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...
New Zealand Hill Climb Championships set for finale
The final round of the 2020 MotorSport New Zealand Hill Climb Championship takes place this weekend in the stunning Port Waikato. The event hosted by the Pukekohe Car Club will see the Tarmac event and title for the Seal Challenge awarded on Saturday with the...
Final qualifying round of NZ Hillclimb Champs complete
This past weekend the South Otago Car Club hosted the second South Island Qualifying Round of the Motorsport New Zealand Goldstar Hillclimb Championship. The two events were held around the Lawrence region, with Saturday’s Gravel event on Burma Road and Sunday's Seal event on Taupeka...
City Councillor enjoys ClubSport outing
Invercargill City Councillor Darren Ludlow was the guest driver at the Southland Sports Car Club’s motorkhana at the latest round of the Evolution Motorsport Clubsport Championship at Teretonga Park on Sunday and he thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Ludlow was at the wheel of the Evolution Motorsport...
City Councillor enjoys ClubSport outing
Invercargill City Councillor Darren Ludlow was the guest driver at the Southland Sports Car Club’s motorkhana at the latest round of the Evolution Motorsport Clubsport Championship at Teretonga Park on Sunday and he thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Ludlow was at the wheel of the Evolution Motorsport...
Invercargill City Councillor tackles ClubSport
Invercargill City Councillor, Darren Ludlow, will take the wheel to compete in a motorkhana event at this Sunday’s round of the Evolution Motorsport Clubsport Championship hosted by the Southland Sports Car Club at Teretonga Park. Ludlow will tackle the motorkhana event in an Evolution Motorsport Toyota...
Inkster & Winn set cracking pace on first day of 25th anniversary Targa NZ event
Catch us if you can – or you dare! That seemed to be the message defending - and five-time consecutive – Targa NZ winners Glenn Inkster and co-driver Spencer Winn (Mitsubishi Evo 8) were putting out to all-comers on the first day of competition on...
NZ Hillclimb Championship starts in Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa
MotorSport New Zealand’s 2019-20 NZ Hillclimb Championship gets underway on 5 October with the first round jointly hosted by the Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa Car Clubs across two weekends. The NZ Hillclimb Championship is one of MotorSport NZ’s longest-contested titles, dating back to 1956. Nowadays the...
