Tickets to George Begg Festival 2023 on sale now!
It’s already one of the most hotly-anticipated retro racing events of the year: and now tickets to the George Begg Festival 2023 are on sale. The event, set to be held at Invercargill’s Teretonga Park from 30 March – 2 April, is billed as ‘racing like...
Lola’s T332 again the F5000 to beat on NZ tracks
Lola’s iconic T332 is back in the winner’s circle at rounds of New Zealand’s world-reknowned SAS Autoparts MSC F5000 Tasman Cup Revival series. This time it was at the opening round of the 20th anniversary series for the ever-popular stock-block V8-powered historic ‘wings &...
Ingram gets his 2022/23 NZ F5000 Series off to a great start at Manfeild
Local ‘second-time-around’ racer Kevin Ingram (Lola T332)got his 2022/23 SAS Autoparts MSC F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series campaign off to a great start with an absolutely dominant pole-to-chequered-flag win in the first race of the new season at the big MG Classic historic motor racing...
NZ based F5000 Motor Racing Series ‘Just seems to get better with age’
Like a world-class New Zealand wine, the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series, which kicks off it’s 20th anniversary season at the big MG Classic motor racing meeting at Feilding’s Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon this weekend, just seems to get better...
Downs and Colville fight for South Island Historic Formula Ford honours at Wigram Revival meeting
Current South Island Historic Formula Ford champion Andy Downs has taken the initial lead in the 2022/23 season after winning the opening round at the Wigram Revival Race meeting in Christchurch. While Wayne Colville (Van Diemen RF81C) won the first two races at the...
South Island Historic Formula Ford series gets underway at Wigram Revival meeting in Christchurch
The four-round 2022/23 South Island Historic Formula Ford Series gets underway at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch as part of the Wigram Revival Race meeting this weekend. Last season’s series winner, Andy Downs (Lola 642E), returns to the grid as does Duncan...
Repco Farewell Pukekohe Parade to showcase venue’s heritage
Repco will celebrate the last-ever Supercars event at Pukekohe Park with a special celebration of race vehicles that have shaped the circuit and New Zealand’s motorsport history. In what will be a celebration of its heritage, the Repco Farewell Pukekohe Parade will showcase the various eras...
The George Begg Festival is back
Get ready to dust off the retro threads and transport yourself to a golden age in Kiwi motorsport: the George Begg Festival is returning to Invercargill. The inaugural event was held in February 2020; following a brief pandemic-induced hiatus, it’s set to return to the south...
F5000 series saves its best till last
New Zealand’s popular SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series has saved its best till last this season, with as many as 13 of the classic V8-powered ‘wings-and-slicks’ single-seater racing cars expected on the grid at the Taupo International Motorsport track for the...
George Begg Classic Speedfest is almost here
Just one month to go: the countdown to the first-ever George Begg Classic Speedfest is officially underway. The weekend-long celebration of retro racing, set to kick off at Invercargill’s Teretonga Park on Saturday 15 February, is a tribute to the legendary Southland engineer and automotive great...