Kiwi motorsport legends set for Hampton Downs event
Stone Brothers Racing have been arguably one of New Zealand’s most successful sports teams of the last 25 years. The Warriors in the NRL and the Breakers in the NBL have both enjoyed some success in Australian leagues but their achievements pale in comparison to...
A new Kiwi racing star is born
He's won in Formula 4 and Formula 3 in Germany and Asia but New Zealander Liam Lawson put his name firmly in the international spotlight over the weekend when he won two of the races and the first round of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series...
Lawson fastest in Spanish F3 test
Liam Lawson topped the time-sheets in the final week of testing for current FIA European Formula 3 cars at Spain's Valencia circuit. Called up for the test by Van Amersfoort Racing (VAR), the team Lawson successfully drove for in German Formula 4 this year, the four-day...
Auer heads to New Zealand to begin 2019 campaign
Austrian racer Lucas Auer is a high profile addition to the 2019 Castrol Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand. The 24 year old will race in the series for the third time as he looks to sharpen his single seater skills prior to a season in...
Kotaka heading to New Zealand to begin 2019
Nineteen year old Toyota scholarship driver Kazuto Kotaka will become the first Japanese driver to compete in the current generation Castrol Toyota Racing Series when he steps into a Toyota FT-50 chassis for the first round of the 2019 championship at the Highlands Motorsport Park...
Bathurst winner confirmed for Hampton Downs event
Steve Richards’ fifth win in the Bathurst 1000 in October meant that only five drivers have won more times around Mt Panorama and the popular Australian-based Kiwi driver will be one of the guests of honour at the Legends of Bathurst event at Hampton Downs...
MotorSport New Zealand appoints new Competitions Manager
MotorSport New Zealand has appointed Elton Goonan as the organisation’s Competitions Manager. The Competitions Manager is a new role within the small MotorSport NZ team, and expands the regulatory and administrative responsibilities previously covered by the Sporting Manager. Among other tasks, the Competitions Manager is tasked...
Gen II BNT V8s Start to Take Shape
The future direction of the BNT V8s Championship is starting to take shape with preliminary details about the championship's future physical Gen II guise starting to emerge. The BNT V8 Gen II platform will see two-door vehicles such as Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger...
Leitch back for title attempt in Castrol Toyota Racing Series
New Zealand racer Brendon Leitch will be aiming squarely for the title in the biggest domestic single seater series in his country - the Castrol Toyota Racing Series - when he takes part in his sixth straight campaign in the championship in 2019. Leitch (23) of...
BIG PLANS FOR 25TH ANNIVERSARY TARGA EVENT & YEAR
It’s been a big year for New Zealand marathon motorsport event organiser the Ultimate Rally Group (URG). But you won’t find company CEO and Targa/Silver Fern Rally Event Director Peter Martin taking a break any time soon. Martin has just announced the dates and basic details...