Office Closure – 2023/24 Christmas & New Year
MotorSport New Zealand will close on Thursday 21 December 2023 for the Christmas and New Year period. The office will reopen again on Wednesday 3 January 2024. Staff will be unavailable during this time. All applications should be submitted before 10 December 2023 in order to...
V8 Sleuth partners with Taupō Historic GP
New Zealand’s prestigious Taupō Historic GP has entered into an exciting new arrangement with the award-winning V8 Sleuth motorsport platform. V8 Sleuth has become the official media partner for the event that will be held on January 19-21 in 2024 at the Taupō International Motorsport...
New Zealand’s F5000 Race Car Series Celebrates 21st Season of Revival Competition
The SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival series has reached a second-tier of maturity with the competition entering its 21st season, beginning this weekend at the MG Classic event being held at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon 11-12 November. A location familiar to the...
Big win for Pedersons and Giltrap in Highlands
Ant Pederson, Paul Pederson and young gun Marco Giltrap came home inaugural winners of the Highlands 6 Hour on Sunday – taking the chequered flag in a gruelling 10th anniversary race that boasted a thriller of a final hour. The big race itself proved to...
FIA Immersion Programme’s Third Edition: Empowering Tomorrow’s Motorsport Leaders
The FIA Immersion Programme, co-funded by the FIA Foundation and now in its eagerly anticipated third edition, has once again opened its doors to a team of aspiring motorsport leaders from across the globe. This year's select group of nine dynamic Club members hails from...
Invitation to Tender – Rally Notes Provider
MotorSport New Zealand has opened the tender process for the appointment of a Rally Notes Provider for MotorSport New Zealand-permitted Rally events from 2024-2028. The tender process will see submissions from interested parties detailing the creation, production and delivery of Rally Notes. The successful party will...
Motorsport Mommunity Mourns Loss of Ron Dixon
The New Zealand motorsport community is mourning the loss of Ron Dixon, proud father of legendary Kiwi IndyCar driver Scott Dixon. Ron was an avid motorsport enthusiast, a former competitor, dirt track owner and promoter. He was also an original member of the Northland Car Club...
Mouthwatering support card for historic Highlands 6 Hour
It’s going to be octane overload for racing fans at the forthcoming Highlands 6 Hour race weekend. As well as a field of the latest state-of-the-art GT machinery and drives including Shane van Gisbergen, Jonny Reid and rising Supercars star Ryan Wood the support classes lined...
Sim racer revved up for debut circuit season in Toyota 86 Championship
Sim racing specialist Thomas Beesley is making the transition from the virtual world to the circuit world this coming season with confirmation he will race in the 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship. The 18 year old Christchurch student will make his circuit debut at the Taupo International...
Applications open for 2024 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand
Applications for the 2024 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand are open. 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 training academy International stars such as...