Aussie TR86 racer Bloxsom a big addition to Kiwi series
Australian Lockie Bloxsom – one of the rising stars in the Aussie motorsport scene – is heading to New Zealand with the Toyota 86 Championship title firmly in his sights. Brisbane-based Bloxsom, 18, is the inaugural TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Australia Scholarship Series Champion but has...
Ayrton Hodson Makes Porsche Transition into GT New Zealand Championship
18-year-old Ayrton Hodson will campaign a Porsche 991.1 in the upcoming season of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship which gets underway at Taupo in November. The Project Manager from Katikati in the Bay of Plenty, is stepping up from a season in the Toyota 86...
Whittaker and Gould win respective One-Hour races in South Island Series opener
Matt Whittaker (Porsche GT3 Cup 992) has won a dramatic Class 2 & 3 One-Hour race while Rhys Gould put on a flawless performance to win the separate Class 4 & 5 race at the opening round of the 2023 Carter’s Tyre Service South Island...
Filmore/Reid’s superb performance wins Three-Hour South Island Endurance Series opener
Returning 2022 champions Sam Filmore and Jonny Reid (Audi R8 GT3) set the benchmark for their rivals after wining the opening round of the 2023 Three-Hour Carter’s Tyre Service South Island Endurance Series in Christchurch on Saturday. The experienced pairing played to their strengths,...
Louis Sharp crowned British F4 champion at Brands Hatch
On a weekend when Max Verstappen clinched the World Championship for the third time, one of the sport’s fastest rising talents – teenage sensation Louis Sharp – took another huge step towards his own Formula One dreams by winning the coveted 2023 ROKiT F4 British...
Orr-West leaves Bathurst with a smile and happy memories
Whakatane dairy farmer and long-time racing driver Christina Orr-West was simply grateful for being able to “live the dream” at Bathurst despite a challenging weekend behind the wheel. Orr-West, a regular in the New Zealand Toyota 86 Championship for several seasons, finished runner up...
Andrew Graves grabs another southern rally win at Wyndham
Andrew Graves of Gore added another rally victory to his impressive record when he won the MLT Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally on Saturday. Graves, with son Hayden alongside in their Mitsubishi EVO 3 won four of the five Special Stages to win by 43.5...
Steady start for Kiwis in big Bathurst Toyota 86 finale
It was a steady start for the Kiwi contingent racing in the final round of the 2023 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Australia Toyota 86 Championship as the big Bathurst weekend got underway. Whakatane’s Christina Orr-West was flying the flag for the New Zealand Championship – and...
Paterson’s Memories of a Good Friend
Many of the drivers competing in this weekend’s MLT Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally on Saturday 7 October were either inspired by or admired the man that the rally honours – the late Barry Robinson. One who knew him really well is Wade Paterson who...
Muckle Comes South to Honour the Man
When entries opened for the MLT Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally due to be held in the Southland town of Wyndham on Saturday 7 October, the first entry was that of Ashburton driver, Wayne Muckle. The rally resurrects the Wyndham Rallies that were held in...