One last drift for D1NZ on World’s Fastest Drift Corner at Pukekohe Park
Competitive drifting will return to its spiritual home one last time as D1NZ announces that Pukekohe Park will host Round 3 of the National Drifting Series season early next year. Long-regarded as one of the most iconic venues in global drifting, Pukekohe Park’s high-speed Turn 1...
Expressions of Interest: Volunteer & Officials Advisory Commission
Are you passionate about volunteering and officiating in motorsport? Do you want to help shape the future of our volunteer and officials' landscape across motorsport? MotorSport New Zealand is seeking expressions of interest for positions on the Volunteer & Officials Advisory Commission. This Commission plays a vital...
Second for Team MotorSport New Zealand powered by Giltrap Group Motorsport
Team MotorSport New Zealand powered by Giltrap Group Motorsport has wrapped up an impressive campaign in the 2025 Four-Nations Esport Cup, finishing second overall in the hotly contested international sim racing showdown. The newly expanded event saw New Zealand go head-to-head with top sim racers from...
Team MotorSport New Zealand powered by Giltrap Group Motorsport returns for expanded Four-Nations Esport Cup
MotorSport New Zealand is proud to confirm the return of Team MotorSport New Zealand powered by Giltrap Group Motorsport for the 2025 edition of the newly expanded Four-Nations Esport Cup. Formerly known as the Tri-Nations Esports Cup, the popular international sim racing competition has welcomed South...
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...
Vale Tim Miles
The motorsport community is mourning the sudden passing of Tim Miles, a beloved New Zealand-born businessman, racer and team owner, who tragically died in a cycling accident in Sydney on Sunday morning. Born in Ashburton, Miles built a legacy both behind the wheel and in the boardroom. He...
Expanded Four Nations Esports Cup returns for 2025
The much-loved Tri-Nations Esports Cup is back, with a new nation joining the trifecta, as the Springboks (South Africa) will see the event relaunch as the Four-Nations Esports Cup. The sim racing event began in 2022, with the UK and Australia battling it out to gain...
Dowdall heads for Rodin UK test
Manawatu teenager Blake Dowdall is set to test with Rodin Motorsport in the UK to cap off a stellar motor racing season that has seen him win the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship and earn a place in MotorSport New Zealand’s Elite Academy programme. Dowdall was...
Central Machine Hire Otago Rally date change provides motorsport bonanza
The 2026 Central Machine Hire Otago Rally has had a date change to avoid a clash with the round of the Supercars Championship also scheduled for Christchurch on April 18-19 Both events were initially calendared for the same weekend, but Otago Rally officials were keen to...