10th Toyota 86 Championship dates and a weekend with Supercars revealed
Following the huge success of the Toyota 86 Championship in 2022, the dates for the 10th anniversary 2023 season have now been confirmed. Its big birthday season promises to be better than ever before for the most popular one make racing series in New Zealand. ...
Ari Petigrew rises to third in NZRC standings
Rally driver Ari Pettigrew and navigator Jason Farmer have reached up to 3rd in the 2022 NZ Rally Championship (NZRC), following round three at Stadium Finance Rally of South Canterbury. Another great result was achieved with fourth outright by Ari and his team, halfway through...
Five New Zealand rally crews selected for APRC finals
MotorSport New Zealand has confirmed five New Zealand rally crews to contest the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship finale at Coffs Habour, Australia on 25-27 November later in 2022. After border closures once again prevented international competitors from competing at both Rally Otago and Rally Whangarei...
Paddon triumphs in South Canterbury
Hayden Paddon has completed a third successive victory in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship and has taken care of what he can control before heading off overseas. The ex-WRC rally winner has maximum points after taking victory by over four minutes in...
NZ Motorsport Group appointed MotorSport New Zealand Premier Race Series promoter
MotorSport New Zealand has appointed NZ Motorsport Group as the promoter for its Premier Race Series for the next three years. NZ Motorsport Group (NZMG), has a proven track record in organising and promoting top-level drifting and extreme action events over the past 15 years. NZMG...
Shepherd jets off for a Supercar test as part of TQ Foundation prize
Rowan Shepherd will fulfil a lifetime dream next week when he gets to drive a V8 Supercar with powerhouse team Triple Eight Racing Engineering, thanks to the Tony Quinn Foundation. Shepherd won the recent Toyota 86 New Zealand championship for the second year running, and...
Van Gisbergen enters Repco Rally New Zealand as tickets on sale
Celebrated New Zealand driver, Shane van Gisbergen, current leader in the Supercars Championship, has confirmed he will start in the Repco Rally New Zealand on 29 September to 2 October in and around Auckland. The 33-year-old, two-time Supercars champion and 2020 Bathurst winner, has tried...
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...
Castrol TRS confirms full 2023 calendar dates
The first full championship since the pandemic began in 2020 will feature two rounds in the South Island and three in the North Island. The date of the 67th New Zealand Grand Prix - which remains as the centrepiece of the championship trail and one...
Dates set for 2023 MotorSport New Zealand Premier Race Championship
The calendar for the upcoming 2023 MotorSport New Zealand Premier Race Championship Series has been confirmed. An action-packed eight-round series has been announced and will headline the FIA recognised international championship, the Castrol Toyota Racing Series. The famed Castrol Toyota Racing Series will return in fullness...