MotorSport New Zealand named as finalist for FIA Climate Action award
MotorSport New Zealand’s Sustainability Fund has been named as a finalist in the Climate Action category of the FIA President’s Awards for 2023. Described as “Innovative” by the awards’ judging panel, the MotorSport New Zealand’s Sustainability Fund, established in 2021, aims to deliver environmental projects that...
Safety Tips when customising your Overalls
Competitors must always wear overalls that completely cover the body from the neck to the wrists and ankles and ensure that the overalls, when combined with the balaclava (overlap at the neck), undergarments, gloves, and socks, guarantee at least two layers of protective clothing. Competitors are...
Frustration for Leitch at opening Asian Le Mans Series weekend
The opening two races of the 2023/24 Asian Le Mans Series proved frustrating for Brendon Leitch and his Leipert Motorsport team over the weekend. The Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia hosted the first two of the five race series which saw Leitch and teammates top...
Office Closure – 2023/24 Christmas & New Year
MotorSport New Zealand will close on Thursday 21 December 2023 for the Christmas and New Year period. The office will reopen again on Wednesday 3 January 2024. Staff will be unavailable during this time. All applications should be submitted before 10 December 2023 in order to...
Blincoe reduces Grant’s lead after North Island Formula Ford round at Manfeild
Dylan Grant continues to narrowly lead the 2023/24 Giltrap Group North Island Formula Ford Series (NIFF) after the third round at the Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding over the weekend. Rival Zach Blincoe has reduced the lead to just five points after winning...
Three new lap records set at Teretonga Park
Three new lap records were set amid some exciting action at Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend. Cameron Jones of Palmerston North in a turbocharged Mazda RX7 broke the OSCA Sport Saloon record as he stormed from a lap down to fifth in a handicap race,...
Expression Of Interest open for Rally of Dargaville Tunatahi 2024
Organisers are very happy to announce that Expressions of Interest for the Ventia Rally Of Dargaville Tunatahi are now open! Event Details: 120KM of Special Stages 8 Stages (4 Stages Repeated) Previous WRC Stages Optional Safety Notes 80km Blind Clubman's Rally 9am to 4:30pm Event Central Service Park Dargaville CBD North Islands Only...
Manson extends lead in South Island Formula Ford Series after four race wins at Teretonga
Seb Manson has dominated the third round of the 2023/24 Yokohama South Island Formula Ford Series presented by Team Hutchinson Ford this weekend in Invercargill. The Aucklander won all four races setting a new lap record of 1 minute 02.920 seconds. Caleb Byers of Rolleston...
Young Kiwi driver, Callum Hedge is the 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Champion
Team Porsche New Zealand scholarship recipient Callum Hedge has taken out the championship for Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 2023. The title was earned in the dramatic final race of the season as his main rival Jackson Walls, contacted the fence and retired on the spot, leaving...
Grant’s lead in North Island Formula Ford series under threat heading to Manfeild
Dylan Grant’s lead in the 2023/24 Giltrap Group North Island Formula Ford Series (NIFF) may well come under threat this weekend at the third round of the season in Feilding. Heading to the Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon, Grant has a 26-point lead back to...