Advisory Commission positions open
The 75th MotorSport New Zealand Conference, AGM and Awards Evening will be held on 29-30 July in Auckland. Member Clubs have received all the latest information regarding these events, however, MotorSport New Zealand would like to further advertise the elected Board and Advisory Commission positions vacant. These...
Gala dinner to highlight MotorSport New Zealand’s 75th Anniversary celebrations
A special gala dinner in Auckland on 3 December 2022 will highlight the celebrations of MotorSport New Zealand’s 75th anniversary. On 18 October 1947, a meeting was held in Wellington to form a national body to govern the coordination of motorsports in New Zealand. 2022 marks...
Gilmour heads overseas for McLaren duties after Rally Whangarei
After an International Rally of Whangarei that didn’t go as planned this weekend, Emma Gilmour turns her focus to her McLaren Extreme E duties and heads overseas tomorrow. She will attend a McLaren partner event in the United States before continuing onwards to the United Kingdom...
Entries Open for Copthorne Bay of Islands Far North Rally
Entries for one of the most anticipated New Zealand motorsport events in the last few years are now open. The rally, to be held on Saturday 2nd July, departs Williams Street Carpark in Paihia at 0700 with the first car scheduled to arrive back at the...
Ari Pettigrew scores first NZRC podium in Whangarei
Young rally driver Ari Pettigrew (23) and his experienced navigator Jason Farmer (41) are quickly getting really fast in the NZ Rally Championship, with third outright result at the Whangarei Rally over the 13 – 15 May 2022. The team impressed everyone with such a...
‘Rain stops play’ at NZ F5000 series final at Taupo on Sunday
In a rare case of ‘rain literally stopping play’ at a motor racing meeting here in New Zealand, the 2021/22 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series has ended up being called two races early after heavy rain on Saturday night and on...
Paddon triumphs in Whangarei, successful debut for Clendon
Defending champion Hayden Paddon has cruised to another comprehensive Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship win after blitzing the field at the Mark Cromie Motor Group International Rally of Whangarei. Paddon took a six-minute and 14-second win in his Hyundai New Zealand i20 to...
Long time between drinks, but former Champ wins again in first F5000 series race at Taupo
It has indeed been a ‘long time between drinks’ for the fastest qualifier and winner of the first SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series race of the weekend, Kevin Ingram (Lola T332), at the third and final round at the Taupo International...
Spark Sport confirms free-to-air broadcast partner for WRC and brand-new motorsport show
Spark Sport has announced today that Warner Bros. Discovery NZ will be the exclusive New Zealand free-to-air broadcast partner for the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) when it returns to Aotearoa from 29 September to 2 October this year. Up to 80 million fans in 150...
F5000 series saves its best till last
New Zealand’s popular SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series has saved its best till last this season, with as many as 13 of the classic V8-powered ‘wings-and-slicks’ single-seater racing cars expected on the grid at the Taupo International Motorsport track for the...