V8’s return to Manfeild as Repco NextGen NZ heads to lower North Island
New Zealand's newest V8 racing category will land in the Manawatū for the first time this weekend, returning the old school GM-versus-Ford V8 rivalry and thunder to the lower North Island for the first time in years. The SP Tools TA2 New Zealand Championship features as...
Familiar name returns to Teretonga Park
There are always interesting stories to be found at the Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest at Teretonga Park in Invercargill and one name that shone like a beacon from the entry list this year was Grant Walker of Melbourne, entered in both the Formula Junior...
Leitch to race Ferrari in GT World Challenge Asia
Harmony Racing has confirmed Brendon Leitch will join Song Jaijun in GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS in a Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo. Letich and ‘JJ’ will be one of three cars from an expanded three-car Harmony Racing and will lead its efforts in the...
Ladies first: Anna Collins wins F5000 race weekend at Manfeild
Heartbreak for the hometown hero and triumph for Christchurch’s Anna Collins defined the penultimate round of the 2025/26 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon. Feilding’s Kevin Ingram looked untouchable early on. His 1m04.153 qualifying effort in the...
Kiwi star Matt Payne equal top after Repco Supercars Championship opener
The trio of kiwi drivers in Repco Supercars will head into the exciting event at the Australian Grand Prix in two weeks full of confidence after strong performances in the opening 2026 three-race round at Sydney Motorsport Park. Matt Payne from Penrite Racing is second in...
Classic SpeedFest provides close racing
Close finishes were prevalent throughout two days of motor racing action at the Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest at Teretonga Park over the weekend. Saturday’s races were held in dry conditions while there was some rain on Sunday morning before track conditions dried again. As...
UK ex-Pat Lee Dwyer headlines penultimate F5000 Series round at Manfeild
The 2025/26 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series reaches its penultimate round this weekend at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon, forming part of the Stewarts Mitre 10 Mega Summer Series and headlined by the return of UK-based expatriate Lee Dwyer. Now based in...
CareVets ready to supercharge one young driver’s career again this year
The CareVets Scholarship programme - which boosted the careers of drivers like Callum Hedge, Ryan Yardley and Brock Gilchrist – returns once more to give a flying start for one rising star in New Zealand motorsport. The 2026 CareVets Scholarship annual shootout will be held at...
Douglas Set for Key Homestead Test Ahead of 2026 Season
Kiwi 20-year-old Jacob Douglas will return to the track this week for a crucial three-day test on the road course at the famed Homestead-Miami Speedway, as preparations ramp up ahead of the 2026 season. The test marks Douglas’s second outing of the year with Pabst Racing,...
Classic Rally Championship added to 2026 New Zealand Rally Championship
MotorSport New Zealand has introduced a Classic Rally Championship for the 2026 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, establishing a dedicated national platform for classic rally cars to compete. The new championship, will also be known as ‘Category 6’, has been developed to...
