Season’s biggest field for V8 Utes final
The booming popularity of the RYCO 24.7 V8 Utes Racing Series has resulted in a huge 40% increase in the field for the season finale at Taupo on April 16-18th. With the championship on the line, last year's winner Paul Manuell is looking comfortable at...
Leitch to race GT3 Lambo in Creventic endurance campaign
Brendon Leitch is back in Europe and all set to campaign a Leipert Motorsport GT3 Lamborghini Huracan Evo in three major endurance races. Leitch will pilot one of the Leipert entries in the forthcoming Hockenheim 12 Hour and Portimao 24 Hour races with a third event...
Connor Adam aims high in Pirelli Porsche Championship Round 5
The longly awaited fifth round of the six-round Pirelli Porsche Championship finally arrived at Hampton Downs on Saturday, April 10th, along with rain that would break any drought and not the most ideal for Motorsport. Heavy rain, teamed up with very strong winds and storm-like...
Kev Jarvis keen to compete in Production Racing Championship at his home track
Kev Jarvis is the latest to confirm his entry in the 2021 Production Racing Championship winner-takes-all round to be held at Highlands Motorsport Park, 23-24 April 2021. The builder from Alexandra is no stranger to the Highlands track having completed many laps there in his...
MotorSport New Zealand partners with NZ Esports Federation
MotorSport New Zealand and the New Zealand Esports Federation (NZESF) have joined forces to continue the growth of the emerging digital motorsport discipline. Both MotorSport New Zealand and motorsport’s world governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), have moved to officially adopt esport as a...
Jaxon Evans to compete in ELMS Porsche 911 RSR with Dempsey-Proton Racing
Evans adds ELMS to WEC and Porsche Mobil1 Supercup commitments for 2021 season Following the recent announcement that two-time Carrera Cup Champion (Australia - 2018; France - 2020) Jaxon Evans will team up with 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans GTE-Am winners Matt Campbell and Proton...
Entries top 50 for 2021 NZRC
A total of 50 competitors will tackle the fast roads of Rally Otago in the season opening event in the 2021 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship next week. The impressive number of entries is encouraging for championship organisers, particularly considering the cancellation of...
MotorSport New Zealand Media Awards open for 2021
Media working within the motorsport are set to have their work celebrated once again with entries for the 2021 MotorSport New Zealand Media Awards now open. The media awards, part of MotorSport New Zealand’s annual Awards Evening, recognise the immense contribution that the media make to...
TGRNZ heads to South Island for major Ruapuna test
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand will be heading to the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch next month on Tuesday 4th May. They will use the test as part of their on-going development programme and to gather set up data. Both the current specification Toyota FT-60...
Future bright for Formula Ford
Formula Ford competitors will once again be racing in both islands as part of a National Championship in 2021/2022. With one event left on the calendar for this year’s title, known as the ‘ITM New Zealand Formula Ford Championship by Avon Tyres’, next seasons plans...