MotorSport NZ completes race strategy review
MotorSport New Zealand has recently completed a comprehensive review of its strategy for top-level saloon car race categories in New Zealand. “The review sets in place a strategic direction for top-level circuit racing for the immediate and medium future,” says MotorSport NZ President Wayne Christie, who has just announced that...
‘Game-on’ as South Island F1600 title to be decided at Timaru this weekend
Auckland’s Josh Bethune (Ray GR17) and Southland’s Jordan Michels (Mygale SJ13) go head to head again on Saturday to decide the 2018/19 South Island Formula 1600 Championship title. Bethune heads into the final round at the Timaru International Raceway (long-track) with an 83-point lead over Michels and a maximum...
Euroformula Open added to Lawson’s programme
Liam Lawson will now contest the Euroformula Open series as part of his Red Bull Junior Team programme, alongside the FIA F3 championship. Lawson originally signed with Motopark to contest the Formula European Masters (FEM) but since that series has been cancelled, the German team has...
Whittaker defeats Chester to win One Hour
Porsche ace Matt Whittaker won the opening one-hour race of the ENEOS North Island Endurance Series in his last-gen Porsche 991, overcoming a solid challenge from Nick Chester's monster Holden Commodore VX to take honours in the first round of this year's championship at the...
TWO FROM TWO FOR INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORT
ENEOS NIES THREE HOUR RACE It was a case of two wins from two races for International Motorsport after the team secured back-to-back wins in the ENEOS North Island Endurance Series season opener. After an impressive performance by Matt Whittaker in the morning's ENEOS One Hour encounter,...
BARKER RETURNS TO CHASE A NEW TITLE
Hamilton’s Stephen Barker is set to return to the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship after a lengthy spell from the scene. Barker’s successful season in 2010 piloting the Rally New Zealand Rising Stars Ford Fiesta, lead him to New Zealand 2wd Championship and...
Capri Racing to debut TCR Honda in North Island Endurance Series
Family Endurance Racing Team Capri Racing will debut a Honda Civic FK2 in the up coming North Island Endurance Series opener at Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park at Taupo this weekend. The Class 2 North Island Series Champions have also added multiple Touring Car and North Island...
Brendon Leitch secures Formula 3 Asian Championship drive
New Zealand driver Brendon Leitch has confirmed he’ll join BlackArts Racing in the Formula 3 Asian Championship next weekend. Leitch will head to Malaysia in the first week of April to race at Sepang International Circuit on the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia support card. The...
CHINA COMP CALL-UP FOR KIWI DRIFT COUPLE
They say that every cloud has a silver lining and in Kiwi drift couple Drew and Jodie Donovan’s case it was a call-up last week for the pair to fly to China to join top local drift team NND for the first two rounds of...