Tight at the Top in BNT V8s
There is still plenty to play for in the BNT V8s Championship when round five at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon gets underway this weekend. After four rounds, Jack Smith sits at the top of the point’s table on 801 points. Nick Ross is 39 points...
Otago Rally embraces APRC for 2019
For the first time, this year's Otago Rally will be a qualifying round of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), with the event hosting round one of its Pacific Cup. After a significant revamp after the 2018 APRC, the series is looking to re-invent itself by...
Toyota 86 Championship – the race is on
It’s one of the big weekends of the season for the Toyota 86 Championship and the series looks set to go down to the wire. Points leader and Intermach-backed racer Jordan Baldwin took the last round literally by storm as he splashed and slithered his way...
Darkhorse adds another thoroughbred to its stable
Darkhorse Racing, which has been sharing its driving duties between Andrew Jackson and Leo Bult so far in the 2018-2019 Toyota 86 Championship, have expanded to a two car team with immediate effect. The team have purchased the ex-Neil Allport car and will enter it from...
King Kenny rides again
New Zealand racing legend Kenny Smith will make his 48th New Zealand Grand Prix start this coming weekend at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon. Smith - 77 - will join the field of sixteen up and coming single seater racers that include his latest protégé, championship leader...
BNT V8s Aiding with Grove’s Super 2 Preparations
As the Dunlop Super 2 Championship season start approaches in March at Adelaide, young Australian driver Brenton Grove has been clocking up the V8 miles in New Zealand. The Dunlop Super 2 Championship is the second tier V8 series in Australia under the Virgin Australia Supercars...
Armstrong win sends title showdown to Manfeild
Marcus Armstrong ended a challenging weekend with a dominant performance in the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy race in Taupo on Sunday afternoon, narrowing the gap to series leader Liam Lawson to just five points with it all to play for at the 64th New Zealand...
Revenge for Muth as Belgian grabs first win
Belgium's Esteban Muth took a fine victory on Sunday morning at Taupo, resisting immense pressure from New Zealander Brendon Leitch and series leader Liam Lawson to take a well-deserved first victory in the 2019 Castrol Toyota Racing Series. With the grid based on the finishing order...
Auer on pole for Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy race
Lucas Auer has maintained the form he showed in winning Saturday’s second race at Taupo by claiming pole position for the big feature race of the fourth weekend of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series – the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. The four TRS teams sent their...
Auer takes timely win in Taupo
Austrian Lucas Auer grabbed his first win in the 2019 Castrol Toyota Racing Series, fighting off Liam Lawson for the win as championship leader Marcus Armstrong suffered a suspension failure which left him five laps behind and out of the points. The latest twist in an...