Bethune wins arm-wrestle at opening South Island Formula 1600 round
Josh Bethune has won the opening South Island Formula 1600 Championship round at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch over the weekend. The three-race meeting proved to be an ‘arm-wrestle’ between three returning drivers, Bethune from Auckland, Southland’s Jordan Michels, Christchurch’s Bailey Paterson and...
RECORD FIFTH TARGA WIN ON THE TROT FOR INKSTER & WINN
They’ve done it! Glenn Inkster and Spencer Winn (Mitsubishi Evo 8) have won the annual multi-day Targa New Zealand tarmac motor rally for a record-setting fifth consecutive time. The pair, Inkster a multi-talented gravel and tarmac allrounder from Patumahoe south-west of Auckland, who works as a...
HAVE INKSTER & WINN DONE ENOUGH TO TAKE FIFTH TARGA NZ TITLE?
Have four-time and defending Targa New Zealand title-holders Glenn Inkster and Spence Winn (Mitsubishi Evo 8) done enough to claim a record-making fifth consecutive event win in Queenstown tomorrow? That was the question being asked late this afternoon as the 57 remaining teams arrived in Heriot...
INKSTER & WINN BUILD ON LEAD AS CONDITIONS TURN TOUGH ON TARGA’S THIRD DAY
With his ‘eye back in’ and the exhaust manifold problems which slowed him on the second leg behind him defending Targa NZ title holder Glenn Inkster and co-driver Spencer Winn (Mitsubishi Evo 8) spent a wet, cold Thursday slowly re-building a lead in this year’s...
Matt Tubbs Looking to Jump Up the Grid
An upgraded car and a refined driving style are two of the ingredients Matt Tubbs hopes will springboard his results when the BNT V8s get underway at Pukekohe in November. Tubbs made his rookie debut last year, and with his season coming right towards the back...
More ‘young guns’ take on the battle for South Island Formula 1600 title
The 2018/19 South Island Formula 1600 Championship gets underway at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch this weekend with 23 single seaters expected to take the grid. Last season’s champion Josh Bethune makes a return with a last-minute entry. The Auckland driver is keen...
DUNEDIN DRIVERS TO THE FORE ON TARGA’S SECOND DAY IN THE SOUTH
Dunedin pair Martin Dippie and Greg Ball (Porsche GT3 RS) were battling for the lead with defending title-holders Glenn Inkster and co-driver Spencer Winn (Mitsubishi Evo 8) at the end of a dramatic second day of this year’s southern South Island-based Targa New Zealand tarmac...
New Car, New Number – Wallace Moves Into Class One of BNT V8s
It’ll be a new car and a new number for Rob Wallace when he makes the progression into class one of the BNT V8s Championship this season. In the off season, Wallace purchased the ex Greg Murphy V8 SuperTourer and now plans on running the car...
Armstrong heading for Grand Prix finale to racing year in Macau
Christchurch’s Marcus Armstrong has been selected to race at the prestigious Macau Grand Prix next month. “Really stoked to announce I’ll be heading for Macau next month! It’s been one of my dream events to race, a real challenge for any driver,” he said at the...
Esteban Muth confirms Toyota Racing Series entry
European karting ace and up and coming Formula 4 racer Esteban Muth has this week been confirmed by Toyota Racing New Zealand as the first competitor for the 2019 Castrol Toyota Racing Series. The championship – which qualifies for F1 Super License points - is now...