Paddon and Kennard line up in Rally2 Hyundai for Otago
Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon and his co-driver John Kennard are all set for the opening round of the 2023 New Zealand Rally Championship when it gets underway with Rally Otago on 31 March. The pair hit the rally’s famed gravel stages in the Hyundai...
Crosbie takes back-to-back NZ Formula Ford Championship titles
Southland’s Alex Crosbie has retained his national Formula Ford champion status after winning the 2023 NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship (NZFF) title in Christchurch over the weekend. The final of four rounds saw some intense competition and rivalry between the top-contenders...
Jake Stoneman wins V8 Utes round in Pukekohe’s flying farewell
Sunday morning began with grey skies and heavy hearts knowing this was Pukekohe’s last day of motor racing - ever. Race 2 for the RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes was a 12-lap, reverse grid format, meaning yesterday’s front runners were the back markers, setting the scene...
Glen Collinson tops V8 Utes Qualifying and wins Race One
As the sun sets on the 60-year legacy of the Pukekohe motor racing circuit, the RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes are giving the iconic venue a fitting send-off. As a bumper field of 15 utes rolled into Friday’s practice, brand new graphics and refreshed panelwork on...
New Zealand debut for Cusco Toyota C-HR
After missing last year's WRC Rally of New Zealand due to shipping delays, Mike Young and co-driver Amy Hudson will finally to get to drive Cusco's Toyota C-HR on home territory beginning with the Otago Rally that starts in Dunedin on 31st March and finishes...
Can Crosbie stay ahead as Formula Ford titles to be decided this weekend?
Christchurch’s Euromarque Motorsport Park host the final round of both the 2023 NAPA Auto Parts NZ Formula Ford Championship (NZFF) and the 2022/23 Yokohama South Island Formula 1600 Championship (SIFF) with both Class and overall titles to be decided over four races. Following an...
Gilmour to debut Citroen C3 Rally2 car at Otago Rally
This rally season will see Kiwi international driver Emma Gilmour up the stakes when she debuts a Citroen C3 Rally2 car at the Rally of Otago next month. “Having enjoyed some success including an outright rally win in my Suzuki Swift AP4, it is incredibly exciting...
Huge field of V8 Utes for the final Ford vs Holden clash at Pukekohe
Fierce rivalry between Ford and Holden has kept fans and race teams feuding for decades. The RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes championship has been the one motor racing category to keep the legendary grudge match alive and this weekend it all comes to a head. A...
Knowles dominates NZ Formula Ford penultimate round at Teretonga
Christchurch’s Blake Knowles has dominated the penultimate round of the 2023 NAPA Auto Parts NZ Formula Ford Championship (NZFF) with four podium finishes at Teretonga Park, Invercargill, in the weekend. Knowles finished second in the opening race on Saturday and went on to win...
Taupō rewards Gilchrist, Steedman at race/drift weekend
Wins by Brock Gilchrist and Dave Steedman at the combined race/drift weekend at Taupō’s Motorsport Park – made for an exciting sixth round of the 2023 Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand Championship. Winning the weekend’s final Toyota 86 Championship race by a narrow margin, Gilchrist...