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...
Full support category line up confirmed for Taupō Super400
The support category line-up for Supercars’ inaugural visit to Taupō International Motorsport Park has been locked in, with four racing categories set to join the Repco Supercars Championship at April’s ITM Taupō Super400. Following Tuesday’s announcement of Porsche Carrera Cup Australia joining the bill as Supercars...
Toyota 86 Championship all set for massive season
A record number of drivers will take to the track this weekend for what could be the most fiercely contested Toyota 86 Championship since the inaugural season in 2013. The 24 car field that begins the season at the Taupo International Motorsport Park includes multiple...
Marco Giltrap crowned champion for Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia 2023
Marco Giltrap has claimed the championship victory for the 2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia season at the final round held at Supercheap Auto Bathurst International over the weekend. Giltrap was leading the series leader after consistent performance all season allowing a commanding lead going into the...
2023-24 Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand Championship launches at Taupō
This weekend’s first event of seven for the 2023-2024 summer motor race season launches at the Taupō International Motorsport Park where six categories compete for a fresh chance of title glory. New Zealand’s premier level of competition, the Super Sprint season begins with the first...
V8 Sleuth partners with Taupō Historic GP
New Zealand’s prestigious Taupō Historic GP has entered into an exciting new arrangement with the award-winning V8 Sleuth motorsport platform. V8 Sleuth has become the official media partner for the event that will be held on January 19-21 in 2024 at the Taupō International Motorsport...