Smith to run Castrol Toyota Racing Series with Giles Motorsport
Up and coming Australian single seater racer Thomas Smith is the latest driver to be confirmed for the 2019 Castrol Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand. The Melbourne 16 year old will drive in the five round championship for former McLaren F1 Chief Mechanic Stephen Giles...
Asian F3 clean sweep for Lawson
Rising New Zealand single-seater racing star Liam Lawson made an emphatic debut in Asia, totally dominating the final round of the Formula 3 championship at Sepang. Lawson made a clean sweep of all three races, top in both qualifying sessions, recorded the fastest lap in all...
BATTERED AND BRUISED BUT EVANS’ ESCORT IS BACK LEADING SILVER FERN RALLY
Battered and bruised it might be but the hard-driven Ford Escort RS1800 of Welshman Meirion Evans and co-driver Lestyn Williams is back on top of the leader board on this year’s NZ Silver Fern Rally after another long day in the central North Island today. Defending...
Closing minutes heartbreak for the Dayle ITM Mike Racing team
As is often the case in a three-hour endurance race, the war of attrition takes it toll and the Dayle ITM Mike Racing Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 fell victim to a mechanical failure, in the final half hour of the New Zealand Endurance Championship. The driveshaft gave...
ROBINSON AND COLLIS RETAIN SILVER FERN RALLY LEAD ON MARATHON SECOND DAY
Matthew Robinson and co-driver Sam Collis (Ford Escort Mk 2) have retained their early 2018 NZ Silver Fern Rally lead on the second day of competition in the King Country and north-east Taranaki today. The British pair again won the majority of stages (4 of the...
ROBINSON & COLLIS HEAD SILVER FERN RALLY LEADERBOARD AFTER EVENTFUL FIRST DAY
British pair Matthew Robinson and Sam Collis (Ford Escort Mk 2) have taken an early lead in this year’s NZ Silver Fern Rally after an eventful – and for Robinson very tiring – first day in the Waikato today. “I’ve never been through stages so twisty...
Petrolhead heaven at Hampton Downs
Hampton Downs is taking motoring meetups to a whole new level with Caffeine & Gasoline, a new event to be held on the last Sunday of every month at Hampton Downs. The first event at the end of October was a huge success and big...
IT’S NZ SILVER FERN RALLY TIME AGAIN!
It’s NZ Silver Fern Rally time again with a field of some of the world’s best classic gravel marathon specialists now here and counting down the hours until the Saturday (Nov 24) start in Hamilton. Since 2006 the week-long, historic-focused, revival event has been held every...
Hometown advantage for Highlands pair in NZ Endurance decider
Highlands owner Tony Quinn and the circuit’s resident driving professional Andrew Waite will team up for this weekend’s Carters Tyre Service New Zealand Endurance Championship (NZEC) on Saturday, November 24. It’s the first time the Cromwell circuit has hosted the NZEC finale and Quinn and Waite...
Frank Kelly and Baby Blue back for more in 2019
Popular Irish rally driver, Frank Kelly, is returning to New Zealand and will contest the Otago Rally and Rally of Whangarei in 2019. Kelly was a guest driver at the 2017 Otago Rally, and will once again drive his famous Ford Escort - affectionately known as...