Coromandel finale for 2021 NZRC
A five-round Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship for 2021 has been confirmed by championship organisers and MotorSport New Zealand today. Rally Coromandel, based out of Whitianga, will serve as the championship’s finale on September 7, joining the previously announced Otago Rally, International Rally...
Jack Smith takes MotorSport New Zealand Producer of the year award
Jack Smith of MA Media has won MotorSport New Zealand’s producer of the year award for his video series following Paddon Rallysport. The award recognises audio or visual content over five-minutes in length representing a competitor, event or series under the jurisdiction of MotorSport New Zealand...
2021 NZ Formula Ford Championship calendar set
The 2021 NZ Formula Ford Championship has confirmed the calendar for its upcoming season. The national championship, often popular with junior drivers, will be contested over a shortened three-round calendar, with rounds in both the north and south islands. All events will take place over one...
Plenty of positives in a weird 2020 for Jordan Michels
Despite the fact he describes 2020 as a “weird” year, young Southland racing driver Jordan Michels has taken plenty of positives from 2020, a year in which he won his third New Zealand title in two years. Going into the year, Michels was looking forward...
Craig Lord awarded MotorSport New Zealand PR communicator of the year
Craig Lord of Ontrack Media has been awarded MotorSport New Zealand PR communicator of the year for the 2019-20 period for his effective use of social media. The award recognises PR professionals representing a competitor, event or series under the jurisdiction of MotorSport New Zealand and...
Full Toyota Racing Series campaign for Josh Bethune
Rising Dunedin racing star Josh Bethune has today confirmed his entry into the 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series and he is looking forward to competing against a high-class field of Kiwi racing superstars. The 17 year old is the latest driver to join the 2021 Castrol...
Danny James named MotorSport New Zealand Journalist of the Year
Danny James has been named MotorSport New Zealand journalist of the year for the 2019-2020 period. The journalist of the year award recognises journalistic content, both news and feature, about any event, competitor or aspect of motorsport under the jurisdiction of MotorSport New Zealand. The media awards,...
Racing World Podcast #25
“It’s the final countdown – Tadada - dada”….. For our final RACING WORLD podcast for 2020, we review and attempt to choose our best moments of racing over the past - oh so convoluted, oh so complicated, oh so very much a pain in the rear,...
Kiwi Rally Legends: John Woolf and Grant Whittaker
Story by Danny James In this edition of Kiwi Rally Legend’s we wanted to celebrate the lives of two of the most well liked, respected, and massively talented Kiwi lads NZ rallying has ever produced. They were on their way to becoming rally superstars in the...
Greg Murphy joins star studded NZGP line up
Following speculation that he would return to single seaters, Kiwi motorsport legend and television personality Greg Murphy has confirmed he will step back into the cockpit for the 2021 New Zealand Grand Prix 27 years after winning it. Murphy, the four-time Bathurst winner, took the...