Manfeild a critical weekend for NZ Race Championships
This weekend’s 14-16 April Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand Championship racing is make or break for many of the drivers chasing for the top title – at the Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon. A total of six competition categories are on the schedule, many for their...
Hayden Paddon claims 10th Otago Rally
Hayden Paddon has taken every stage win on his way to a commanding victory at the Winmax Brakes Otago Rally. Driving their Hyundai New Zealand i20 N Rally2 for the first time in 2023, nobody was able to get close to the former WRC event winner,...
Hirvonen becomes Otago Classic Rally winner
International guest driver Mikko Hirvonen has taken a convincing win in the Eneos Motor Oil Otago Classic Rally, becoming the first overseas driver to win the event since 2019. Campaigning the Rossendale Wines Ford Escort RS1800, Hirvonen won 10 out of the 14 completed stages, showing...
Paddon and Kennard line up in Rally2 Hyundai for Otago
Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon and his co-driver John Kennard are all set for the opening round of the 2023 New Zealand Rally Championship when it gets underway with Rally Otago on 31 March. The pair hit the rally’s famed gravel stages in the Hyundai...
EDWARDS CONTINUES TO LEAD NEXEN TYRE MAZDA RACING SERIES
Tauranga driver Rex Edwards continues to lead the Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series North Island Series after the latest round at Pukekohe Park Raceway in South Auckland at the weekend. Edwards was the fastest qualifier on Saturday morning, taking the $500 Premier Insulation Pole Award,...
Crosbie takes back-to-back NZ Formula Ford Championship titles
Southland’s Alex Crosbie has retained his national Formula Ford champion status after winning the 2023 NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship (NZFF) title in Christchurch over the weekend. The final of four rounds saw some intense competition and rivalry between the top-contenders...
Jake Stoneman wins V8 Utes round in Pukekohe’s flying farewell
Sunday morning began with grey skies and heavy hearts knowing this was Pukekohe’s last day of motor racing - ever. Race 2 for the RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes was a 12-lap, reverse grid format, meaning yesterday’s front runners were the back markers, setting the scene...
Glen Collinson tops V8 Utes Qualifying and wins Race One
As the sun sets on the 60-year legacy of the Pukekohe motor racing circuit, the RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes are giving the iconic venue a fitting send-off. As a bumper field of 15 utes rolled into Friday’s practice, brand new graphics and refreshed panelwork on...
New Zealand debut for Cusco Toyota C-HR
After missing last year's WRC Rally of New Zealand due to shipping delays, Mike Young and co-driver Amy Hudson will finally to get to drive Cusco's Toyota C-HR on home territory beginning with the Otago Rally that starts in Dunedin on 31st March and finishes...
Brendon Leitch confirms Michelin Le Mans Cup entry with Leipert Motorsport
Brendon Leitch is thrilled to confirm his participation in the 2023 Michelin Le Mans Cup that gets underway at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 22 April 2023. Leipert Motorsport will enter two Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 cars with Leitch and co-driver Gerhard Watzinger (USA) in the...