Byers next major talent to confirm GR86 campaign
Sixteen year old Caleb Byers – another of the country’s hottest young motorsport prospects – will compete in the inaugural Bridgestone GR86 Championship which begins at Taupo Motorsport Park next month. Byers, from Christchurch, will run with James Marshall Motorsport in the new championship, which will...
Broughan clean sweeps in Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series
Young South Island driver, Arthur Broughan of Tuamarina near Blenheim, raced to a clean sweep at the opening round of the Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing North Island Series at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding at the weekend. Broughan took pole position in qualifying...
Brooks/Riding win Three-Hour South Island Endurance Series title
A near-perfect season has seen Steve Brooks and Bill Riding (Audi R8 GT3) win the 2024 Three Hour Racer Products South Island Endurance Series. The pairing won the third and final round on Saturday at the Timaru International Raceway in Timaru, adding to their...
Michels and Arnott win One Hour South Island Endurance Series titles
Jordan Michels has claimed the Class 2 & 3 One-Hour Racer Products South Island Endurance Series title while Pel Arnott has won the Class 4 & 5 overall title after the final round at the Timaru International Raceway on Saturday. In the Class 2&3 separate race,...
GT success in Sydney for Brendon Leitch and Tim Miles
Dayle ITM’s Brendon Leitch and Tim Miles claimed third in a thrilling three-hour Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS race at Sydney Motorsport Park. Leitch topped his Pro-only qualifying sessions on Saturday in the Melbourne Performance Centre-run Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II by...
15-stage Central Machine Hire Otago Rally route set for 2025
The draft route for the 2025 Central Machine Hire Otago Rally has been released, offering competitors nearly 280 kilometres of gravel stages. As the opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, the rally will be based out of Dunedin on the...
Broughan sets the Nexen Tyre Nz Mazda Racing Series pace
Arthur Broughan of Tuamarina near Blenheim showed his undoubted speed on the opening day of the first round of Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing North Island Series at the OctoberFAST event at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding on Saturday. Broughan who is only contesting...
Richie Stanaway to join PremiAir Nulon Racing from 2025
PremiAir Nulon Racing is pleased to announce that Richie Stanaway will join its team as a full-time driver alongside Jimmy Golding for the 2025 season. Stanaway will replace incumbent driver Tim Slade, who announced his retirement from full-time competition recently. Team boss Peter Xiberras said...
FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship Final selection
The FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) regulations provide generally that to be eligible to compete in the APRC Final in Whangarei, a competitor should also have competed in an additional round of the APRC. MotorSport New Zealand announces, however, that the regulations also provide that MotorSport...
Hill switches to circuit racing and aims to win in GR86
Still a student at the Kristin School in Albany, 17-year-old Cameron Hill will make the step into circuit racing with the Bridgestone GR86 Championship next season. It’s a significant step up for the kart racer but he’s had plenty of support to ensure he will be...