CAN KEN SMITH EXTEND HIS WINNING F5000 SERIES STREAK AT SKOPE CLASSIC THIS WEEKEND?
So far the 2018/19 New Zealand motor racing season has been kind to one of the sport’s favourite sons, ageless super-veteran Ken Smith. Despite it being his 61st consecutive summer racing at a national level the 77-year-old has won every 2018/19 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000...
Herbert and MTF Camry Starting to Gel
At just over the half way mark of the BNT V8s Championship, Class One rookie Chelsea Herbert is getting to grips with her Richards Team Motorsport MTF Finance Toyota Camry following a season best third overall finish at Teretonga recently. After a tough start to the...
Manfeild NZGP ticket promo a hot deal
IMPETUS by the New Zealand Grand Prix’s promoter to deliver an astoundingly sharp ticket price for the country’s biggest national motorsport event has delighted the chief executive of host venue Manfeild, who says motorsport fans would be crazy not to take full advantage. A promotion by...
Hendl-Cox dominates to take Formula First championship lead
Hampton Downs, New Zealand, 27th January 2019 - Whakatane driver Reece Hendl-Cox, 18, has clean swept round three of the 2018/19 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship at Hampton Downs. After qualifying on pole, Hendl-Cox took all three races and subsequently the championship lead from...
LAP RECORD IS ICING ON THE CAKE FOR F5000 SERIES SUPERVET SMITH
True to his word Kiwi F5000 category superveteran Ken Smith (Lola T332) claimed back the outright national circuit lap record on his way to another perfect three-wins-from-three-starts performance at the third round of the 2018/19 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series at...
Lawson fights back with epic win
Liam Lawson grabbed the championship lead back at Hampton Downs on Sunday morning with an epic drive in an intense race in the Castrol Toyota Racing Series. Lawson - starting fourth on a grid line up featuring the top six from the Saturday race starting in...
Armstrong secures pole position for Motor Cup feature
Ferrari junior Marcus Armstrong showed his class again at Hampton Downs on Sunday morning with his second blistering qualifying performance of the weekend to secure pole position for the New Zealand Motor Cup, the weekend's feature race. Proving yet again that the Castrol Toyota Racing Series...
Armstrong wins NZ Motor Cup in style
Marcus Armstrong has added his name to New Zealand's most famous motorsport cup and with Liam Lawson crashing out of the race at Hampton Downs, has the title lead back with two race weekends to go in the Castrol Toyota Racing Series. The Ferrari Junior driver...
Armstrong dominates at Hampton Downs
Marcus Armstrong dominated the Saturday afternoon race at Hampton Downs today, not only clawing back the points deficit to rival Liam Lawson after another dramatic race, but taking a narrow lead in the race to the Castrol Toyota Racing Series title. The race finished under the...
Armstrong locks out Race 2 pole position at Hampton Downs
After the dramas of the first race on Friday evening and a busy night for quite a few mechanics in the Castrol Toyota Racing Series, it was Marcus Armstrong who emerged with pole position for the Saturday afternoon race at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. Two fast...