Amanda Tollemache elected to MotorSport New Zealand Board
MotorSport New Zealand’s Member Clubs have elected Amanda Tollemache, Hawkes Bay, to its Board, following the 78th Annual General Meeting held over the weekend. Tollemache will serve a three-year term. Tollemache brings a wealth of experience and insight to the Board. Having previously worked at the...
Advisory Commission elections confirmed following 78th AGM
MotorSport New Zealand can confirm the results of the Advisory Commission elections held during the organisation’s 78th Annual General Meeting. These commissions play a vital role in representing the interests of competitors, clubs, and volunteers across the various disciplines of motorsport in New Zealand. Each commission...
Graduates impress in Rodin Cars inaugural programme
The first graduates of a joint opportunity between Rodin Cars and MotorSport New Zealand have completed a three-day training and evaluation course and are taking their new skills and experiences forward into their racing programmes. Two young Formula Ford drivers were recently given a unique opportunity...
Hunt goes back-to-back with South Canterbury win
Ben Hunt has extended his lead in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship after claiming victory at the South Canterbury Hydraulics Rally South Canterbury on Saturday. Hunt, the reigning national champion, backed up his opening round win at Otago last month with a...
Sharp reflects on young guns Rodin test
Two young race car drivers are set to test for Rodin Cars at their North Canterbury facility this week, both eyeing up an opportunity that has already led Louis Sharp into a junior Formula 1 category. Sharp was racing his Formula Ford at Ruapuna in January...
Field set for South Canterbury Hydraulics Rally South Canterbury
A total of eight class 1 competitors headlines the entry list for the South Canterbury Hydraulics Rally South Canterbury next week. The second round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship sees the return of Dylan Thomson in the Subaru Impreza WRX that...
Symon secures historic fifth straight NZ Formula First title at Taupō
Chris Symon has etched his name further into New Zealand Motorsport history by claiming his fifth consecutive NZ Formula First Championship. The final round at Taupo provided a fitting end to a thrilling season, with mixed conditions and close racing keeping spectators on the edge...
Dowdall wraps up 2025 NZ Formula Ford title and wins Morrie Smith Memorial Trophy
Blake Dowdall has won the 2025 Napa Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship title at the final fourth round at Manfeild circuit Chris Amon in Fielding over the weekend. Having led all season, Dowdall continued to dominate the round and scored enough provisional points...
Hunt takes final stage thriller at Otago Rally
Reigning national champion Ben Hunt has won a thrilling final stage battle at the Central Machine Hire Otago Rally to make the perfect start to the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. Hunt came out on top of an epic three-way battle on Sunday...
Plans revealed for new North Island circuit
First details have been revealed of a brand new motorsport and driver training facility in the Bay of Plenty’s TECT Park. Thunder Ridge Motorsport Park is the brainchild of Hampton Downs co-creator Tony Roberts, long-time racer Roger Williams and former Pukekohe Park and Hampton Downs circuit...