Bridgestone back as Title Partner for inaugural Toyota GR86 Championship
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand has confirmed New Zealand’s most trusted tyre brand, Bridgestone, as title sponsor and supplier for its new GR86 Championship. The Bridgestone GR86 Championship – and the forthcoming Toyota 86 Trophy series – will both run on the Potenza RE-71RS semi-slick...
Rally class win for Gilmour at Ashley Forest Rallysprint
A last-minute decision to enter the Ashley Forest Rallysprint panned out successfully for Dunedin’s Emma Gilmour, who won the Rally 4WD Class in her debut drive at the iconic Canterbury event over the weekend. After being offered some space aboard the Paddon Rallysport transporter after the...
Paddon wows Ashley Forest fans with WRC car win
New Zealand rally star Hayden Paddon delighted motorsport fans attending the Ashley Forest Rallysprint north of Christchurch over the weekend of 21 and 22 September by unveiling his “mystery” car in which he went on to win the event after a close battle with Rotorua’s...
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ supports Zeal’s TGR WRT rally shoot out
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand is getting behind rising NZ rally star Zeal Jones as he aims to make it into Toyota’s official factory rally programme. Toyota’s World Rally Team is running what they call the “WRC Challenge Program” and are searching for four drivers for...
Louis Sharp fired up for GB3 title race finale at Brands Hatch
Teenage racing sensation Louis Sharp is all set for the biggest weekend to date in his quest to become a future Grand Prix driver. Already tipped as a future Formula 1 star, the highly-rated British-born New Zealander is on pole position to add the coveted...
Dominant victory for Paddon and Hudson at Daybreaker Rally
It was another dominant New Zealand Rally Championship victory for Hayden Paddon and co-driver Jared Hudson at the Daybreaker Rally over the weekend. Piloting the Hyundai NZ i20N Rally2 car, the pair won all ten special stages to finish nearly six and a half minutes...
Top five finish for Gilmour at Daybreaker Rally
Competing in slippery, tricky conditions Dunedin rally driver Emma Gilmour and co-driver Malcolm Read claimed a top five finish at the Daybreaker Rally yesterday. The new pairing was making their debut together in the Vantage Windows & Doors WRC2 C3 and after the introductory stage at...
Daybreaker Rally delivers heartache for many and triumph for Hayden Paddon
The 2024 Daybreaker Rally, powered by Brian Green Properties, proved to be a dramatic and challenging event as competitors battled through 190km of demanding roads across the Manawatū and Rangitīkei Districts. While many drivers faced heartbreak, a select few experienced triumph at the Saturday, 14...
Brooks/Riding Audi take lights-to-flag victory in Three Hour South Island Endurance race
Steve Brooks and Bill Riding (Audi R8 GT3 Evo) took a commanding victory at the opening round of the Three-Hour Racer Products South Island Endurance Series race at Teretonga Park, Invercargill, on Saturday. Second home was the MARC Mustang of Paul Rickerby/Graeme Rhodes with...
Gardiner and Black win separate One Hour South Island Endurance races
Hugh Gardiner (Porsche 991.2 MR) has prevailed in a highly competitive One Hour endurance race for Class 2 & 3 cars while Warren Black (Audi RS3 LMS TCR) has won the separate Class 4 & 5 race at the opening round of the 2024 Racer...