First Kia TCR car lands in New Zealand
The first of two Kia Cee’d TCR cars has arrived in New Zealand and will join the growing grid for the inaugural TCR New Zealand Series, commencing later this year. The pair of Kias will be represented in the Australian and New Zealand markets by Choice...
Final round of MotorSport New Zealand Championship cancelled
MotorSport New Zealand has made the decision to cancel the Hampton Downs event which was originally scheduled for March 28-29 and was earlier this week postponed until between late May and late June. Further complications and logistical issues identified, combined with feedback gained through further consultation...
TRS backing Fraga to be major asset for Red Bull
2020 Castrol Toyota Racing Series champion - and eSports icon - Igor Fraga has continued his rapid rise up the junior formulae ranks this week and has been snapped up to be part of the Red Bull Junior programme. And TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ reckons he’s...
Final round of MotorSport New Zealand Championship postponed
The MotorSport New Zealand Championship event scheduled for March 27-29 has been postponed. The decision was made by MotorSport New Zealand and the promoter SpeedWorks Events after concentrated discussions over the last 24-hours. Recent and rapid developments in the COVID-19 situation, including the travel and mass...
Update: MSNZ Championship event at Hampton Downs, March 27-29
MotorSport New Zealand has not made any decision regarding the status Championship event at Hampton Downs on March 27-29. SpeedWorks Events (SWE) and MotorSport New Zealand (MSNZ) have agreed the best way to manage this is to go through a process with all stakeholders involved which...
WRC star Meeke confirmed for Whangarei
Northern Irishman Kris Meeke will tackle the International Rally of Whangarei, to be held on May 8-10 2020. Meeke will compete in New Zealand for the first time, on roads made famous in the local round of the World Rally Championship through the late 1990s...
Track Tec Racing and Jack Milligan to lead Kiwi assault on TCR Asia Pacific Cup
New Zealand team Track Tec Racing will head to Melbourne’s Australian Grand Prix as the sole Kiwi team in the TCR Asia Pacific Cup. The Highlands Motorsport Park based team founded by Carmen Doran and Matt Waters in 2019 will field two of their TCR-spec...
New Zealand Touring Car Championship to be awarded to TCR NZ
Touring car racing in New Zealand is set to enter a new era later this year with confirmation that the New Zealand Touring Car Championship will be awarded to TCR NZ from the 2020/21 season. MotorSport New Zealand confirms that it will not be renewing the...
Richard Bateman wins NZ Hillclimb Championship
Richard Bateman has won the New Zealand Hillclimb Gold Star Championship after the final round of New Zealand Hillclimb Champs held at Port Waikato over the weekend. Bateman, driving his Mitsubishi Evo, fought a close battle against runner-up Michael McLean in his WRX. With mechanical...
Igor dominates NZGP to take TRS title
Igor Fraga came of age today in New Zealand, winning the Grand Prix and the Castrol Toyota Racing Series title with a stylish and dominant drive that marked him out as a potential next-in-line to countrymen Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna as a...