Billy Frazer wins weekend finale as James Penrose establishes championship lead
Billy Frazer has backed up his win in yesterday’s race two with a dominant win in the third and final race of the opening weekend of the 2019/20 ITM NZ Formula Ford Championship. But it was James Penrose who walked away with the early championship...
BNT V8s Joins Supercars Junior Development Program
The BNT V8s Championship will join the Supercars Junior Development Program to provide a pathway for young Kiwi drivers to follow the likes of Scott McLaughlin into the top grade. A partnership between the New Zealand Touring Car Championship and Supercars was forged at this weekend’s...
2019 Winmax Brakes by Paddon Rallysport Ashley Forest Rallysprint
2019 marks 40 years since the inception of the Ashley Forest Rallysprint. The rallysprint has attracted New Zealand’s top drivers over the years and 2019 is no exception. With its elimination style, the drivers must complete a faultless run each round or risk not going...
James Penrose and Billy Frazer share wins after a bizarre day of Formula Ford racing
James Penrose and Billy Frazer have won the opening two races of the ITM NZ Formula Ford Championship at Pukekohe Park. The opening race of the weekend ended in bizarre circumstances while the afternoon race had the crowd on the edge of their seats. Penrose took...
Chester Wins BNT V8s Opener at Pukekohe
Nick Chester and his Chester Plumbing & Bathroom Holden Commodore has won a hard fought battle with Simon Evans in the first race of the BNT V8s Non Championship event at the ITM Auckland SuperSprint at Pukekohe this afternoon. The two Holden drivers fought all the...
No China Crisis but Leitch had hopes for a win
Invercargill racer Brendon Leitch enjoyed the highs and lows of motorsport last weekend in China, but proved again he's one of the most versatile Kiwi racers in international motorsport right now. Both the fifth round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia series and the fourth round...
New-look NZ Formula Ford Championship set for Supercars season opener
The new-look NZ Formula Ford Championship is ready to hit the track as a support class to the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship at the ITM Auckland SuperSprint this weekend. Headlining the changes to the National Championship is the return to the traditional ‘Formula Ford’ moniker after...
MotorSport NZ supports Hawkewood’s Chinese APRC finale bid
New Zealand rally driver Andrew Hawkeswood is heading to the final round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship in China this October with support from MotorSport New Zealand. In March, MotorSport New Zealand released details of a $5,000 grant for one New Zealand competitor who...
Jackson targeting top five for Darkhorse Racing
Darkhorse Racing's Andrew Jackson is the latest driver to be confirmed for the next Toyota 86 Championship and is targeting top five results in his second year in the category. Two seventh place results in last year's campaign proved the experienced racer could find plenty of...
Lawson on the podium at Monza
New Zealand motor racing teenager Liam Lawson finished second in FIA Formula 3 at Monza, in a preliminary race to the Italian Grand Prix. The 17-year-old Red Bull Junior driver started on the front row of the grid but didn't get a good getaway and was swallowed...