Finely-judged third for Paddon in Turkey
Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon has secured his first podium finish of the 2018 World Rally Championship season in Turkey. With his British co-driver Seb Marshall, Paddon stuck to their plan of being consistently fast and clean to finish Rally Turkey with a strong result...
Cox amped to defend Ashley Forest title
Sloan Cox is going all out to defend his Ashley Forest Rallysprint title over the weekend of 22 and 23 September. The Ratec Motorsport Club-run event has gained a mighty following over the years and this year’s battle between Cox as the 2017 winner, Kiwi WRC...
DRAMA ALL THE WAY IN ENDURANCE RACE
The drama continued even after the chequered flag dropped in Saturday’s Carter’s Tyre Service South Island Endurance Series 3 Hour race at Teretonga Park in Invercargill. The sizeable crowd had witnessed Southlander Damon Leitch take the Aston Martin Vantage he shared with Tony Quinn across the...
Brother power push for the Dayle ITM Mike Racing Mercedes
The power of the Leitch brothers’ sibling bond was put to the ultimate test in the Carter’s Tyres South Island Endurance Series’ opening race, when Damon helped nudge Brendon’s stranded Dayle ITM Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 toward the finish line, to the delight of their...
Holder and Farmer ready for Turkish challenge
New Zealanders Dave Holder and Jason Farmer line up for their final FIA Junior World Rally Championship event of the season with this week’s Rally Turkey promising the challenges of rough gravel stages and high in-car temperatures. The 13-19 September running of Rally Turkey marks its...
Dark Horse Duo Looking Forward To Busy Season
Top racing duo Andrew Jackson and Leo Bult have this week confirmed they will step up to NZ Championship level next season when they share a full campaign in the forthcoming Toyota 86 Championship aboard the ex-Speed Works and Jaden Ransley car. The new team will...
Dayle ITM Mike Racing drivers raring to go in South Island Endurance opener
Sibling rivalry and a staunch male/female battle are on the cards for the Dayle ITM Mike Racing drivers Brendon Leitch and Christina Orr-West in the Carter’s Tyres South Island Endurance Series’ opening race at Teretonga Park on Saturday. While Invercargill-based Leitch will be facing down his...
Capacity field for SI Endurance opener at Teretonga
This Saturday September 15th will see a massive field of cars journey south to Teretonga Park, Invercargill for the opening round of the three round Carters Tyres One Hour Race Series. Run alongside the Carters Tyres South Island Endurance Series, the 2018 Series is again a...
New Turkish challenge for Paddon and Marshall
Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon and his British co-driver Seb Marshall are feeling relaxed and focused as they join fellow World Rally Championship competitors for their first run at Rally Turkey this week. The Turkish rally returns to the FIA World Rally Championship for the first...
Marcus battles back from mechanical woes at the Nürburgring
Back behind the wheel, Marcus Armstrong put in a series of strong points finishes at the Nürburgring circuit, forging back from a tough start to the weekend. The Ferrari Driver Academy protégé relentlessly battled in signature style, to earn 30 points across 3 hard-fought races. Set...