Applications now open for the 2026 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand
MotorSport New Zealand announces that applications are now open for the 2026 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand, a world-renowned motorsport development programme for emerging talent. Each year, the Academy helps New Zealand’s most promising young competitors gain the skills and mindset needed to succeed on...
Hayden Paddon and Scott O’Donnell appointed to Elite MotorSport Academy Trust
Hayden Paddon and Scott O’Donnell have been appointed as trustees of the MotorSport New Zealand Scholarship Trust, the trust that oversees the world-renowned Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand. Paddon, a legend of New Zealand rallying, WRC event winner and seven-time New Zealand Rally Champion, is...
Jack Stokes wins The Bruce McLaren Trophy at Elite Motorsport Academy
Rally driver Jack Stokes has been announced as the winner of the Bruce McLaren Trophy for 2025 awarded to the top-performing athlete from the Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand camp. Stokes, 23, from Rangiora, emerged as the standout performer across a demanding week of training,...
Elite MotorSport Academy underway for 2025
Eight of New Zealand’s most promising young motorsport talents have descended on Dunedin this week for the start of the 2025 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand. Hosted at the world-class Otago Academy of Sport from Sunday 6 July to Saturday 12 July, the week-long camp...
Final call for applications to 2025 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand
Time is running out for young Kiwi competitors to apply for the 2025 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand, with just two weeks remaining before applications close. The prestigious academy has helped shape the careers of some of New Zealand’s most successful motorsport athletes, including Shane...
Applications open for the 2025 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand
MotorSport New Zealand is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the 2025 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand. This prestigious academy provides New Zealand’s young motorsport talents with invaluable training and development, preparing them for success on both national and international stages....
Jacob Douglas tops Elite Motorsport Academy camp to win Bruce McLaren Trophy
Christchurch race driver Jacob Douglas, 19, has won the Bruce McLaren Trophy by topping the points table for the 2024 Elite Motorsport Academy of New Zealand camp. The Elite MotorSport Academy is an annual competitor development program put on by the MotorSport New Zealand Scholarship Trust...
2024 Elite MotorSport New Zealand Academy announced
The class of 2024 for the Elite Motorsport Academy of New Zealand has been revealed at the MotorSport New Zealand Awards Evening on Saturday. Eight young motorsport competitors from across New Zealand will head to Dunedin for the Elite Motorsport Academy camp from 7-13 July. Jacob...
Ayrton Hodson tops 2023 Elite Motorsport Academy
Ayrton Hodson, 19, has topped the points table for the 2023 Elite Motorsport Academy to win the Ian Snellgrove trophy. The prestigious trophy, awarded in memory of former MotorSport New Zealand General Manager and Academy trustee Ian Snellgrove, was presented to Hodson at the MotorSport...
Final week for Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand applications
There is just one week left for applications to the 2024 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand. 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...