Two Toyota 86s up for grabs in new-look TOYOTA GAZOO championship
Toyota New Zealand has announced a massive new prize package for its rebranded TOYOTA GAZOO Racing 86 Championship as it focuses on continuing to provide a vital stepping stone for the country's best up and coming racing drivers. The winner of the 2019-2020 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing...
Hunt chasing second three-peat at Rally Canterbury
Subaru driver Ben Hunt heads to round three of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship in Canterbury this weekend looking to secure a rare three-peat. Hunt claimed top spot on the podium at the season-opening round in Otago in April before winning at...
New FT-60 will put NZ firmly on global motorsport map
Toyota Racing New Zealand has today revealed both a new brand and a brand new racing car for its annual New Zealand-based single seater championship and says it is aiming to put the championship firmly on the map as a 'must do' for the world's...
Rally New Zealand reflects on successful academies
The opening two rounds of both the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) and FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship Pacific Cup powered by Wurth (APRC) have highlighted the success of both current and former Rally New Zealand development initiatives. New Zealand Motorsport has...
Sheehan extends lead at Whangarei
Queenstown’s Mike Sheehan has extended his class lead in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship after the second round, the ENEOS International Rally of Whangarei, held over the weekend. Having spectated the event last year, Sheehan was excited to compete on some of...
Hunt wins consecutive NZRC rounds
Subaru’s Ben Hunt and co-driver Tony Rawstorn have won the NZRC component of the ENEOS International Rally of Whangarei today – repeating their result from the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship’s (NZRC) first round in Otago. Hunt was the first of the NZRC...
Hunt powers to second straight win
Ben Hunt and Tony Rawstorn have gone back-to-back in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship and opened up a healthy championship lead with victory at International Rally of Whangarei Sunday. The Hydraulink Subaru pair started the day in a tight battle with Stephen...
Hunt pips Barker to lead in Whangarei
Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship leader Ben Hunt passed Stephen Barker in the penultimate stage of Saturday’s action at International Rally of Whangarei to claim day honours. The Subaru driver, and co-driver Tony Rawstorn, holds an overnight lead of 6.4 seconds from Mitsubishi...
Kiwi stars to chase YouTube sensation in Whangarei
Leading Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship combatants will test themselves against former WRC star and YouTube sensation Ken Block at this weekend’s International Rally of Whangarei. American Block will contest the two-day event in his Hoonigan Racing Ford Escort Cosworth having previously won...
Speed Works publishes provisional 2019-2020 calendar
Speed Works Events has released its provisional 2019-2020 MotorSport NZ Championship calendar and the big news is the potential return of international single seaters to arguably the country's most iconic race track. The Castrol Toyota Racing Series, which will once again run its five back-to-back rounds...