Wairarapa hosts MotorSport NZ ClubSport Championship
The Wairarapa Car Club is hosting MotorSport New Zealand’s ClubSport Championship over the weekend of 16 and 17 March. The NZ ClubSport Championship incorporates three very popular grassroots motorsport disciplines which form the basis of many New Zealand motorsport club events: · Motorkhana – an entry level...
Lathrope ends BNT V8 Championship on a high
Brad Lathrope ended the six-round BNT V8 season on a high, judging the final race of three at Hampton Downs to be his best performance for 2018/2019. “It was an awesome last weekend and last round of racing. Although Friday and Saturday morning were horrendous with...
Hendl-Cox unstoppable in Formula First at Hampton Downs
Whakatane’s Reece Hendl-Cox, 19, has taken all three races at round six of the 2018/19 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship. Taking place at Waikato’s Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Hendl-Cox came into the weekend as the favourite after clean sweeping the proceedings last time out at...
Massive roll mars Connor Adam’s Toyota 86 finale
Mount Albert’s Connor Adam, 20, has been left wondering what could have been at the final round of the 2018/19 Toyota 86 Championship following a massive crash in the opening race of the weekend. Racing at Waikato’s Hampton Downs Motorsport Park for the first time this...
Nick Ross Grabs Second Overall in BNT V8s Championship
Cambridge V8 driver Nick Ross has finished in second place in the 2018/19 BNT V8s Championship following the sixth and final round held at Hampton Downs over the weekend. Ross had been locked in a fierce battle with young Australian driver Jack Smith all season with...
Lawson to race dual championships in Europe – Red Bull enter Kiwi teen in FIA F3.
New Zealand teenage motor racing champion Liam Lawson will race in the all new FIA F3 championship, featuring at 8 rounds of Formula 1 in Europe this season. Lawson, who recently signed for the Red Bull Junior Team to contest Formula European Masters (FEM) with Motopark from...
Ashwell Wins Class Two Title in BNT V8s
Justin Ashwell has clinched the Class Two title in the BNT V8s at Hampton Downs today. After a seesaw battle with nearest rival Matt Podjursky all season long, Ashwell managed to hold on and win the Championship by just a handful of points over the youngster...
Hedge wins race and title
Callum Hedge is the 2018/2019 Toyota 86 Champion after a commanding win in the final race of the season sealed the title for the CareVets Scholarship racer. Hedge took the points lead on Saturday from Jaden Ransley and never looked back, with a second place in...
Jack Smith Takes Out BNT V8s Championship
Australian driver Jack Smith has taken out the 2018/19 BNT V8s Championship at Hampton Downs this weekend. Smith had taken a third placing in the opening race of the weekend on Saturday, however a post race 30-second penalty for contact with Nick Ross relegated him to...
SPRATT SEALS TITLE WITH CHAMPION’S DRIVE
Matthew Spratt put in his best drive of the season in the second race at Hampton Downs to seal the 2018-2019 V8 Utes title in winning style. Spratt - starting from fifth on the grid - scythed his way to the front before unleashing a series...