SMITH FINALLY GETS HIS CHANCE TO RACE AT FAMED US TRACK
Good things can take time. Just ask Kiwi motor racing legend Ken Smith. In an unbroken career which now spans 60 years the just-turned-77-year-old is finally getting the chance to compete at the famed Laguna Seca motor racing circuit in the United States. “I’ve actually been there...
Cox prepared for return to European rallycross
New Zealander Sloan Cox has worked hard to be as prepared as he can be for his next two RX Academy rounds in Finland and goes into the events with a clear goal to improve. The Rotorua-based 26-year-old has turned his considerable talents behind the wheel...
Conrad Clark records best ever finish despite mechanical dramas at Pittsburgh
Taupo teen Conrad Clark has recorded his best ever finish in the Formula 4 United States Championship at Pittsburgh despite battling with a mechanical issue. The 15-year-old was on the back foot from the start of the event after not taking part in the test day...
Lester Confirmed In D’station Racing Porsche Lineup For 47th Suzuka 10 Hours
. Kiwi Jono Lester will return to Japan for the 47th Suzuka 10 Hour Race, having signed with leading Japanese Porsche team D'station Racing for the Asian leg of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. Lester impressed the D'station team with his performances in the 2017 Super GT...
Holder and Farmer ready for gravel of Portugal Rally
Kiwi rally pairing Dave Holder and Jason Farmer head to the testing gravel stages of Rally de Portugal, starting 17 May, with the odds slightly more in their favour. Holder and Farmer, from Mt Maunganui and Hamilton respectively, have always rallied on the gravel roads of...
Strong start for Armstrong in 2018 Formula Three Euro
Christchurch-born race driver Marcus Armstrong has started strongly – but with some frustration – in the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship’s opening round over this weekend at Pau in France. Armstrong, 17, was fifth overall in the first race of the season, improved to a...
Sloan Cox races into third on international rallycross debut
Kiwi driver Sloan Cox showed he’s on the right track with his new rallycross endeavours, securing a well-deserved third place at his very first international rallycross event at the Höljes Motorstadion in Sweden on 6 May (CEST). Cox, from Rotorua, has joined the RX Academy for...
Paddon’s social media vision recognised by WRC peers
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon was presented with the WRC.com Social Media Star of the Year award at the WRC Gala awards in Sydney on Monday 20 November. Paddon, the only New Zealander competing in the FIA World Rally Championship, has built a strong social media...
Hartley creating history for New Zealand motorsport
Kiwi racing star Brendon Hartley continues to make New Zealand motorsport history with confirmation that he will continue to drive for Formula 1 team Scuderia Toro Rosso for the 2018 season. Having made his F1 debut with the team in the United States just over one...
Stellar year for Kiwi stars Hartley and Bamber
Kiwi racing stars Brendon Hartley and Earl Bamber, with Porsche team-mate Timo Bernhard, secured the 2017 FIA World Endurance Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ Championship at the penultimate round in Shanghai over the weekend. The result adds to a stellar year for Hartley and Bamber, from Palmerston North...