ClubSport resumes in Southland after christmas break
ClubSport competition resumes for 2021 when Round 5 of the 2020/2021 Evolution Motorsport ClubSport Championship takes place at Teretonga Park on Sunday. More and more new faces are taking part in the Motorkhana events and anyone 12 years of age and over can join them this...
Consistency and speed gives Evans the series lead
Consistency was the key over the weekend for Simon Evans as he took one win and the championship lead after the first round of the 2021 Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship. Evans, the most experienced and successful racing driver in this year's competition, is still learning...
Chance for kids to design Nick Cassidy’s next race-suit
Sustainability focused Formula E team Envision Virgin Racing is today launching a unique children’s competition with a once in a lifetime prize. Open to children under the age of 16, the contest challenges youngsters to create an environmentally inspired race-suit, with the winning design to be...
New Zealand Grand Prix pole a highlight for Kaleb Ngatoa
Marton teenager Kaleb Ngatoa has made a stellar Toyota Racing Series debut at Hampton Downs. Ngatoa contested the opening round of the series at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park as part of the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix event. The Toyota Racing Series, commonly referred to as...
Encouraging start to Conrad Clark’s Toyota Racing Series campaign
Conrad Clark has made an encouraging start to his 2021 Toyota Racing Series campaign. Clark contested the opening round of the series at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park as part of the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix event. The Toyota Racing Series, commonly referred to as ‘TRS’,...
Spark takes MOTUL Honda Cup series lead after solid GP weekend
Three cracking MOTUL Honda Cup races over the Grand Prix weekend at Hampton Downs saw Greg Spark emerge as the round winner and championship leader after three rounds. The 67 year old Hamilton racer took a fourth in Saturday’s rolling start opener. He backed that up...
Shane van Gisbergen charges from pit lane to the top of the podium in NZGP
In extraordinary times, an extraordinary driver produced an extraordinary drive to win the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix and put his name alongside the sport's greatest drivers. Shane van Gisbergen left a sell-out crowd at Hampton Downs breathless after producing an historic performance that re-wrote the...
Collins makes every move a winning one in Taupo Historic Grand Prix race
Category young gun Michael Collins (Leda GM1) made every move a winning one in the feature Taupo Historic Grand Prix trophy race at the second round of the 2020/21 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival motor racing series at the lakeside central North...
Shane van Gisbergen wins race two at Hampton Downs
Shane van Gisbergen continued his 100% record at the New Zealand Grand Prix meeting with victory in the second race of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series. It was no easy task for the V8 Supercar racer, however, as rival Chris van der Drift pressured him throughout. ...
The man from Marton, Kaleb Ngatoa, takes Grand Prix pole
A sensational New Zealand Grand Prix qualifying session saw rookie Kaleb Ngatoa master wet conditions to steal pole position. The final moments of the session were some of the most exciting in the history of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series and indeed the 66 years of...