Leitch to compete at 24 Hrs of Spa with Earl Bamber Motorsport this weekend
Brendon Leitch will return to the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium this weekend (27-30 June 2024) for the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa. It’s the third time competing in the world’s biggest GT3 endurance race for the Southlander and his first time competing in...
MotorSport New Zealand launches Esport Pass
MotorSport New Zealand is launching an Esport Pass, an initiative to bring virtual motorsport participation in New Zealand closer to both MotorSport New Zealand and NZ Esports governing bodies’. This new pass will enable people to compete in official MotorSport New Zealand Esport events, for...
MotorSport New Zealand begins EOI process for Premier Race Championship Series promoter
MotorSport New Zealand is inviting Expressions of Interest for the rights to promote and organise the MotorSport New Zealand Premier Race Championship Series for 2024-25 season onwards. MotorSport New Zealand aims to delegate commercial and promotional rights for the Premier Race Championship Series to promote its...
Alex Crosbie takes first US Formula 4 podium
Invercargill racing driver Alex Crosbie has taken his first podium in America at Round 2 of the F4 US Championship at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio this weekend. Crosbie crossed the line in third place after an extremely eventful opening race on Saturday...
Hayden Paddon Triumphs at Southern Lights Rally
Cromwell’s Hayden Paddon and co-driver Jared Hudson delivered a masterful performance to clinch victory at the Transport World Southern Lights Rally on Saturday, 22 June. This marked the triumphant return of championship-level rallying to the Southland region. Paddon dominated the 65-car field, winning all ten special...
Louis Sharp retakes GB3 Championship lead with stellar show in Hungary
Louis Sharp, one of the motor sport’s most promising young talents, has reclaimed the lead of the GB3 Championship after a sensational race victory at the Hungaroring, scene of next month’s Hungarian Grand Prix. The 17-year-old rising star arrived in Hungary eager to regain the top...
Gilmour secures solid fifth place at Southern Lights
A solid drive at the Southern Lights Rally has seen Dunedin's Emma Gilmour finish fifth after the two-day Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship’s (NZRC) third round. Her recently recruited Australian co-driver Ben Searcy was given a Southern Lights baptism of fire as the...
MotorSport New Zealand parts ways with championship promoter
MotorSport New Zealand has terminated its contract with NZ XMS Ltd, which ran the Premier Race Championship Series known as the “Super Sprint Championship” for the past two seasons. The decision to end NZ XMS Ltd’s contract was made by the MotorSport New Zealand board to...
Molly Taylor ready for Southern Lights Rally start
Australia’s Molly Taylor is set to fulfil her bucket list wish of contesting an event in New Zealand as she prepares to start the Transport World Southern Lights Rally on Friday evening, 21 June. The Extreme E Champion (2021) and 2016 Australian Rally Champion will compete...
BMW Race Driver Series Annual Scholarship Day celebrates its 10th anniversary
The BMW Race Driver Series is excited to have reached its 10th annual Scholarship Day, taking place at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park on Saturday, 17 August 2024. The day, organised in conjunction with The Motor Sport Club, offers an opportunity for aspiring race drivers to...