Mouthwatering support card for historic Highlands 6 Hour
It’s going to be octane overload for racing fans at the forthcoming Highlands 6 Hour race weekend. As well as a field of the latest state-of-the-art GT machinery and drives including Shane van Gisbergen, Jonny Reid and rising Supercars star Ryan Wood the support classes lined...
Sim racer revved up for debut circuit season in Toyota 86 Championship
Sim racing specialist Thomas Beesley is making the transition from the virtual world to the circuit world this coming season with confirmation he will race in the 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship. The 18 year old Christchurch student will make his circuit debut at the Taupo International...
Applications open for 2024 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand
Applications for the 2024 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand are open. Young kiwi competitors who hold all types of competition licences with MotorSport New Zealand and its affiliates are encouraged to put their names forward for the renowned elite training academy International stars such as...
Strong entries For Nexen Tyre Mazda Racing Series opener
An excellent entry of twenty-two cars will descend on Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding in the Manawatu this weekend when the opening round of the 2023/2024 Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series North Island Series gets underway. Leading the way is the reigning National Series...
Hayden Paddon holds of SVG to win Rally Bay of Plenty; claims seventh title
Hayden Paddon has won Battery Town Rally Bay of Plenty to secure an unprecedented seventh national title in the process, edging Supercars star Shane van Gisbergen by 29.6 seconds. Paddon was battling Raana Horan for the Brian Green Property Group 2023 championship, but an early Horan...
Paddon wraps up seventh NZ Rally Championship
New Zealand rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard have won the one-day Rally Bay of Plenty to win the 2023 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. This is Paddon’s seventh NZRC title – a new New Zealand record – and Kennard’s sixth...
Fillmore and Reid unbeatable in Three-Hour South Island Endurance Series
Sam Fillmore and Jonny Reid (Audi R8 GT3) have proved to be in a class of their own with victory in all three rounds of the 2023 Three-Hour Carter’s Tyre Service South Island Endurance Series, winning both the overall and Class 1 titles for a...
Julian and Gould wrap up One Hour South Island Endurance titles in Timaru
Adam Julian and Rhys Gould have each won separate One Hour Carter’s Tyre Service South Island Endurance Series titles after the third and final round held at the Timaru International Raceway on Saturday. Consistency proved the key for Julian (Audi R8 GT3) in...
Manson reaches final six in Ferrari Driver Academy regional selection program
Aspiring New Zealand racer Sebastian Manson, 15, was named in the top six for the Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA) Asia Pacific and Oceania Selection Program held in late September. For the second year in a row, the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia hosted a...
Jacob Douglas set for USF Pro 2000 test at Indianapolis
The reward for a successful end to the 2023 USF2000 season for Jacob Douglas has come in the form of a USF Pro 2000 test for Pabst Racing later this month. The test will take place at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 22. USF Pro 2000...