New Spark Sport broadcast partnership takes premium Kiwi motorsport intro streaming’s fast lane
Motorsport promoter Speed Works Events has today confirmed an innovative broadcast partnership with premium sport streaming service Spark Sport. It secures top level Kiwi motorsport for Spark’s expanding platform which already includes Formula 1, Formula 2, Formula 3, World Rallying and the Porsche Carrera Cup. “We’re...
“I’ve always got on well with Shane, but I’d love to beat him” – Leitch
Dayle ITM racer Brendon Leitch is raring to go at the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix after a successful shakedown of his Toyota FT60 at Hampton Downs. The former Castrol Toyota Racing Series winner is making a one-off appearance alongside some of New Zealand's biggest...
D1NZ National Drifting Championship secure live TV coverage for Australia
The Valvoline New Zealand D1NZ National Drifting Championship has landed a deal with the Foxtel Group that will see all rounds broadcast live on Kayo Sports for the first time ever in Australia. The broadcast deal will see the D1NZ Series shown in Australia live on...
Jacob Douglas confident heading to his second F1600 round at Teretonga
Kartsport champion Jacob Douglas is confident of gaining more podium placings as he heads to his second single-seater competition at Teretonga Park, Invercargill, this weekend. The Christchurch high school student made the step up from kartsport in December, competing in the third round of...
Record McLaren F5000 entry at circuit named to honour NZ motor racing great
It seems entirely fitting that at the second round of this season’s SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series at the annual Taupō Historic GP, this time celebrating Ford, at Taupō’s Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park in less than a fortnight’s (Sat-Sun Jan 23/24)...
Locals vie for Begg Trophy as SI F1600 series return to Teretonga
This weekend sees the return of the South Island Formula 1600 Series to Teretonga Park in Invercargill as their fourth-round gets underway. On the line is the Begg Trophy for Class 3 cars (pre-1989) and it will be a case of local drivers competing...
Action galore at Teretonga Park
Action is the name of the game at Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend. Three days of fantastic action in fact, starting on Friday 15 January and extending right through the weekend as Drift South bring their spectacular show south alongside a programme of motor...
Liam Foster slashes Chris Symon’s NZ Formula First Championship lead at Taupō
Liam Foster has slashed Chris Symon’s points lead by over half at the latest round of the 2020-21 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship at Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park. Taupō played host to round four of the 2020-21 Championship for races 10, 11 and 12 at...
Sharp undeterred by challenges at Taupo
Christchurch single seater driver Louis Sharp is still confident of getting on the podium this season despite the challenges that the team faced at the Hi-Q Components 2020/21 NZ Formula First Championship over the weekend. The Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park in Taupo held the...
Andre Heimgartner joins star-studded NZGP field
Kelly Racing V8 Supercar driver André Heimgartner is the latest racing ace to sign up for the 2021 New Zealand Grand Prix. Competing against generations of great drivers with a chance to put his name on the trophy is a bucket list item ticked for...