Matt Payne claims Supercars victory in Townsville
Penrite Racing rising star Matt Payne has returned to winning ways, with the Kiwi victorious in a strategy-fuelled 250km race at the NTI Townsville 500. Payne, who broke through at the VAILO Adelaide 500 last November, put a three-stop strategy to great effect in an 88-lap...
Points at ERC Estonia Paddon’s goal
The high speed roads of Rally Estonia, running 5 to 7 July, are the next challenge for New Zealand rally pairing Hayden Paddon and John Kennard where they’re aiming to finish strongly among the points. As current co-leaders of the 2024 FIA European Rally Championship...
Leitch to compete at 24 Hrs of Spa with Earl Bamber Motorsport this weekend
Brendon Leitch will return to the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium this weekend (27-30 June 2024) for the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa. It’s the third time competing in the world’s biggest GT3 endurance race for the Southlander and his first time competing in...
Alex Crosbie takes first US Formula 4 podium
Invercargill racing driver Alex Crosbie has taken his first podium in America at Round 2 of the F4 US Championship at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio this weekend. Crosbie crossed the line in third place after an extremely eventful opening race on Saturday...
Louis Sharp retakes GB3 Championship lead with stellar show in Hungary
Louis Sharp, one of the motor sport’s most promising young talents, has reclaimed the lead of the GB3 Championship after a sensational race victory at the Hungaroring, scene of next month’s Hungarian Grand Prix. The 17-year-old rising star arrived in Hungary eager to regain the top...
Alex Crosbie heads to second round of F4 US Championship
Invercargill racing driver Alex Crosbie returns to America this week to tackle Round 2 of the F4 US Championship at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio from 20-23 June. The two-time New Zealand Formula Ford Champion showed plenty of speed as he collected two...
Jet-setting Jaxon Evans hails improved Darwin weekend
Jaxon Evans has left Darwin with his head held high after a fraught Repco Supercars round at Hidden Valley Raceway. The New Zealander racer, who is now in the midst of four-straight race events across three different countries, completed the Top End round with an 11th...
Paddon shares ERC points’ lead after Sweden
Hayden Paddon and John Kennard finished a hard-fought third in the Royal Rally of Scandinavia, which ran 14 to 16 June as the third round of the 2024 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC). Both New Zealanders are now first equal in the drivers’ and co-drivers’...
Darwin kicks off four-straight weeks of racing for Jaxon Evans
Jaxon Evans is set to embark on a remarkable month-long racing program, kicking off at the Darwin Triple Crown this weekend. The 27-year-old New Zealander is a man in demand around the world, with his ride in the SCT-backed Chevrolet Supercar at Darwin followed by races...
Reg Cook aiming for the impossible in Bolivia
Join 77-year-old Reg Cook, a fearless pioneer in motor racing, as he embarks on a daring mission to set a new world land speed record of 550 mph (880 kph). Reg and his dedicated team are taking four land-speed racing cars to Bolivia, aiming to...