Mentor scheme launched by Women in Motorsport NZ
A programme designed to mentor relatively new and/or aspiring female motorsport participants who wish to progress their involvement in the sport has been launched by the Women in Motorsport Advisory Commission of MotorSport New Zealand. The female mentees can be competitors, event organisers, volunteers or officials,...
Major refresh for NZ Formula Ford Championship
One of New Zealand’s longest-running single seater motor racing championships, the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship has had a major refresh with MotorSport New Zealand appointing a new championship organiser and announcing new regulations. Using international Formula Ford regulations of the era, the New Zealand Formula...
MotorSport NZ confirms TCR NZ promoter
MotorSport New Zealand has awarded the contract for the commercial and promotional rights of the new TCR New Zealand motor racing series to the ANZ Motorsport Group, a new subsidiary company of the Australian Racing Group (ARG), which promotes the TCR Australia Series. The decision was...
Situations Vacant: Chief Executive Officer
MotorSport New Zealand (MSNZ) is recognised and appointed by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) as the governing body of four wheeled motor sport in New Zealand and as their sole authority having the sporting power with the right to organise officially sanctioned National Championship,...
MotorSport NZ statement: CEO resignation
Brian Budd has today, 31 May 2019, announced his resignation from the role of Chief Executive Officer of MotorSport New Zealand. Mr Budd joined MotorSport NZ as the General Manager in 2009 and, following a change in the organisation’s constitution, became the CEO in 2015. Mr Budd...
MotorSport NZ thanks volunteers, officials and motorsport stalwarts
Several volunteer officials and administrators who form part of the backbone of New Zealand motorsport were recognised for their dedication and efforts by MotorSport New Zealand at the organisation’s annual awards night in Wellington on 25 May. MotorSport NZ President Wayne Christie says: “Like most sports...
Premier motorsport awards to Dixon, Lawson, Hunt and McKechnie
Five-time IndyCars Champion Scott Dixon, 2019 Toyota Racing series winner and now Red Bull Junior Team driver Liam Lawson, former New Zealand Rally Champion Ben Hunt, and passionate classic car competitor John McKechnie were the recipients of MotorSport New Zealand’s four most prestigious awards on...
Bennetts inducted onto motorsport wall of fame
The highly successful, UK-based, Dunedin-born motorsport team principal Dick Bennetts has been inducted onto MotorSport New Zealand’s wall of fame. The announcement came during MotorSport NZ’s annual awards night held at Te Papa in Wellington on 25 May. The MotorSport NZ Wall of Fame was established in...
Vodanovich wins 2018 NZ Elite MotorSport Academy title
Young Auckland race driver Peter Vodanovich has topped the points-table of the 2018 New Zealand Elite MotorSport Academy to win the Ian Snellgrove trophy. The prestigious trophy, awarded in memory of long-time MotorSport New Zealand general manager and Academy programme trustee Ian Snellgrove, was presented to...
Eight young competitors selected for Elite MotorSport Academy
The 2019 intake of New Zealand’s highly regarded Elite MotorSport Academy programme have been named. The eight young competitors come from Auckland, New Plymouth, Taupo, Hawke’s Bay, Palmerston North and Upper Hutt and represent circuit racing, karting and rallying. The 2019 Elite MotorSport Academy participants are: · ...