February 2021 Board Summary
Following the latest board meeting of MotorSport New Zealand Inc, please see below a summary of the key discussion items and decisions made. The Production Racing Championship will be revived as part of the recently announced Super Production series. You can read the full announcement here. It...
February COVID-19 Alert Level change update
The government has moved Auckland back into COVID-19 Alert Level 3 and the rest of New Zealand back into Level 2. At this stage, these restrictions are in place until midnight on Wednesday, 17th February. If the restrictions are extended beyond this time, it may affect...
Production Racing Championship revived for Super Production
The Production Racing Championship will be revived as part of the recently announced Super Production series. The decision was confirmed by the board of MotorSport New Zealand at their latest meeting. Super Production, has evolved on the Production Racing Championship concept of the early-2000s, to encompass...
Statue planned to honour Chris Amon in his hometown
New Zealand motorsport legend Chris Amon is set to be immortalised in bronze is plans are approved for a statue to be erected in his home town of Bulls in the Rangitīkei region. The Bulls Museum committee, spearheaded by Paul Sharland and Russell Harris, have approached...
FIA Motorsport Games expands to 18 disciplines for 2021
The FIA Motorsport Games will feature an expanded programme of 18 disciplines when it returns to action at Circuit Paul Ricard in October 2021, representing a threefold increase on the inaugural edition. Launched in 2019, the event's unique format sees international racers compete for gold in...
Tayler Burke wins MotorSport New Zealand photographer of the Year
Tayler Burke has won the photographer of the year award for the best portfolio, one of two photography awards on offer from MotorSport New Zealand. The photographer of the year award recognises the best portfolio comprised of six photos taken of any event, competitor or aspect...
Kieran Blair wins President’s Award for best single shot
Kieran Blair has won the President’s award for the best single shot as one of two photography awards on offer from MotorSport New Zealand. The President’s Award recognises the single best photo taken of any event, competitor or aspect of motorsport under the jurisdiction of MotorSport...
Jack Smith takes MotorSport New Zealand Producer of the year award
Jack Smith of MA Media has won MotorSport New Zealand’s producer of the year award for his video series following Paddon Rallysport. The award recognises audio or visual content over five-minutes in length representing a competitor, event or series under the jurisdiction of MotorSport New Zealand...
Craig Lord awarded MotorSport New Zealand PR communicator of the year
Craig Lord of Ontrack Media has been awarded MotorSport New Zealand PR communicator of the year for the 2019-20 period for his effective use of social media. The award recognises PR professionals representing a competitor, event or series under the jurisdiction of MotorSport New Zealand and...
Danny James named MotorSport New Zealand Journalist of the Year
Danny James has been named MotorSport New Zealand journalist of the year for the 2019-2020 period. The journalist of the year award recognises journalistic content, both news and feature, about any event, competitor or aspect of motorsport under the jurisdiction of MotorSport New Zealand. The media awards,...