Podium Finish for Mike Young in Japan
New Zealand rally driver Mike Young finished his first all-tarmac event Rally Montre in Japan, 2nd in the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship category and 5th overall driving the Cusco Racing team’s Toyota TRD C-HR. Conditions on the event were challenging with frequent showers and with...
Another podium and another disappointment for Liam Lawson
After a stirring drive in from ninth to the podium in the opening Formula 2 race at Baku, Liam Lawson had another disappointing feature race and left Azerbaijan with only a few points for his efforts. The weekend started full of promise, second-fastest in qualifying. "A...
Jack’s Ridge announced as Power Stage venue for Rally NZ
The manufacturer of the leading team in the 2022 World Rally Championship, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s (TGR) local arm have today announced they are the latest elite sponsor to get behind Repco Rally New Zealand, to be staged in and around Auckland from 29 September to...
Mike Young Returns to Japan for APRC Rally Montre
Its nearly three years since Mike Young last drove in Japan and that was the 2019 APRC Rally Hokkaido, driving the brand-new Cusco TRD C-HR to a debut win. With Covid-19 restricting international travel in 2020 and based in Perth, Australia Young switched to national events...
Wood claims thrilling opening day of Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge
Porsche Michelin Junior Ryan Wood has taken out a thrilling pair of victories in the opening round of the 2022 Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Series at Sydney Motorsport Park, capping off a remarkable day for the young New Zealander. Brett Boulton and Sam Shahin shared the...
Junior star Ryan Wood on pole for Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge opener
A FRIDAY NIGHT fight has seen Porsche Michelin Juniors Ryan Wood and Tom Sargent battle for pole position in the opening round of the 2022 Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Series at Sydney Motorsport Park. The pair traded fastest times in the session held under lights at...
Jacob Douglas enjoying tough USF2000 season
Jacob Douglas this week heads to the Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis and his first taste of oval racing in the 2022 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship. The Christchurch teenager currently sits 15th on the points table after 7/18 rounds this season and admits it has...
Lawson holds onto fourth in F2 standings
Formula 2 racer Liam Lawson has maintained his fourth championship position after a difficult weekend in Spain. The 20-year-old Kiwi Red Bull-Rodin Cars driver was on the back-foot after an issue in qualifying left him to start both races from 16th on the grid. "We had...
Gilmour heads overseas for McLaren duties after Rally Whangarei
After an International Rally of Whangarei that didn’t go as planned this weekend, Emma Gilmour turns her focus to her McLaren Extreme E duties and heads overseas tomorrow. She will attend a McLaren partner event in the United States before continuing onwards to the United Kingdom...
Spark Sport confirms free-to-air broadcast partner for WRC and brand-new motorsport show
Spark Sport has announced today that Warner Bros. Discovery NZ will be the exclusive New Zealand free-to-air broadcast partner for the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) when it returns to Aotearoa from 29 September to 2 October this year. Up to 80 million fans in 150...