GILLIES AND PILCHER CONFIRM FULL NZRC CAMPAIGN
Andy Gillies and co-driver Nathan Pilcher have announced they will undertake a full New Zealand Rally Championship campaign in an iconic rally car not seen on New Zealand stages for almost a decade. The pair - who made just two appearances together in 2018 - have...
Bethune seals second consecutive South Island F1600 Championship title
Auckland’s Josh Bethune (Mygale SJ08) has won his second consecutive South Island Formula 1600 Championship title, 35-points ahead of Southland’s Jordan Michels (Mygale SJ 13) with Christchurch’s James Penrose (Van Diemen RF93) third. Bethune went into the sixth and final round at Timaru International Raceway with...
Rally Otago stages go live!
Selected stages of next weekend's Rally Otago will be live-streamed from a multi-camera feed beamed across the internet to New Zealand and around the world. The production from MoMac Socialising Media follows on from their successful coverage of last year's Ashley Forest Rallysprint, which saw over...
Gilmour to debut rebuilt Suzuki at the Rally of Otago
Next weekend Dunedin rally driver Emma Gilmour will start the 2019 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) at the Drivesouth Rally of Otago with a fully-refurbished Vantage Windows and Doors Suzuki Swift AP4. With Suzuki New Zealand’s support, the six-season old rally car...
Clark set for Chinese Formula 4 Championship
Taupō motor racing driver Conrad Clark, 16, will be packing his bags and catching a plane to Shanghai, China to compete in the opening round of the Chinese Formula 4 Championship. Following a campaign aimed at garnering support from his community, Clark has been able to...
MotorSport NZ secures contract to bring TCR to New Zealand
MotorSport New Zealand has reached an agreement with WSC Ltd, the global rights holders of Touring Car Racing (TCR), to introduce a national TCR series in New Zealand in 2020. The TCR concept was developed by former World Touring Car Championship manager Marcello Lotti in 2014 as a cost-effective...
MotorSport NZ completes race strategy review
MotorSport New Zealand has recently completed a comprehensive review of its strategy for top-level saloon car race categories in New Zealand. “The review sets in place a strategic direction for top-level circuit racing for the immediate and medium future,” says MotorSport NZ President Wayne Christie, who has just announced that...
‘Game-on’ as South Island F1600 title to be decided at Timaru this weekend
Auckland’s Josh Bethune (Ray GR17) and Southland’s Jordan Michels (Mygale SJ13) go head to head again on Saturday to decide the 2018/19 South Island Formula 1600 Championship title. Bethune heads into the final round at the Timaru International Raceway (long-track) with an 83-point lead over Michels and a maximum...
Euroformula Open added to Lawson’s programme
Liam Lawson will now contest the Euroformula Open series as part of his Red Bull Junior Team programme, alongside the FIA F3 championship. Lawson originally signed with Motopark to contest the Formula European Masters (FEM) but since that series has been cancelled, the German team has...