Dixon and McLaughlin champion motorsport in Halberg Awards
Two New Zealand motorsport stars – five-time IndyCars champion Scott Dixon and the 2018 Australian Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin – have been selected as finalists for the Sportsman of the Year title in the 56th ISPS Handa Halberg Awards. The prestigious awards celebrate and honour sporting...
Florescu late addition to Castrol Toyota Racing Series
Nineteen year old Petru Florescu is a late addition to the Castrol Toyota Racing Series with confirmation that he will run with mtec Motorsport when the championship begins this weekend on New Zealand's South Island at Highlands Motorsport Park. The Romanian started racing in karts in...
Radisich to race Touring Car winner at Hampton Downs
It’s hard to believe that 25 years have passed since Paul Radisich won the Touring Car World Cup at Monza in 1993. The New Zealand driver won the prestigious event again at Donnington the following year, the back-to-back wins two of the highlights of a...
Highlands to Provide Field Leveller in BNT V8s
With the Xmas break behind them, drivers in the BNT V8s Championship are preparing for round three of the season, and for many of them, a new circuit. It is the first time that the BNT V8s Championship will visit the 4.1km Highlands Motorsport Park circuit...
Too Close To Call
If the first two rounds of this championship are anything to go by, then the South Island fans who will see the series at both Highlands Motorsport Park and Teretonga Park are in for an absolute treat when the Toyota 86 Championship revs up for...
Liam Lawson becomes Bell Helmets ambassador
Rising open-wheeler driver Liam Lawson, 16, is welcoming support from Bell Helmets after becoming an ambassador for the world-class helmet manufacturer. Bell Helmets are widely regarded as the best in the industry with their innovative and technically superior helmets that not only maximise driver protection and...
High Stakes for F1 Hopefuls in New Zealand
Three of New Zealand’s finest young drivers will take on some of the best in the world for championship honours, and the international spotlight, when the Castrol Toyota Racing Series blasts off this weekend in Cromwell. The series – which has seen F1 drivers Lance Stroll,...
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. The popular Australian-based Kiwi driver will be one of the guests of honour at the Legends of Bathurst event at Hampton Downs from...
Rivals look to threaten Bethune’s NZ F1600 Championship lead at Ruapuna
2018/19 New Zealand Formula 1600 Championship Round 2– Preview 12-13 January 2019 Mike Pero Motorsport Park, Christchurch A large grid of 26 Formula 1600 single seaters will take to the Mike Pero Motorsport Park this coming weekend as the second of five New Zealand Formula 1600 Championship rounds...
Winmax signs on for 2019 Otago Classic Rally
Winmax Brakes and Paddon Rallysport have signed on as the naming rights sponsor for the 2019 Otago Classic Rally. The new partnership is great news for the rally, and also coincides with Hayden Paddon's announcement that he will contest the 2019 Otago Rally in his Hyundai...