Over 100 entries for 2025 Otago Rally
A bumper entry of over 100 cars will start next month’s Central Machine Hire Otago Rally, the opening round of the New Zealand Rally Championship. To be based in Dunedin from April 4-6, the rally has attracted an impressive 21 international teams from all around the...
NZ Formula Ford title battle heats up at Hampton Downs this weekend
With two rounds remaining in the 2025 Napa Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship there are just 73-points covering the top four competitors. Heading to the penultimate round at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park this weekend, Palmerston North's Blake Dowdall has a 38-point advantage...
Titles to be decided at Hampton Downs in Summerset GT New Zealand Finale
Four rounds down, four different circuits, 12 races won – the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship will be decided this weekend at Hampton Downs for the final round of the 2024/25 season. At the top of the Open Class points table the title looks like it...
Bridgestone GR86 battle set to resume at Hampton Downs
Battle resumes for championship honours in the inaugural Bridgestone GR86 Championship this weekend around the Hampton Downs National Circuit – and it’s a crucial weekend with just two rounds to go. The impressive Hayden Bakkerus is playing the classic Toyota 86 Championship strategy well and leads...
F5000 Thunder Rolls into Hampton Downs for Penultimate Round
The SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series returns to Hampton Downs this weekend for the penultimate round of the 2024/2025 season, as the final North Island event brings a field of historic cars roaring back to life, evoking the sights, sounds, and...
CareVets Scholarship back for Toyota 86 Trophy Series
The CareVets Scholarship – a programme that boosted the careers of drivers like Callum Hedge and Ryan Yardley – is back for the inaugural 2025 Toyota 86 Trophy Series. The 2025 CareVets Scholarship will hold a shootout day on March 31st at Hampton Downs which will...
Bumper 4-race weekend for the UDC V8 Utes at Teretonga
After a record-breaking event at Timaru that saw the UDC V8 Utes reset the lap record twice, the utes continue their journey south to Teretonga Raceway for ‘Southern Thunder 2025’. Heading into Round Four over the weekend of March 15th-16th, Glen Collinson holds a...
Intriguing weekend ahead for Mazda Racing Series
A significant change in the title contenders, the return of some proven racers and a new face adds even more excitement and intrigue to Round 4 of the Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing North Island Series at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park in North Waikato this...
Louis Sharp ready to make history and headlines Down Under
The latest chapter in the remarkable life of Louis Sharp commences with this month’s exciting double-header down under in Australia. First up the talented teenager will become the youngest driver to ever compete in the star-studded Race Of Champions taking place at the Accor Stadium...
Colin Clark returns to the Central Machine Hire Otago Rally
Internationally renowned rally journalist and presenter, Colin Clark, will return as a special guest of the Central Machine Hire Otago Rally in April. Known the world over as ‘The Voice of Rally’, the Scotsman has a large fan base on various forms of social media, and...