Bittersweet weekend but speed is there – Leitch
It was a bittersweet weekend in Japan for Invercargill racer Brendon Leitch in the third round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia series. A class podium and seventh overall in the second race was the pick of the weekend for Leitch and team mate Massimo Vignali...
A Weekend of Firsts for round 2 of the North Island Formula Ford Winter Series
Round 2 of the Feilding Auto Electrical winter series kicked off over the weekend, and with 11 cars entered in the TR Group Formula Ford cup, it was sure to be an exciting day of racing. Qualifying started the day in dry conditions, led once again...
Murphy top at Elite MotorSport Academy camp
Young Hawke’s Bay motor racing competitor Ronan Murphy has topped the points-table following a week-long camp with MotorSport New Zealand’s Elite MotorSport Academy, which is run by the Otago Academy of Sport in Dunedin. The highly regarded Elite MotorSport Academy is a year-long programme administered by...
Otago Rally locks in date for 2020
The date for the 2020 Otago Rally has been confirmed, with the event to run a week earlier than in past years. To be held from April 3 to 5, the Otago Rally will be the opening round of the New Zealand Rally Championship, and a...
Start-line stall costs Lawson championship position in Hungary
After missing pole position by the smallest of margins, Kiwi teenage driver Liam Lawson watched a front-row start in race two of Euroformula Open in Hungray disappear when a delayed start saw the clutch of his car overheat, causing both the Red Bull Junior Team cars stall...
Lawson back on the podium in Hungary for opening race in Euroformula Open
Liam Lawson returned to the podium in Hungary when he finished third in the opening race of the weekend and maintained his second place in the Euroformula Open Championship. The 17-year-old Kiwi driver finished best of the Red Bull Juniors and keeps his lead in the Rookie championship...
Manfeild to host Porsche enthusiasts
SPORTS car and race circuits are made for each other. When the Porsche Club of New Zealand visits Manfeild on July 13, enjoyment of one of the world’s greatest performance marques at a venue designed and dedicated to high-octane action seems assured. Yet, on this day, the...
SOUTHLAND SPORTS CAR CLUB INC – PRIZE GIVING 2018/2019
CLUBSPORT AWARDS MOTORKHANA CHAMPION Keith McFadzien Trophy 1st Liam MacDonald 2nd Stacy Lines 3rd Josh Cooper SPRINT CHAMPION SSCC Speed Trophy 1st Andrew Lawrie 2nd Liam MacDonald 3rd Craig Allan DISCOUNT TYRES 0 – 1600cc SPEED TROPHY 1st Travis McPherson STRESSCRETE 1601cc & OVER SPEED TROPHY 1st Andrew Lawrie CLUBSPORT CHAMPION Warren Robbie Memorial Trophy 1st Andrew...
Paddon ready for WRC return in Finland
New Zealand rally star Hayden Paddon returns to the top level of world rallying with the announcement that he will drive the third M-Sport Fiesta WRC car at Rally Finland in August. With John Kennard returning as his co-driver, Paddon is understandably delighted to have this...
Fuji next stop for Leitch and Lamborghini
Kiwi racer Brendon Leitch heads to the legendary Fuji Motor Speedway in Japan this weekend for the third round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - and he's determined to be at the sharp end of the grid. The Lamborghini Auckland and Dayle ITM backed racer...