User Guide: MotorSport New Zealand website
MotorSport New Zealand launched their new-look website on Thursday, 23 December. The new design gives the website a much-needed facelift and mobile device capability. The menus have also been streamlined to make navigating through information easier. For regular users of the website, you will notice...
Bawden wins, Palmer extends lead in North Island Rally Series
Todd Bawden/Katrina Renshaw (Ford Fiesta MkII R5) have won the latest round of the 2025 Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series (NIRS), beating home Quentin Palmer/Michael Goudie (Skoda Fabia Rally2) with William Menzies/Doug Dolan putting in another solid performance in their much older car (Mitsubishi...
Allen revved up for season number eight
Feilding’s Justin Allen – the most experienced Toyota 86 racing driver in New Zealand – is raring to go for what will be his eighth season in the super competitive championship. Allen is an early confirmation for the 2025-2026 Bridgestone GR86 Championship having been one...
Third consecutive ARC win for Paddon and Kennard
Kiwi rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard secured their third win in a row in the 2025 EROAD Australian Rally Championship (ARC) at the Gippsland Rally in eastern Victoria, which ran 22-24 August. The New Zealanders finished the 216.6 km of competition across two...
Hunt holds off Stokes for third win
Defending national champion Ben Hunt has claimed his third win of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship after winning the Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel on Saturday. Hunt (Skoda New Zealand Fabia Rally 2) took the win in the championship’s return to the...
John Kennard leads new MotorSport New Zealand Rally Safety Notes provider
MotorSport New Zealand have agreed to assign the Rally Safety Notes provider contract from Neil Allport Motorsports to Rally Notes New Zealand Limited. Rally Notes New Zealand Limited is a new company led by experienced international co-driver John Kennard, of Blenheim, supported by Ian McKee,...
Templeton eyes rookie title in Bridgestone GR86 Championship
Christchurch racer Mac Templeton will compete in the full Bridgestone GR86 Championship this season. Seventeen year old Templeton stayed within rookie rules taking part in just two rounds of the championship last season at Hampton Downs and Taupo and has the same new car for...
D1NZ Makes East Coast Debut – Tairāwhiti Gisborne joins calendar
New Zealand’s premier drifting series will roar into the East Coast for the first time in its history, with the D1NZ National Drifting Championship announcing Tairāwhiti Gisborne as host for Round 4 of the 2025–26 season. From 20–22 March 2026, the brand-new, purpose-built H BlackBee Drift...
Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel returns this weekend
It’s been six years since the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship has visited the sea-side town of Whitianga for the Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel and a lot has changed within the championship space since that event. More than half of the NZRC...
White confirmed and aiming at title challenge
Chris White is the first of the 2025-2026 Bridgestone GR86 Championship hot favourites to confirm details of his campaign. White was one of the stars of the inaugural season in 2024-2025, establishing himself as a front runner and winning the Rookie title. Chris – now...
Fresh Aussie challenge for Paddon and Kennard
New Zealanders Hayden Paddon and John Kennard are getting ready for another brand-new-to-them rally in Australia this coming weekend, 24 to 26 August, as they line up in their Hyundai i20 Rally 2 car for the Gippsland Rally, the fourth round of the 2025 EROAD...