TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ supports Zeal’s TGR WRT rally shoot out
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand is getting behind rising NZ rally star Zeal Jones as he aims to make it into Toyota’s official factory rally programme. Toyota’s World Rally Team is running what they call the “WRC Challenge Program” and are searching for four drivers for...
Louis Sharp fired up for GB3 title race finale at Brands Hatch
Teenage racing sensation Louis Sharp is all set for the biggest weekend to date in his quest to become a future Grand Prix driver. Already tipped as a future Formula 1 star, the highly-rated British-born New Zealander is on pole position to add the coveted...
Dominant victory for Paddon and Hudson at Daybreaker Rally
It was another dominant New Zealand Rally Championship victory for Hayden Paddon and co-driver Jared Hudson at the Daybreaker Rally over the weekend. Piloting the Hyundai NZ i20N Rally2 car, the pair won all ten special stages to finish nearly six and a half minutes...
Top five finish for Gilmour at Daybreaker Rally
Competing in slippery, tricky conditions Dunedin rally driver Emma Gilmour and co-driver Malcolm Read claimed a top five finish at the Daybreaker Rally yesterday. The new pairing was making their debut together in the Vantage Windows & Doors WRC2 C3 and after the introductory stage at...
Daybreaker Rally delivers heartache for many and triumph for Hayden Paddon
The 2024 Daybreaker Rally, powered by Brian Green Properties, proved to be a dramatic and challenging event as competitors battled through 190km of demanding roads across the Manawatū and Rangitīkei Districts. While many drivers faced heartbreak, a select few experienced triumph at the Saturday, 14...
Brooks/Riding Audi take lights-to-flag victory in Three Hour South Island Endurance race
Steve Brooks and Bill Riding (Audi R8 GT3 Evo) took a commanding victory at the opening round of the Three-Hour Racer Products South Island Endurance Series race at Teretonga Park, Invercargill, on Saturday. Second home was the MARC Mustang of Paul Rickerby/Graeme Rhodes with...
Gardiner and Black win separate One Hour South Island Endurance races
Hugh Gardiner (Porsche 991.2 MR) has prevailed in a highly competitive One Hour endurance race for Class 2 & 3 cars while Warren Black (Audi RS3 LMS TCR) has won the separate Class 4 & 5 race at the opening round of the 2024 Racer...
Jaxon Evans enters endurance mode ahead of Sandown return
Jaxon Evans is prepared and ready for his maiden Repco Supercars Championship endurance event as a full-time driver. Having paired up with Jack Smith for the previous two endurance campaigns, it’s the New Zealander now being the lead driver in the SCT Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Joining...
Gilmour has an eventful build-up to the Daybreaker Rally
There is never a dull moment in Emma Gilmour’s schedule and her build-up to the Daybreaker Rally this weekend is no exception. The Dunedin rally driver contested the McLellan Freight Catlins Rallysprint over the weekend of August 24 and 25 and Emma summarises how the first...
New Zealand’s best to tackle the Daybreaker Rally this weekend
A challenging 191km will test New Zealand’s top rally drivers as they take on the demanding roads across the Manawatū and Rangitīkei regions for this weekend’s 13-14 September running of the Daybreaker Rally, powered by Brian Green Properties. Starting from Palmerston North on Friday evening...