship opener
THERE will be star power everywhere fans look when the opening round of the 2025/26 Repco NextGen NZ Championship launches at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park in the Waikato next week. From current Supercars Championship title contenders to legends of New Zealand and Aussie Motorsport – plus...
McGill playing catch-up but hunting Rookie title success
Lucas McGill hadn’t done much time at all in a Toyota GR86 racing car before winning the Tony Quinn Scholarship and securing a season in the Bridgestone GR86 Championship, but he’s been hard at work making up for lost time. The 17 year old Aucklander is...
James Black takes first blood in Mazda Racing Super Series
James Black of Dunedin drew first blood when the 2025/2026 Nexen Tyre Mazda Racing Super Series got underway at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding today (Saturday). Black, who first joined the category in the middle of last season, scored his first series victory in...
Pratt gains early advantage in Mazda Racing Super Series
Auckland driver Callum Pratt has gained the early advantage in the 2025/2026 Nexen Tyre Mazda Racing Super Series after the first round at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding this weekend. Pratt won two of the three races and finished second in the other behind...
Maiden win for Daniel Ludlam at Manfeild
The rain stayed away and new V8 Ute stars shone through during ‘Octoberfast’ at Manfeild. Rising star Daniel Ludlam scored his first ever win in Sunday’s Race Two, then backed it up with another win in Race Three. That was all he needed to win...
Kroef wins, Collinson 2nd and Sparrow flies at Manfeild
The weekend of October 24-26th at Manfeild brought with it the exciting prospect of seeing a new driver and a new ute joining the NZV8 Utes series. While just behind them, the NI Sixes would line up just behind the utes on the grid for...