Collins caps memorable F5000 series return with three wins and his name on latest Skope Classic trophy
Local F5000 category hero Michael Collins (Leda GM1) capped a memorable return to New Zealand’s SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series at the re-jigged Skope Classic meeting at his home track in Christchurch yesterday (Sundy April 10), driving away from a top-class...
Robbie Stokes steps up to win Mainland Rally Series round in Otago
Robbie Stokes has won the second round of the 2022 Mainland Rally Series held on the first day and part of the 2022 Otago Rally. Stokes (Ford Fiesta AP4) won the first three and the last Special Stages to beat home Marcus van Klink (Mazda...
Michels extends winning streak at Teretonga Park
Invercargill driver Jordan Michels extended his run of success in the Noel McIntyre Drainage Club Saloons at Teretonga Park on Saturday in the final event of the season presented by Downer. Michels, driving his rapid V8 Ford Focus, has been unbeaten in the series since...
Penalty for Bree Morris spoils near perfect North Island Formula Ford Series round at Hampton Downs
Bree Morris may have had the near-perfect meeting however it was Liam Sceats that won the fourth and penultimate round of the 2021/22 Giltrap Group North Island Formula Ford Series at Hampton Downs on Sunday. Morris set fastest lap, winning the $500 Hampton Downs NZ...
Ari Pettigrew has a good start at Otago Rally
23-year-old rally driver Ari Pettigrew has made a great start to his first overall championship in the Brian Green Properties NZ Rally Championship. For the first time Ari is using a modern AP4 turbo 4WD car for the season and he also has the services...
Fifth place for Emma Gilmour at Otago
Hometown driver Emma Gilmour had a bittersweet end to what very nearly resulted in a third-place champagne spray at the Otago Rally this weekend. The recently-signed McLaren Extreme E driver was sitting in this podium position after Saturday’s seven stages but brake problems leaving today’s...
Paddon breaks record to win Otago Rally
Hyundai driver Hayden Paddon has clinched his ninth Otago Rally victory in Dunedin today and took several stage records along the way. Paddon’s i20 AP4 was on song through Sunday’s stages, having solved the smaller issues he encountered on Saturday. He duly broke his own stage record...
Paddon leads home Hunt and Gilmour on Saturday
Defending Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally champion Hayden Paddon has claimed day one honours at the Otago Rally despite a couple of dramas in his Hyundai New Zealand i20 AP4. Paddon overcame a driveshaft issue early in the day and survived a late scare...
Maybe the strongest field ever for Otago Rally
The 2022 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship gets under this weekend in deep south with the country’s best rally drivers taking part in the popular Otago Rally. In what is expected to be one of the most open and hotly contested championships in...
Callum Hedge to debut in Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Callum Hedge will debut in Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship this weekend as part of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix season opening round. As the recipient of the Team Porsche New Zealand Scholarship, Hedge will be competing in the 2022 season supported...