Tough start to Armstrong’s FIA Formula 2 season
Mechanical issues saw New Zealand driver Marcus Armstrong unable to finish the opening sprint race of the FIA Formula 2 championship, but he was able to run as high as second overall during the second race. Driving with his new DAMS team in the three-race championship...
Kaleb Ngatoa gets first S5000 race win at Sandown
Marton’s Kaleb Ngatoa, 19, claimed his first international race victory at the weekend at Melbourne’s Sandown International Raceway in the S5000 class. The S5000 series racers for the Australian Drivers’ Championship which is the top Australian open-wheel racing series. The cars are the fastest in Australian...
Kaleb Ngatoa looking forward to building on strong S5000 debut
Marton’s Kaleb Ngatoa, 19, is looking forward to building on his strong S5000 debut last weekend when he takes to the track this weekend. The S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship is the top Australian open wheel racing series. The cars are the fastest in Australian circuit racing,...
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...