Palmer back as North Island Rally Series heads to BP Rally Taumarunui
The 2026 Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series (NIRS) returns to Ruapehu after 26 years as the BP Rally Taumarunui takes place next Saturday 8 August 2026. The one-day event will see the return of overall points leader Quentin Palmer/Noel Moloney (Skoda Fabia Rally2...
New Zealand Supercars Double Header delivers $21.4 million in visitor spend
Supercars’ first-ever ITM New Zealand Double Header has delivered a major boost to the nation's visitor economy, generating $21.4 million in domestic and international visitor expenditure and attracting thousands of fans across both the North and South Islands. The historic 2026 initiative saw the Repco Supercars...
Thunder Ridge’s unique ownership model puts Community Focus First
Thunder Ridge Motorsport Park in the Bay of Plenty will have a unique ownership structure amongst NZ race tracks – and it’s all about making the circuit and its events accessible to all. The circuit will operate as a non-profit sports trust – able to...
Jack Stokes claims Southland win to extend NZRC title lead
Jack Stokes has won the Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland to extend his lead in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship to seven points at the midway point of the year. Stokes (Stokes Motorsport Skoda Fabia Rally 2) got better throughout the day...
Paddon wins Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland
Hayden Paddon of Cromwell and co-driver Jared Hudson claimed a dominant win in the 2026 Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland in their Hyundai i120N Rally2 on Saturday. Paddon won every Special Stage, extending his lead throughout the day to eventually finish with a 2 minute...
Daughter Proud to see Dad’s name on Rally Southland
When the Eastern Southland Car Club resurrected the Wyndham Rally in 2023 it was an ideal opportunity to remember a rallying icon, Barry Robinson, who had passed away in March 2022 and had farmed at Mokoreta during the height of his rally career. This year...
Dakar winner set for GR Yaris Rally Cup NZ return
Dakar winner Toby Price will make his second start behind the wheel of a GR Yaris Rally Cup car in Rally Hawkes Bay this August. Price, who is building his rally career on four wheels after a remarkable run of success in two-wheeled motorsport, will return...
Jacob Begg gets European Opportunity
Eighteen-year-old race driver, Jacob Begg from Winton in Central Southland, has received the opportunity of a lifetime as heads to Europe to take up a testing and evaluation programme with Leipert Motorsport in a Lamborghini Super Trofeo Evo 2 It all started with an email...
Culver aims to make amends at The Bend
North Canterbury teenager Jackson Culver is back in action in the Australian AU4 championship this weekend as the series moves to Adelaide for two rounds. After a dominant opening round in the Gen1 category Culver slipped to second place last time out at Sydney Motorsport Park...
Jack Stokes Brings slender NZ Rally Championship lead South
Jack Stokes of Canterbury, along with his Southland raised co-driver Hayden Graves from Gore, leads the Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship (NZRC) by just two points as competitors get ready to head to Southland for Round 3 of the championship, the Barry Robinson...