Armstrong ready to take the fight to rivals at Hungaroring
Marcus Armstrong is once more ready to do battle for dominance in the inaugural 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship. Round five of the championship takes place this weekend at the 4.381 km Hungaroring, Formula 3 once more supporting the Formula One Grand Prix. Currently fourth in...
Korea next stop for Lamborghini racer Leitch
New Zealand driver Brendon Leitch heads to Korea this weekend for the fourth round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia and has a first overall race win in the series firmly in his sights. The Yeongam circuit in Korea is another new venue for the Invercargill...
DEFENDING CHAMPION STRIVES FOR FIVE
Defending Catlins Coast Rally champion Andrew Graves of Gore is looking to add yet another southern rally to his tally when he contests the 2019 Catlins Coast Rally on Saturday 10 August. Graves is striving for his fifth win in the event this year having already...
mtec and R-Ace GP join forces to create formidable TRS challenge
A new engineering partnership between mtec Motorsport and top French team R-Ace GP for the 2020 Castrol Toyota Racing Series (TRS) could make the new-look championship one of the most competitive in its 16 year history. The new three year partnership sees the team renamed as...
D1NZ adds spectacular spice to Speed Works summer
Mega motorsport weekends are on their way for race fans this coming season with confirmation that D1NZ’s spectacular Pro Series will be on the bill at three of Speed Works Events’ biggest summer race meetings. D1NZ’s high octane superstars will appear at Teretonga, Pukekohe and Hampton...
NO SLOWING DOWN FOR CLUB CHAMPION
He may have celebrated forty years of rally competition back in 2017 but Dave Jenkins of Gropers Bush near Riverton is not slowing down one bit. Jenkins will contest the Catlins Coast Rally for the first time since 2015 when the event takes place on Saturday...
Toyota FT-60 hits the track
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand’s new Toyota FT-60 hit the track for the first time this week running at three Italian circuits - Vairano, Cremona and Franciacorta. Driven by experienced RLR Motorsport LMP2 racer Arjun Maini - who drove the previous Toyota FT-50 to fourth in...
New CEO for MotorSport NZ brings commercial and technology background
Simon Baker starts as MotorSport New Zealand’s new Chief Executive Officer on 29 July following a comprehensive recruitment process conducted by the organisation’s board members. MotorSport NZ is the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) appointed governing body for motor sports in New Zealand and required a...
MCRAE RETURNS TO THE ROADS OF CATLINS
After taking four years out, Graham McRae of Invercargill will return to competitive rallying in this year’s Catlins Coast Rally on Saturday 10 August. McRae’s motorsport journey is an interesting one. “I was completely not into motorsport,” he said recently. ”I even got my driver’s licence...
Mentor scheme launched by Women in Motorsport NZ
A programme designed to mentor relatively new and/or aspiring female motorsport participants who wish to progress their involvement in the sport has been launched by the Women in Motorsport Advisory Commission of MotorSport New Zealand. The female mentees can be competitors, event organisers, volunteers or officials,...