Bakkerus spreads wings with season in Toyota 86 Championship
Formula Ford class winner Hayden Bakkerus is making the switch to the Toyota 86 Championship for the forthcoming season as he aims to open up motorsport career opportunities outside of single seaters. The Auckland 18 year old won the North Island Formula Ford Class 1 Championship...
New Zealand’s F5000 Race Car Series Celebrates 21st Season of Revival Competition
The SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival series has reached a second-tier of maturity with the competition entering its 21st season, beginning this weekend at the MG Classic event being held at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon 11-12 November. A location familiar to the...
Fifth for Leitch/Orr-West/Miles Dayle ITM Lamborghini in Highlands 6 Hour
All three drivers of the #141 Dayle ITM Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO teammates were somewhat pleased yet reflective after finishing fifth in the 10th Anniversary Highlands 6 Hour endurance race at the Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell on Sunday. The combination of Brendon Leitch,...
Leach hoping winter testing pays big dividends
A busy winter testing programme should push Tim Leach up the grid in his second season of the Toyota 86 Championship. Leach finished in 17th place overall in his debut season in the Toyota 86 Championship, improving steadily as the season progressed and as he...
Big win for Pedersons and Giltrap in Highlands
Ant Pederson, Paul Pederson and young gun Marco Giltrap came home inaugural winners of the Highlands 6 Hour on Sunday – taking the chequered flag in a gruelling 10th anniversary race that boasted a thriller of a final hour. The big race itself proved to...
AMG GT4 Entry for James Sax
James Sax will compete in a Mercedes-AMG GT4 in the upcoming season of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship when racing gets underway at Taupo later this month. The AMG entry will be somewhat of a family affair, where it is hoped that James will...
Consistent Neale wins South Island Formula Ford round while Manson holds overall lead
Two second placings and a race win by Will Neale (Van Diemen Stealth) in the 2023/24 Yokohama South Island Formula Ford Series presented by Team Hutchinson Ford has given him the round win and moved him into third overall on the points table. The...
Clean sweep in Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series SI opener
Reigning champion, Chris White Jnr of Prebbleton, made a clean sweep of Round 1 of the Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series South Island Series at Levels Raceway in Timaru on Saturday. After a number of defections leading into the weekend, including Andrew French of Christchurch...
Production champion Denize one to watch in Toyota 86 Championship
Improved Production champion Ryan Denize could be one to watch this coming season as he steps up to a full campaign in the Toyota 86 Championship. The 17-year-old doesn’t come from a classic karting background, having cut his racing teeth in grassroots club racing taking...
Crosbie on the grid for FR Oceania Championship
Up and coming Formula Ford champion Alex Crosbie is the first Kiwi confirmed for the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Hot on the heels of 2019 champion Liam Lawson’s impressive debut run in Formula One, Crosbie is aiming to be the next Kiwi name...