Formula Ford test added to Esport Lockdown Challenge prize pool
The winner of tonights Esport Lockdown Challenge Formula Vee Festival will now receive a test in the North Island Formula Ford 'Have a Go' car. Announced late Wednesday evening, the Esport Lockdown Challenge is a series of three iRacing events taking place to cure the boredom...
Best Bars Toyota 86 test on the line in Esport Lockdown Challenge
Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand have got behind the MotorSport New Zealand Esport Lockdown Challenge and will provide a free Best Bars Toyota 86 test to one lucky competitor. Announced late Wednesday evening, the Esport Lockdown Challenge is a series of three iRacing events taking place...
MotorSport New Zealand launches ‘Esport Lockdown Challenge’
MotorSport New Zealand will hold a series of esport events as part of their new Esport Lockdown Challenge. The challenge will take place initially from Friday through to Sunday with the possibility of more events being added should COVID-19 Alert Level 4 be extended. The first...
Be New Zealand’s first esports Olympian thanks to MotorSport New Zealand and LetsPlay.Live
Australasia’s leading esports media and tournament provider LetsPlay.Live have partnered with MotorSport New Zealand and the New Zealand Esports Federation to help find the nation’s first sim-racing motorsport Olympian. Announced earlier this year by the International Olympic Committee, the Olympic Virtual Series invites budding esports athletes...
Motorsport joins Olympic Virtual Series
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have joined forces to introduce a motorsport discipline to the inaugural Olympic Virtual Series (OVS), the first-ever Olympic-licensed event for physical and non-physical virtual sports. As part of its build-up to the Olympic Games,...
Finalists confirmed for inaugural MotorSport New Zealand eRace Series Grand Final
The finalists have been confirmed for the first-ever MotorSport New Zealand eRace Series Grand Final. After four weeks of intense racing which saw 100 entrants compete across different splits on a new car and track every week, it has come down to the final 28 who...
MotorSport New Zealand partners with NZ Esports Federation
MotorSport New Zealand and the New Zealand Esports Federation (NZESF) have joined forces to continue the growth of the emerging digital motorsport discipline. Both MotorSport New Zealand and motorsport’s world governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), have moved to officially adopt esport as a...
eRace Series calendar tweaked
The inaugural MotorSport New Zealand eRace Series has been delayed by one week, meaning round one will now take place on Thursday night. The eRace Series, which is the first officially sanctioned esport racing series in New Zealand, was forced to delay its commencement after issues...
Schedule and formats confirmed for inaugural MotorSport New Zealand eRace Series
The full schedule and event formats for the inaugural MotorSport New Zealand eRace Series have been confirmed. Following the announcement of the series on Monday, entries were so overwhelming they had to be temporarily closed less than 24-hours later. Organisers have now tweaked the schedule and...
MotorSport New Zealand launches first official eSport race series
MotorSport New Zealand’s first official eSport race will take place in just over a week when the first round of its new eRace Series goes green. As the governing body for motorsport in New Zealand, MotorSport New Zealand will fully integrate the new and exciting emerging...