Invercargill’s Transport World to Launch the Southern Lights Rally
On Friday 21 June, the central Invercargill location of Transport World will host and launch New Zealand’s top rally drivers into the night for the start of the world’s southernmost rally championship event. The journey, covering 157km of Southland’s finest gravel roads, begins with a...
Campbell wins opening North Island Rally Series round at Jacks Ridge
2023 NIRS champion Phil Campbell has continued his winning way taking victory in the opening round of the Generator Rental Services North Island Rally Series (NIRS) held at Jacks Ridge on Sunday, 19 May 2024. Second fastest behind Campbell and co-driver Brianna Little...
Toyota 86 the first full NZ Championship contribution to Sustainability Fund
The Toyota 86 Championship has become the first MotorSport New Zealand Championship to contribute to the organisation’s sustainability fund for the entirety of its season. MotorSport New Zealand’s Sustainability Fund, established in 2021, aims to offset the carbon emissions produced in motorsport competition. The scheme is...
MotorSport New Zealand farewells Raewyn Burke
MotorSport New Zealand announces the resignation of Raewyn Burke, who has played an integral role in the organisation since her arrival in March 2020. Burke's final day with MotorSport New Zealand will be July 4, 2024. Raewyn Burke began her journey with MotorSport New Zealand as...
Office Closure: 77th Conference & AGM
The MotorSport New Zealand office will be closed on Thursday 23 May and Friday 24 May due to the 77th Conference & AGM. All staff will be unavailable during this time and will not be contactable or processing applications. Applications can still be submitted via MotorSport...
Crosbie shows speed on US debut
Seventeen-year-old Invercargill racing driver Alex Crosbie showed plenty of speed at the opening round of the F4 US Championship at Road America in Wisconsin on his debut on American soil this weekend. Two-time New Zealand Formula Ford Champion Crosbie ended the weekend with two sixth placings...
Crowther takes Mazda Racing Series North Island title
Warren Crowther of Auckland has taken the Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series North Island titles after an action-packed final round at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park in North Waikato this weekend. Crowther brought a thirteen-point lead over his chief rival, Chris White of Prebbleton, into...
Allport Motorsports appointed as official MotorSport New Zealand rally safety notes provider
MotorSport New Zealand has appointed Allport Motorsports as its official provider for rally safety notes. Allport Motorsports, led by multiple New Zealand Rally Champion Neil Allport, and MotorSport New Zealand have formalised a four-year agreement that will see safety notes developed for not just New Zealand...
Jaxon Evans competitive in Thailand, ready for Wanneroo
Jaxon Evans is race fit and ready for this weekend’s fourth round of the Repco Supercars Championship after logging more seat time in Thailand for the second event of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS at Buriram’s Chang International Circuit. Last weekend's GT...
Gilmour in fourth place in the NZRC after South Canterbury Rally
Despite a challenging day contending with a leaking gearbox, Emma Gilmour has held onto her fourth place position in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC). After the eight-stage South Canterbury Hydraulics-sponsored Rally South Canterbury on Saturday, she sits on 41 points, only...