Paddon shares ERC points’ lead after Sweden
Hayden Paddon and John Kennard finished a hard-fought third in the Royal Rally of Scandinavia, which ran 14 to 16 June as the third round of the 2024 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC). Both New Zealanders are now first equal in the drivers’ and co-drivers’...
Australian co-driver for Gilmour at Southern Lights Rally
Emma Gilmour is fired up about driving in the resurrected Southern Lights Rally and will have a new but familiar co-driver on-board to tackle the gravel rally stages in Southland on 21-22 June. The Dunedin driver has reenlisted the services of Australian navigator Ben Searcy to...
Darwin kicks off four-straight weeks of racing for Jaxon Evans
Jaxon Evans is set to embark on a remarkable month-long racing program, kicking off at the Darwin Triple Crown this weekend. The 27-year-old New Zealander is a man in demand around the world, with his ride in the SCT-backed Chevrolet Supercar at Darwin followed by races...
Reg Cook aiming for the impossible in Bolivia
Join 77-year-old Reg Cook, a fearless pioneer in motor racing, as he embarks on a daring mission to set a new world land speed record of 550 mph (880 kph). Reg and his dedicated team are taking four land-speed racing cars to Bolivia, aiming to...
Swedish podium goal for Paddon
Kiwi rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard are going all out for a podium finish at this weekend’s third round of the 2024 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC), the Royal Rally of Scandinavia taking place 14 to 16 June. The gravel roads of Sweden...
New Zealand motorsport images finalists in World Sports Photography Awards
Two images taken at MotorSport New Zealand permitted events have been announced as finalists in the ‘motorsport’ category of the 2024 World Sports Photography Awards. The World Sports Photography Awards is the world’s biggest and most prestigious sports photography competition. Over 22,000 entries are received annually...
Molly Taylor to contest Southern Lights Rally on 21 June
Australia’s gravel racing star Molly Taylor will make her New Zealand debut in the Transport World Southern Lights Rally later this month. The rally kicks off on Friday night, 21 June 2024, from Invercargill and covers 157km of special stages through the nation’s Southland region. Taylor, the...
More points for Leitch and Miles in GT World Challenge at The Bend
Kiwi drivers Brendon Leitch and Tim Miles (Dayle ITM Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo 2) have collected more points after the second round of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS held at the Shell V-Power Motorsport Park in South Australia. A...
Bitter sweet Spa-Francorchamps debut for rising star Louis Sharp
Rising star Louis Sharp once again underlined his phenomenal potential with an outstanding double podium finish on his debut at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. The young New Zealander, who has celebrated his 17th birthday since the last round at Silverstone, arrived at Spa having...
Tall wins Canterbury Rally, Stokes holds Mainland Rally lead
Mike Tall and co-driver Matt Richards have stayed out of trouble and ahead of the competition to win the third round of the Mainland Rally Championship on Sunday, 2 June 2024. Run in fast and dry conditions, the Lone Star Canterbury Rally proved to...