Youth participation welcomed as Evolution Motorsport ClubSport series begins
The opening round of the Evolution Motorsport ClubSport Championship will take place at Teretonga Park in Invercargill on Sunday and the Southland Sports Car Club is rapt with the number of young drivers becoming involved in the sport. Southland Sports Car Club ClubSport co-ordinator Malcolm Mitchell,...
Major milestone for Catlins Coast Rally
The Catlins Coast Rally reaches a major milestone this year with the 20th edition of the event set to take place on the roads of the Catlins area on Saturday 8 August. Always a popular event, already seventy entries have been received for the rally with...
New Zealand Hillclimb Championship adds new Cross Car Championship
Cross Cars will be an exciting addition to the MotorSport New Zealand Hillclimb Championship when it gets underway in September this year. Cross Car competitors will have the chance to vie for the New Zealand Cross Car Championship in the introduction year and the overall...
Clubs turn to the internet to host Virtual Navigation Rallies
Multiple MotorSport New Zealand member clubs have found an innovative way to keep their members engaged during the COVID-19 alert level four lockdown with the introduction of virtual navigation rallies, which provides another way for people to stay involved in the sport. Traditionally, a navigation rally...
Hayden Paddon wins first ever Ben Nevis 1200
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon won the inaugural Ben Nevis Station Golden 1200 Hillclimb which wrapped up on Sunday 8 March. Rotorua’s Sloan Cox was second and Kaiapoi’s Job Quantock third. The overall leader-board was determined by adding a competitor’s best time from day one...
Intense battle expected for inaugural Golden 1200 hillclimb title
This weekend’s battle to be the first competitor to win the Ben Nevis Station Golden 1200 Hillclimb is shaping up to be intense. Event founder Hayden Paddon is expecting a close fight for the title with several well-known names in hillclimb circles like Ian Ffitch,...
Hayden Paddon to headline Alexandra Road Hillclimb
Kiwi driving sensation Hayden Paddon is set to headline the 2020 edition of the popular Alexandra Road Hillclimb. Paddon will not be driving in traditional rally-style machinery, instead opting for a Semog crosskart. The Hillclimb, organised by the Wellington Car Club, has been a marquee ClubSport...
Richard Bateman wins NZ Hillclimb Championship
Richard Bateman has won the New Zealand Hillclimb Gold Star Championship after the final round of New Zealand Hillclimb Champs held at Port Waikato over the weekend. Bateman, driving his Mitsubishi Evo, fought a close battle against runner-up Michael McLean in his WRX. With mechanical...
Cameron Morison takes Seal Challenge at NZ Hill Climb Champs
The Seal Challenge Title has been clinched by Hawkes Bay’s Cameron Morison at the opening day of the NZ Hill Climb Championship finale. Morrison took victory in a close-fought battle with Blenheim’s Richard Bateman whilst Dannevirke’s Michael McLean took third place. Tomorrow the Gravel Challenge Title...
Introduction to Motorsport evening
On Friday, March 20, the Historic Racing Club will be running another of their popular Introduction to Motorsport sessions on the Hampton Downs Club Circuit. If you have ever wanted to drive your road car on a circuit, or are considering taking up motorsport, then...