GRAVES GRABS ANOTHER
Gore driver Andrew Graves, in his Mitsubishi EVO 3, continued his phenomenal run of success when he won the 2018 Rankleburn Rally in West Otago on Saturday. Graves completed the event, which he also won in 2012 and 2014, with a 28 second margin over...
Sam has the Wright stuff for a Championship challenge
Up and coming racer Sam Wright is putting the final touches to his preparations for the 2018-2019 Toyota 86 Championship and focussing firmly on having a successful season. Wright launched his campaign at the TR86 category pre-season media and test day at Hampton Downs this week,...
SUPERB FIELD FOR RANKLEBURN RALLY
A superb field has entered the Rankleburn Rally in West Otago this Saturday. The event, organised by the Eastern Southland Car Club, is part of the club’s rally championship and will take place from 10.30am on Saturday 6 October. Support will once again come from MLT...
Baird looking forward to Hampton Downs hit-out
Veteran Kiwi racer Craig Baird is hoping he won’t have any hard calls to make at this weekend’s Bathurst 1000. As the driving standards observer for Supercars, Baird came in for some criticism last year after a series of penalties scuppered Scott McLaughlin’s chances of...
Chelsea Herbert takes Class One step in BNT V8s
Chelsea Herbert will graduate to class one of the BNT V8s this season when the championship gets underway at Pukekohe in November. Herbert competed in class two during the 2017/18 season, the 19-year-old becoming the first female to win a V8 Touring Car race in New...
Paddon and Marshall aim for consistency in Wales
Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon and his British co-driver Seb Marshall want to continue their recent form as they head to Marshall’s home event, Wales Rally GB, this week. The eleventh round of this year’s FIA World Rally Championship, running 4-7 October, takes in familiar roads...
Torque issue results in an early exit for Dayle ITM Mike Racing at Ruapuna
The Dayle ITM Mike Racing team’s three-hour race at Mike Pero Motorsport Park was unfortunately all over before it really got going yesterday, at the second round of the Carter’s Tyres South Island Endurance Series. After less than 10 laps on the Ruapuna circuit, near Christchurch, team...
Two from two for Foster/Reid Audi in Southern endurance battle
A second win in the Carter’s Tyres South Island Endurance Series Three Hour race for the Neil Foster/Jonny Reid Audi R8 was the result of a hard-fought battle at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park just outside of Christchurch on Saturday. Taking the win was never...
Whittaker dominates One Hour SI Endurance race in Christchurch
A five-second penalty was not enough to make a dent in the win by Mark Whittaker at the second round of the One Hour Carter’s Tyres South Island Endurance Series. Adjudged to have followed an incorrect restart procedure, Whittaker still won comfortably by 17 seconds...
Toyota 86 Championship welcomes youngest ever competitor
Cambridge youngster Connor Davison is the latest up and coming motorsport talent to confirm his entry for the 2018-2019 Toyota 86 Championship and it’s the start of what he hopes will be a productive period in the category as he transitions from karts to cars. His...