50 Years of Rally memories
When the Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally takes place on Saturday 2 August it will not only celebrate the legacy of Robinson, an iconic rally driver from the area, but it will also mark 50 years of rallying for the Eastern Southland Car Club who...
Douglas Heads to Toronto for Penultimate Round of USF Pro 2000 Season
The Streets of Toronto are the next stop for Jacob Douglas in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Continental Tires, with the 1.786-mile (2.87 km), 11-turn street circuit hosting the penultimate race weekend of the season. Douglas heads into this weekend’s double-header sitting fifth...
Stand-out Townsville debut for Bewley
Tom Bewley may not have bagged too many championship points at the Townsville round of the Australian Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge series but his stand-out performances didn't go unnoticed. From setting a new track record in the second practice session, a podium in the opening race,...
Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series celebrates achievement
The recently completed season of Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series action was celebrated at their annual prize giving at Blackwells Mazda in Christchurch recently. Champions and placegetters in the respective series were acknowledged along with other milestones and achievements from the 2024/2025 season. Will Kitching of...
Palmer cleans up the Taranaki Tarmac Rally; increases lead in NI Rally Series
Quentin Palmer (Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo) continued to stamp his mark on the 2025 Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series (NIRS) after winning every stage of the SBT Group Taranaki Tarmac one-day rally held on Saturday and taking overall victory. Second NIRS competitor home was...
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,...
First time street racing for Bewley
Porsche New Zealand scholarship winner Tom Bewley will race on a street circuit for the first time when the Australian Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge championship races in Townsville this weekend. The 17-year-old Havelock North teenager is relishing his street racing debut with three races scheduled, including...
Top US team HMD Motorsports confirmed for FR Oceania Trophy
Top US racing team HMD Motorsport will join forces with TJ Speed Motorsports to field a three-car line-up in the 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy. The team will race under the name HMD Motorsports with TJ Speed and will join the New Zealand...
Taranaki Tarmac Rally to be hotly contested by NI Rally Series competitors
The SBT Group Taranaki Tarmac one-day rally takes place this Saturday 12 July 2025 with the rivalry amongst the 2025 Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series (NIRS) competitors expected to step up a notch. The question to be answered after nine Special Stages is ‘Will...
Kiwis – Born to Fly 3 production nears completion
The Kiwis - Born to Fly story had a busy period in recent months. A series of interviews taking place in Indianapolis, Brownsburg and domestically within Auckland and Hampton Downs. These form the foundation of the opening section to this final instalment of the Kiwis...