Revenge for Muth as Belgian grabs first win
Belgium's Esteban Muth took a fine victory on Sunday morning at Taupo, resisting immense pressure from New Zealander Brendon Leitch and series leader Liam Lawson to take a well-deserved first victory in the 2019 Castrol Toyota Racing Series. With the grid based on the finishing order...
Auer on pole for Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy race
Lucas Auer has maintained the form he showed in winning Saturday’s second race at Taupo by claiming pole position for the big feature race of the fourth weekend of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series – the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. The four TRS teams sent their...
QUICK COLLINS TAKES F5000 BATTLE TO SMITH – AND WINS
With pole position in qualifying this morning, and a breakthrough win over long-time SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series pace-setter Ken Smith (Lola T332) in the afternoon, category young gun Michael Collins (McRae GM1) came of age at the annual Skope Classic...
Auer takes timely win in Taupo
Austrian Lucas Auer grabbed his first win in the 2019 Castrol Toyota Racing Series, fighting off Liam Lawson for the win as championship leader Marcus Armstrong suffered a suspension failure which left him five laps behind and out of the points. The latest twist in an...
Millen, McRae showdown set for Leadfoot Festival
The 2019 Leadfoot Festival has seen the new SUV track welcome many people wanting to try out Subaru of New Zealand’s three SUV models’ capabilities today. The off-road sessions at 10am and 2pm today and tomorrow, offer a chance to test the X-Mode technology of the...
Liam Lawson leads from lights to flag in Taupo
Liam Lawson dominated Saturday's first race at the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, Taupo to narrow the gap to Marcus Armstrong in the Castrol Toyota Racing Series title race to just 26 points. Lawson was never troubled after sitting it out into turn one with a fast...
Lawson leaves it late for another pole position
He left it late, but Liam Lawson took pole position for Race 2 at the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park this morning, while Castrol Toyota Racing Series rival Marcus Armstrong took a last gasp third on the grid. In another close qualifying session, Lawson put in his...
Lawson pips Armstrong to Taupo pole
Liam Lawson topped Friday afternoon qualifying at the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park to get his weekend - and a continued challenge for the 2019 Castrol Toyota Racing Series title - underway in the best possible manner. After Armstrong dominated the earlier practice sessions, it was Lawson...
New look to International Rally of Whangarei
Some key changes to the International Rally of Whangarei are set to make the 2019 edition the best event yet. The May 3-5 event doubles as the second round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship as well as the second round of...
Paddon joins GRC Europe grid!
WRC driver and Production World Rally champion Hayden Paddon is the latest addition to the Global Rallycross Europe championship grid. Hyundai factory driver Hayden Paddon has made the switch from WRC to GRC for the series’ inaugural 2019 season. The New Zealander will be driving a...