Bewley aims to close the gap at the penultimate round of the Porsche Sprint Challenge championship
Hawkes Bay teenager Tom Bewley aims to regain lost ground when the Australian Porsche Sprint Challenge championship heads to the Adelaide based circuit The Bend this weekend for a condensed two days of competition. Bewley held down second place in the series all season up until...
Matt McCutcheon: From Speedway to Supercars and Back Again
When the Tony Quinn Foundation launched in 2021, one of the very first drivers it backed wasn’t a karter-turned-circuit-racer, but a Speedway kid from Western Springs. Matt McCutcheon’s journey is anything but traditional - from his father’s Midget racing roots to a Formula Ford title,...
Third consecutive ARC win for Paddon and Kennard
Kiwi rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard secured their third win in a row in the 2025 EROAD Australian Rally Championship (ARC) at the Gippsland Rally in eastern Victoria, which ran 22-24 August. The New Zealanders finished the 216.6 km of competition across two...
Fresh Aussie challenge for Paddon and Kennard
New Zealanders Hayden Paddon and John Kennard are getting ready for another brand-new-to-them rally in Australia this coming weekend, 24 to 26 August, as they line up in their Hyundai i20 Rally 2 car for the Gippsland Rally, the fourth round of the 2025 EROAD...
All In for Portland: Douglas hunts down second place in USF Pro 2000 Championship
Just two races remain in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Continental, and there’s plenty to play for for Kiwi 20-year-old Jacob Douglas, who sits just 25 points off second place. While the title has already been claimed by Douglas’s teammate Max Garcia last...
Leitch wows with podium, class win on Italian GT debut in BMW
GT racing all-rounder Brendon Leitch once again showed off his versatility by finishing second overall and winning his class on debut in the Italian GT Championship. At Imola, the home of the Formula 1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, Leitch joined American Tony McIntosh in a Ceccato Racing...
Louis Sharp: proving the impossible is possible at the Hungaroring
They say overtaking is nearly impossible at the tight and twisty Hungaroring… but no one told Louis Sharp, who may have just rewritten the FIA Formula 3 record books. In a powerful reminder of the young New Zealander’s standout potential, the talented teenager took full advantage...
William Exton selected for McLaren GT Driver Test in Spain
Giltrap Group is proud to announce that McLaren Junior Scholarship Driver, William Exton, has been selected to participate in an exclusive McLaren GT driver test at Circuito de Navarra in Northern Spain, taking place August 5–6. Exton, 21, earned his place through an outstanding performance in...
Brendon Leitch to race in iconic Chris Amon colours
When Brendon Leitch makes his Italian GT Championship debut, he’ll be carrying colours made famous by another New Zealander Chris Amon. Leitch will join Italian team Ceccato Racing alongside Bronze driver Tony McIntosh of the United States in a BMW M4 GT3. That car will be dressed...
Jones and Thomson focus on securing first win in Japan
Zeal Jones and Bayden Thomson will press the reset button and aim for their first outright win when the Morizo Challenge Cup rally series heads into its final three rounds. Round five didn’t exactly go as planned with Jones retiring from Rally Kamuy with damage sustained...