Thomson excited by dream come true
Christchurch’s Dylan Thomson is excited by what he refers to as a dream come true when the Otago Rally gets underway this weekend to open the 2019 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. After three seasons in the front-wheel drive Ford Fiesta, Thomson will...
Lawson pipped in morning session, fastest Kiwi in the afternoon when FIA F3 tested at Barcelona overnight
Liam Lawson was second fastest in the morning of official testing for the new FIA F3 cars at Barcelona and then finished 7th after twice leading in a wet but quickly drying afternoon session. Lawson (MP Motorsport) set the benchmark with 30-minutes to go in the...
APRC focus for Paddon and Kennard at Otago
Hayden Paddon and John Kennard, New Zealand’s most successful rally pairing, are back together for this weekend’s Rally Otago in their Hyundai i20 AP4 rally car. The 12-14 April rally is the opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship and, for...
Leitch impresses twice over on Asian debut
New Zealand racing driver Brendon Leitch enjoyed a solid debut in Asia over the weekend, despite undertaking a busy programme racing in both a Lamborghini Huracán and an F3 single seater. Leitch's incredible weekend at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia saw him compete in both the...
GILLIES AND PILCHER CONFIRM FULL NZRC CAMPAIGN
Andy Gillies and co-driver Nathan Pilcher have announced they will undertake a full New Zealand Rally Championship campaign in an iconic rally car not seen on New Zealand stages for almost a decade. The pair - who made just two appearances together in 2018 - have...
Bethune seals second consecutive South Island F1600 Championship title
Auckland’s Josh Bethune (Mygale SJ08) has won his second consecutive South Island Formula 1600 Championship title, 35-points ahead of Southland’s Jordan Michels (Mygale SJ 13) with Christchurch’s James Penrose (Van Diemen RF93) third. Bethune went into the sixth and final round at Timaru International Raceway with...
Rally Otago stages go live!
Selected stages of next weekend's Rally Otago will be live-streamed from a multi-camera feed beamed across the internet to New Zealand and around the world. The production from MoMac Socialising Media follows on from their successful coverage of last year's Ashley Forest Rallysprint, which saw over...
Gilmour to debut rebuilt Suzuki at the Rally of Otago
Next weekend Dunedin rally driver Emma Gilmour will start the 2019 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) at the Drivesouth Rally of Otago with a fully-refurbished Vantage Windows and Doors Suzuki Swift AP4. With Suzuki New Zealand’s support, the six-season old rally car...
Clark set for Chinese Formula 4 Championship
Taupō motor racing driver Conrad Clark, 16, will be packing his bags and catching a plane to Shanghai, China to compete in the opening round of the Chinese Formula 4 Championship. Following a campaign aimed at garnering support from his community, Clark has been able to...
MotorSport NZ secures contract to bring TCR to New Zealand
MotorSport New Zealand has reached an agreement with WSC Ltd, the global rights holders of Touring Car Racing (TCR), to introduce a national TCR series in New Zealand in 2020. The TCR concept was developed by former World Touring Car Championship manager Marcello Lotti in 2014 as a cost-effective...