Major refresh for NZ Formula Ford Championship
One of New Zealand’s longest-running single seater motor racing championships, the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship has had a major refresh with MotorSport New Zealand appointing a new championship organiser and announcing new regulations. Using international Formula Ford regulations of the era, the New Zealand Formula...
Lawson on pole at Silverstone
The youngest driver in FIA Formula 3 will start from pole position for the second race at Silverstone tonight, when 17-year-old Liam Lawson lines up in front of the 29 other drivers. The young Kiwi champion, and Red Bull Junior Driver, gained the spot by finishing eighth...
New set-up delivers Lawson best qualifying result to date
Young Kiwi racing driver Liam Lawson has scored his best qualifying result of the season so far when he went seventh fastest for the opening F3 race at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The 17-year-old Red Bull Junior Driver set his time in the closing minute of the...
Manfeild vigilant for firebugs
HIGH-tech and low-profile security at Manfeild proved its value with quick curtailment of a firebug’s effort to cause mischief. Circuit management is understandably concerned about actions on the evening of July 2 that destroyed a hut on the motor-racing circuit, damaged $4000 worth of equipment related...
Lawson ready for British GP outing
The FIA F3 championship heads to Silverstone this weekend as part of the British Formula 1 Grand Prix, which young New Zealand driver Liam Lawson considers as his home GP. The 17-year-old Red Bull Junior Driver moved to the UK this year for his dual racing programme...
Armstrong ready to battle as Formula 3 arrives at Silverstone
Marcus Armstrong heads confidently for Silverstone in the UK this weekend for the fourth round of the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship. Racing with Prema Powerteam, the Ferrari Driver Academy driver retains fourth in the championship standings and is looking to maximise points at the historic...
Bittersweet weekend but speed is there – Leitch
It was a bittersweet weekend in Japan for Invercargill racer Brendon Leitch in the third round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia series. A class podium and seventh overall in the second race was the pick of the weekend for Leitch and team mate Massimo Vignali...
A Weekend of Firsts for round 2 of the North Island Formula Ford Winter Series
Round 2 of the Feilding Auto Electrical winter series kicked off over the weekend, and with 11 cars entered in the TR Group Formula Ford cup, it was sure to be an exciting day of racing. Qualifying started the day in dry conditions, led once again...
Murphy top at Elite MotorSport Academy camp
Young Hawke’s Bay motor racing competitor Ronan Murphy has topped the points-table following a week-long camp with MotorSport New Zealand’s Elite MotorSport Academy, which is run by the Otago Academy of Sport in Dunedin. The highly regarded Elite MotorSport Academy is a year-long programme administered by...
Otago Rally locks in date for 2020
The date for the 2020 Otago Rally has been confirmed, with the event to run a week earlier than in past years. To be held from April 3 to 5, the Otago Rally will be the opening round of the New Zealand Rally Championship, and a...