Four MotorSport New Zealand Championships eligible for Motorsport Australia Superlicence
Four MotorSport New Zealand Championships will be eligible for Motorsport Australia Superlicence points from 2022. The NZ Toyota 86 Championship will join three other MotorSport New Zealand Championships already included in the Superlicence system in 2022. Motorsport Australia introduced their Superlicence system in 2016 to address...
Motorsport vehicles exempt from ‘Clean Car Tax’
The Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association (LVVTA) have been working closely with the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) for the past eighteen months ensuring that special interest vehicle users in New Zealand are appropriately considered during the implementation of the new Clean Car Standards Policy....
Changes to COVID-19 Protection Framework
The New Zealand government has announced changes to the COVID-19 Protection Framework that will come into effect from 11:59pm Friday 25 March. MotorSport New Zealand has updated the Back in Motion guidelines to reflect these changes. Key changes to Back in Motion guidelines from 11:59pm Friday...
Devan Gregory appointed Technical Manager
MotorSport New Zealand has appointed Devan Gregory as its new Technical Manager to replace the retiring Terry Carkeek in April. Devan has been employed at MotorSport New Zealand as a Technical Advisor since 2018 having spent a lifetime involved in motorsport. From a young age,...
MotorSport New Zealand begins tender process for New Zealand Rally Championship promoter
MotorSport New Zealand has begun the tender process for the rights to promote and organise the New Zealand Rally Championship for 2023-2027. The current promoter agreement expires at the conclusion of the upcoming 2022 season and as such the formal tender process to appoint the promoter...
New border re-opening dates welcomed by MotorSport New Zealand
The New Zealand Government’s announcement of new border re-opening dates is welcome news to MotorSport New Zealand says CEO, Elton Goonan. Wednesday’s announcement will see New Zealand’s international borders re-open to vaccinated tourists from Australia on April 12 and to the majority of the rest of...
MotorSport New Zealand Premier Race Championship Series tender process concluded
MotorSport New Zealand has concluded the tender process for its Premier Race Championship Series promotion rights for the 2022-23 season until 2026-2027. The tender process began in August 2021 with multiple submissions being received. Since then, the economic and motorsport landscape in New Zealand has changed...
MotorSport New Zealand to again select Asia Pacific Rally Championship finalists for 2022
MotorSport New Zealand again will nominate five competitors to participate in the 2022 Asia Pacific Rally Championship final at Coffs Habour, Australia, on 18-20 November this year. The process will be the same as used in 2021 when border closures prevented international competitors from competing in...
Final call for Elite MotorSport Academy Applications
Organisers are putting out a final call for applications to the 2022 Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand, with entries closing in just over a fortnight on March 18th. Applications for its 2022 program are now open for all aspiring motorsport competitors from Race, Rally, ClubSport...
MotorSport Online feedback sessions
MotorSport New Zealand is currently looking at the next version of the current “Possum” online system. As part of that review we would like to get feedback from you around what works and doesn't work with the current system and additionally what, as users, you...