Paddon fastest to Golden 1200 Hillclimb title for second time
In the spectacular Central Otago high country above Bannockburn this weekend, Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon raced to his second Ben Nevis Station Golden 1200 Hillclimb title. Driving the Paddon Rallysport-run Hyundai i20 AP4 car, Paddon delivered a superb final run of 2m 6.1s, taking...
Peter Ward makes it two round wins in a row
It was a day when the class of Peter Ward shone through with another well-deserved win in the RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes racing series. Yet across Saturday’s three races, a number of other drivers found their mojo. In Race One, Shane Dias was on pole. But...
Justin Allen into Toyota 86 championship fight after second Pukekohe win
Justin Allen made it two race wins from three at Pukekohe Park this afternoon to win the round and close in on the leaders in the Toyota 86 Championship, but it was a disastrous race for championship leader Simon Evans. With a healthy points tally from...
Potter wins maiden race; Symon leads Formula First championship
Mason Potter has won his maiden NZ Formula First Championship race, claiming race ten of the 2021-22 season at Pukekohe Park. Potter out-foxed everyone to take the victory from Chris Symon by 0.021-seconds at the finish line. Jensen Foster came home in third to grab...
McCutcheon races away from drama for first Toyota 86 win
Rookie Matthew McCutcheon added to the 2022 list of winners in the Toyota 86 Championship with a comfortable win in the second race at Pukekohe Park today. McCutcheon took the lead early on and any chance the pack had of catching him evaporated in a wild...
Symon holds on for win at Pukekohe Park
Chris Symon has won race nine of the Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship at Pukekohe Park. Instead of snatching the win at the line, Symon managed to lead from the hairpin all the way to the finish line by the slimmest of margins. Leo...
Justin Allen takes stylish maiden Toyota 86 win after epic Pukekohe duel
Justin Allen came out best in a thrilling duel with champion Rowan Shepherd at Pukekohe Park this morning to take his first victory in the Toyota 86 Championship. The race - the first of the weekend - saw most of the top ten running nose to...
Symon snatches Pukekohe Formula First victory
Chris Symon has won race eight of the Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship in classic Pukekohe Park fashion, with a three-wide finish at the line. Symon edged Leo Scott, second, and Zach Blincoe, third, to the line by 0.103s and 0.109s respectively. Despite starting from...
Flying Shepherd beats Allen by 12 thousands of a second for Puke pole
One of the Toyota 86 Championship's closest ever qualifying sessions saw reigning champion Rowan Shepherd bounce back from a tough day's practice to nab pole position at Pukekohe by the tinniest of margins from an on-form Justin Allen. The usual suspects filled the top of the...
Chris Symon flies into pole position at Pukekohe
Reigning Champion Chris Symon has qualified fastest for round three of the 2021-22 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship. Symon quite literally flew into qualifying arriving from the airport with minutes to spare and no testing to get pole position by 0.023-seconds. Mason Potter, in his...