TCR to headline new Super Production series
TCR New Zealand is set to get racing in 2021 as it forms a key part of a new Super Production series. The new series will encompass high-performance factory-built production race cars such as current spec TCR, Ferrari Challenge and Porsche 911 Cup cars along...
Engines ready to roar for 2020-2021 championship season
The 2020 domestic championship motorsport season gets underway next weekend at Hampton Downs with Speed Works' first event of the new season and it’s all revved up to be an absolute cracker. Six of the best New Zealand classes and eighteen races on Saturday 31st October will...
Louis Sharp ready to go for first round of the NZ Formula First Championship this weekend
This weekend sees the opening round of the 2020/21 Hi-Q Components New Zealand Formula First Championship and Christchurch’s Louis Sharp making the step up to competing in a national single seater series. The eight-round championship gets underway at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding, 24-25 October,...
NZ Formula First Championship gets underway this weekend at Manfeild
The 2020-21 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship gets underway this weekend at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding. Racing at the Manawatu Car Club’s OctoberFAST event will be the first of the championship since their scheduled final round was cancelled earlier in 2020 due...
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ confirms biggest ever NZ motorsport prize fund
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand (TGRNZ) will enhance the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship’s status as the number one stepping stone for up and coming Kiwi racing talent with the biggest ever prize pool for a New Zealand motorsport series. Seventeen up and coming racers were...
Dayle ITM confirms strong driver pairing for Toyota TR86 enduros
Dayle ITM Racing's Christina Orr-West will team up with endurance driver Rowan Shepherd for the forthcoming two round Toyota 86 Endurance championship in what promises to be one of the strongest combinations on the grid. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ confirmed last week that the mini endurance...
Toyota 86 calendar confirmed and includes two round endurance championship
To start the 2020/21 season, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ (TGRNZ) is excited to announce the addition of two endurance racing weekends. The events in November and December 2020 do not form part of the 2021 Best Bars sprint championship calendar but are a stand-alone endurance championship...
Toyota 86 recruitment test day offers miles of value
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ (TGRNZ) is offering a valuable experience at the exclusive annual Toyota 86 open test day on Friday 16 October at Hampton Downs. Aspiring race drivers can experience a test drive in a Toyota 86 race car for the exceptional price of $500...
Paddon and Michels set to pilot Hyundai TCR in endurance races
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon has enlisted rising young race driver Jordan Michels to join him in the Hyundai i30N TCR for two endurance races scheduled for later this year. Paddon and Michels, from Cromwell and Invercargill respectively, will share driving duties for the three-hour race...
MotorSport New Zealand confirms 2020-21 championship calendar
MotorSport New Zealand and its race championship promoter, Speed Works Events have confirmed the calendar for the fast-approaching 2020-21 season. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, MotorSport New Zealand and Speed Works Events have been actively working towards ensuring a championship series continues to take place...