Porsche power for Connor Adam at Taupo
February 16th Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon was the last time that Connor Adam was in a race car for ‘real’ before the arrival of the COVID-19 Virus in New Zealand and the halt to the planned final event for the Toyota 86 Season. Nearly four months...
Sale of MotorSport House
Last week, MotorSport New Zealand notified member clubs of the sale of MotorSport House in Wellington. Please see below for the full update. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Simon Baker or Elton Goonan. -- Dear Member Clubs, Many of you will be aware...
Alert Level 3 – Update from MotorSport New Zealand
Yesterday, the New Zealand Government announced the country would move into Alert Level 3 at 11.59pm on Monday 27 April. While this means some more freedom in some respects, it still does not allow for gatherings or events. This means our clubs will still be...
MotorSport New Zealand AGM, conference and annual awards postponed
The MotorSport New Zealand Board and Management teams have been monitoring the COVID-19 global pandemic daily, and in line with advice from the New Zealand Government and to protect the health and wellbeing of our people, we have decided to postpone the annual general meeting...
MotorSport NZ rapt with WRC return
MotorSport New Zealand personnel are delighted to see the overnight news that Rally New Zealand will once again feature as a FIA World Rally Championship event in 2020 after an eight-year hiatus. “To see the 2020 FIA WRC calendar come out this week with New Zealand...
NZ Hillclimb Championship starts in Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa
MotorSport New Zealand’s 2019-20 NZ Hillclimb Championship gets underway on 5 October with the first round jointly hosted by the Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa Car Clubs across two weekends. The NZ Hillclimb Championship is one of MotorSport NZ’s longest-contested titles, dating back to 1956. Nowadays the...
MotorSport New Zealand announces first FIA Motorsport Games drivers
Aucklander Flynn Mullany and Taupo’s Faine Kahia are the first drivers confirmed to represent ‘Team New Zealand’ in the upcoming FIA Motorsport Games taking place in Rome, Italy on 1-3 November. In June, the FIA unveiled a new international, multidisciplinary sporting event called the FIA Motorsport...
Paddon shatters Ashley Forest hillclimb record to take win
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon and his Paddon Rallysport team has shattered the Ashley Forest Rallysprint record with a blistering time of 52.77 seconds in the Hyundai AP4++ to win the high-profile hillclimb event. The 1.7-km North Canterbury hillclimb was first run in 1979 by Canterbury’s...
Lawson chases down 2nd place
A dominant performance in a rain soaked race at Barcelona has put Kiwi driver Liam Lawson back into runner-up contention in the European Formula Open championship. The 17-year-old Red Bull Junior driver went to Spain in a distant third place but has now closed within 8 points of second place...
CARS REMAIN THE STARS AS LOCAL F5000 SERIES NEARS 20 YEAR MILESTONE
With the honourable exception of current – and now 5-time – title holder, 78-year-old super-veteran Ken Smith, it’s the cars that remain the stars of New Zealand’s world-leading SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series, which returns to local motor racing tracks this...