Paddon to race Hyundai i30 at Invercargill Super Sprint event
Cromwell’s Hayden Paddon has today confirmed he will race a Hyundai i30 N TCR at Invercargill’s Teretonga Raceway, a round of Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand championship event, 20-22 January 2023. Paddon will contest the three-race Southern Sprint Allcomers category, televised live in Australia and New...
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand confirms organisational changes
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand has this week confirmed changes to the organisational structure of its highly successful domestic motorsport programme. Nicolas Caillol will remain in his role as Motorsport Manager for TGRNZ with overall responsibility for the motorsport programme in New Zealand. Josh Greenland...
Penrose finally gets his chance to shine
Kiwi James Penrose is all set to fly the flag for title sponsor Castrol in Oceania’s most important single seater championship and will finally get his chance to show what he’s capable of in Toyota’s FT-60. Twenty six year-old Penrose secured a fully funded drive in...
Saxon Sheehan steps up to Toyota 86 Championship
Queenstown racer Saxon Sheehan will put winning experience in his Toyota 86 at Highlands Motorsport Park to good use when he steps up to a full campaign in the Toyota 86 Championship in 2023. The 16 year old Wakatipu High School student began driving at...
WINMAX Brake Pads North Island Rally Series now live!
The website www.nirs.co.nz that will be the primary information source for the recently launched 2023 Winmax Brake Pads North Island Rally Series is now live. The site becomes the home for event information, official entry forms and regulations as well as results, points standings...
Bree Morris confirmed for Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Championship
Kiwi Breanna Morris – one of the brightest young female talents in world motorsport – has this week been confirmed for the 2023 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. The current North Island Formula Ford champion will run the full season with Giles Motorsport run by...
Ron Mackersy appointed to MotorSport New Zealand board
Ron Mackersy of Queenstown has been appointed to the board of MotorSport New Zealand for a three-year term. The MotorSport New Zealand board is made up of six members, four elected and two appointed. A vacancy for an appointed board member was created at the organisation’s...
Steady improvement the goal for Rookie Leach
Aucklander Tim Leach will compete in a full season of the Toyota 86 Championship and as a rookie in the highly competitive field has set himself the task of improving every time he heads out onto the track - and having plenty of fun in...
Fox Sports Australia to televise Super Sprint summer motor racing
The 2023 Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand Championship will be televised live on Fox Sports Australia, available on Foxtel and Kayo Sports, to its 2.8 million sports subscriber base. An early Christmas present for those contesting the eight-round series, confirmation comes with Fox Sports adding the...
Morton eager to progress in second Toyota 86 campaign
Twenty year old Auckland driver William Morton is confirmed for a second season in the Toyota 86 Championship in 2023, after a solid season in the rookie ranks in 2022. Morton did everything expected of him during his debut circuit racing season with iMac Race Engineering,...