New faces continue to enjoy ClubSport at Teretonga
Interest is growing in entry-level motorsport in the south and it continued to show at Round 4 of the 2020/2021 Evolution Motorsport ClubSport Championship at Teretonga Park on Sunday. Four new faces contested the Motorkhana, held in the morning, and they included 15-year-old Carter Dougherty who...
Family fun at Evolution Motorsport ClubSport series
Round 4 of the 2020/2021 Evolution Motorsport ClubSport series takes place on Sunday at Teretonga Park, and the Fitchett family of Mokotua are sure to be among the competitors. Matt Fitchett and his family are dairy farmers at Mokotua and last year a flyer promoting the...
Free admission at Teretonga Park for club racing on Sunday
Admission is free at Teretonga Park this Sunday (15 November) with two classes competing throughout the afternoon in a quickfire programme of races. The Noel McIntyre Drainage Clubmans Saloons and Sports & Racing cars have the programme all to themselves at the event presented...
ESCC 2020 Ladies & Under 18 “Have a Go, Fun Day Grass Autocross”
On Sunday November 8, the Eastern Southland Car Club are hosting a "Have a Go, Fun Day Grass Autocross" for new Ladies & Under 18s. The event is to introduce new people into the sport with no entry fees thanks to the Eastern Southland Car...
Former drifting champ takes out Ruapuna Track Attack for second year running.
2009 Drift South series champion and 8 x NZ Karting champion Simon Hunter has taken out the top honors at the Ruapuna Track Attack for the second year running in his Porsche GT3 Clubsport. Started in 2019 as a collaboration between the Canterbury Car Club and...
Jason Clark tops opening NZ Hillclimb Championship qualifying round
The first South Island qualifying round of the NZ Hillclimb Championship was held at the weekend in Marlborough. Saturday’s competition was held on the tight and twisting Pukaka Valley Road, north of Blenheim and produced a very close field at the end of the day....
MotorSport New Zealand Hillclimb Championship kicks off this weekend
The 2020-21 MotorSport New Zealand Hillclimb Championship kicks off this weekend with the first South Island qualifying round hosted by the Marlborough Car Club. Registrations for the championship have been strong, partly thanks to MotorSport New Zealand’s ‘Back in Motion’ support package which has encouraged competitors...
Andrew Lawrie takes points at Teretonga ClubSport event
Andrew Lawrie of Invercargill was the big winner at Round 2 of the Southland Sports Car Club’s Evolution Motorsport ClubSport Championship at Teretonga Park on Sunday. Lawrie, in his Mitsubishi Mirage, won the Motorkhana event in the morning from Craig Allan in a Honda Prelude with...
Jordan Michels backs ClubSport for fun and safety benefits
Talented Southland racing driver Jordan Michels has raced at the highest levels on both sides of the Tasman but until last month he had never had a crack at ClubSport. Considering his family operates Evolution Motorsport in Invercargill, the major sponsor of entry-level Southland Sports...
Highlights aplenty at Invercargill ClubSport event
The opening round of the Southland Sports Car Club’s Evolution Motorsport ClubSport Championship at Teretonga Park in Invercargill on Sunday featured plenty of highlights. Prior to the commencement of action, Jordan Michels unveiled the Evolution Motorsport Nissan Sentra, a car that will be available for anyone...