Intriguing weekend ahead for Mazda Racing Series
A significant change in the title contenders, the return of some proven racers and a new face adds even more excitement and intrigue to Round 4 of the Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing North Island Series at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park in North Waikato this...
Louis Sharp ready to make history and headlines Down Under
The latest chapter in the remarkable life of Louis Sharp commences with this month’s exciting double-header down under in Australia. First up the talented teenager will become the youngest driver to ever compete in the star-studded Race Of Champions taking place at the Accor Stadium...
Colin Clark returns to the Central Machine Hire Otago Rally
Internationally renowned rally journalist and presenter, Colin Clark, will return as a special guest of the Central Machine Hire Otago Rally in April. Known the world over as ‘The Voice of Rally’, the Scotsman has a large fan base on various forms of social media, and...
Tickets on sale for Southern Thunder at Teretonga Park
Tickets have gone on sale for the Southland Sports Car Club’s big Southern Thunder motor race meeting at Teretonga Park over the weekend of 15/16 March. Southern Thunder will feature the NAPA Auto Parts NZ Super Trucks, Allied 24/7 Fuel Mainland Muscle Cars, UDC V8 Utes...
Zeal Jones to be final beneficiary of Kiwi Driver Fund
The Kiwi Driver Fund – a pivotal supporter in the career of Formula One driver Liam Lawson and many other rising New Zealand circuit racing stars – is set to end, but has one more driver to support. Rising rally star Zeal Jones will be...
Paddon: “gloves will be off’ against Aussies at 2025 Race Of Champions
New Zealand rally sensation Hayden Paddon says that the “gloves will be off” with national pride on the line at the 2025 Race Of Champions event at Accor Stadium in Sydney, March 7-8. Paddon and teenage open-wheel sensation Louis Sharp will form Team New Zealand for...
Kiwis – Born to Fly 2 takes to the skies
The reaction to the long awaited second documentary featuring New Zealanders in Motorsport and Kiwis - Born top Fly 2 story has been nothing short of positive. It has once again highlighted the fact New Zealand as a nation supports so many sports and in...
Paddon to take WRC car through Kuri Bush
Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon is excited by a unique opportunity he’ll get to enjoy during the upcoming Otago Rally, running 4 to 6 April. Rally organisers have given Paddon permission to contest the iconic Kuri Bush stage in the Hyundai i20 WRC car in which...
Paddon locked in for Otago Classic Rally
New Zealand’s most successful rally driver, Hayden Paddon, will light up the 2025 Central Machine Hire Otago Rally aboard a special rally car. Ten years on from his record breaking outright win in an Escort BDA, Paddon will again drive the famed model when the rally...
Dowdall edges ahead in North Island Formula Ford Series
Thrilling Formula Ford racing at its best saw overall points leader Blake Dowdall edge ahead after the fourth round of the 2024/25 Giltrap Group North Island Formula Ford Series (NIFF) was held at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park over the weekend. It wasn’t straight-forward for...