SP Tools to support Matthew Payne in debut Porsche Carrera Cup season
SP Tools Mechanic of the Year Award to provide recognition to unsung heroes of Carrera Cup Australia Porsche Cars Australia (PCA) is pleased to announce that it will partner with SP Tools as the ‘Official Tool Partner’ for the 2021 Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia...
Armstrong tops timesheets in FIA Formula 2 test
New Zealand driver Marcus Armstrong has gone fastest at the FIA Formula 2 pre-season test in Dubai. Driving with his new DAMS team in the three-day session at the 5.421 km Bahrain International Circuit, the 20 year old racer was third fastest on day two...
Billy Frazer latest success of Road to Indy partnership
Billy Frazer is the latest Kiwi to head stateside to take the next steps of his career and despite the long shadow cast by the COVID-19 pandemic, his move to USF2000 is a great success for the Castrol Toyota Racing Series and Road to Indy...
Statue planned to honour Chris Amon in his hometown
New Zealand motorsport legend Chris Amon is set to be immortalised in bronze is plans are approved for a statue to be erected in his home town of Bulls in the Rangitīkei region. The Bulls Museum committee, spearheaded by Paul Sharland and Russell Harris, have approached...
Armstrong fulfils a lifelong dream with Ferrari F1 test
New Zealand driver Marcus Armstrong ticked off a lifelong dream in late January when he was one of seven drivers invited to test a 2018 car for Scuderia Ferrari. [embed]https://youtu.be/-LiZT7IxVls[/embed] The Kiwi is the first NZ driver ever to join the Ferrari Driver Academy and is the...
Chance for kids to design Nick Cassidy’s next race-suit
Sustainability focused Formula E team Envision Virgin Racing is today launching a unique children’s competition with a once in a lifetime prize. Open to children under the age of 16, the contest challenges youngsters to create an environmentally inspired race-suit, with the winning design to be...
Shane van Gisbergen charges from pit lane to the top of the podium in NZGP
In extraordinary times, an extraordinary driver produced an extraordinary drive to win the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix and put his name alongside the sport's greatest drivers. Shane van Gisbergen left a sell-out crowd at Hampton Downs breathless after producing an historic performance that re-wrote the...
Marcus Armstrong joins DAMS for 2021 F2 season
Ferrari Driver Academy member Marcus Armstrong has joined DAMS for the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship, becoming the first from the Scuderia’s coveted young talent programme to race for the team. Armstrong moved to Europe from his native New Zealand in 2016, winning the Italian Formula...
International champion Evans set for NZ campaign aboard Toyota 86
Multiple New Zealand Touring Car Champion, endurance winner and the current FIA Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Series champ Simon Evans will become one of the series' highest profile racers when he steps aboard a Toyota 86 for a shot at the 2021 Best Bars Toyota 86...
Liam Lawson confirmed for F2 dual-program with Red Bull
Red Bull Motorsports today confirmed the young Kiwi driver will drive for the global energy drink company in Formula 2 this season. The announcement follows on from news last week that the soon to be 19-year-old will also race in DTM in a yet to named...