Young-guns to battle for NZ Formula 1600 title at Pukekohe this weekend
Two young-guns will go head-to-head this weekend as the New Zealand Formula 1600 Championship title will be decided at Pukekohe Park Raceway in Auckland. Just three points separate Auckland’s Josh Bethune and Southland’s Jordan Michels after battling over four rounds since early November 2018. Arguably Bethune...
Callum Crawley takes Morrie Smith Memorial Trophy after maiden Formula 1600 win
18-year-old driver Callum Crawley from Feilding has won the prestigious Morrie Smith Memorial Trophy at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon over the weekend. Crawley took his maiden win in the New Zealand Formula 1600 (Ford) Championship in the final race of the weekend, which also awarded...
McConkey shines as Symon slashes NZ Formula First Championship lead
20-year-old Kapiti Coast driver Brody McConkey shined at the fifth round of the 2018/19 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon. The big headline though was Palmerston North’s Chris Symon, 28, returning to victory lane in the final race of the...
Wins propel Michels into NZ Formula 1600 title contention at Manfeild Park
Two wins and a second place have propelled Southland’s Jordan Michels to just three-points shy of 2018/19 New Zealand Formula 1600 Championship leader Josh Bethune with one round left to play. Michels set fastest lap in qualifying at the Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Fielding,...
Downtown Dunedin treat for Otago Rally fans
The Otago Rally’s popular tarmac super stage will return to its traditional layout this year as over 100 rally crews tackle the downtown Dunedin spectacular. A shorter version of the stage was trialled in 2018, but feedback from competitors and spectators will see the stage revert...
Rivals look to halt Bethune’s NZ F1600 title quest at Manfeild this weekend
Auckland’s Josh Bethune has a slender 23-point lead heading to the penultimate round of the New Zealand Formula 1600 Championship at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon this weekend. Competing in his second year of the category, Bethune has led for much of the season but nipping...
Podjursky completes near perfect round at Manfeild
Taranaki teen Matthew Podjursky, 19, has completed a near-perfect weekend in Class 2 of the BNT V8s Championship at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon. New Zealand’s premier tin-top racing category held their penultimate round of the 2018/19 season over the weekend as a support series to the...
Hendl-Cox storms ahead in Formula First Championship
Whakatane’s Reece Hendl-Cox, 19, has stormed ahead in the 2018/19 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship after taking two race wins at Round four of the series at the New Zealand Grand Prix meeting at Manfeild. Series returnee Brody McConkey, 20, from the Kapiti Coast, topped...
More drama in New Zealand as Lawson wins GP and title
Liam Lawson is the 2019 New Zealand Grand Prix winner and the Castrol Toyota Racing Series champion after a dramatic finale at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon this afternoon in the Manawatu. In a race peppered by Safety Cars, race stoppages and penalties, Lawson emerged through it...
Smith Takes Round 5 Win at Manfeild in BNT V8s
Australian driver Jack Smith has taken the round win at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon at Feilding this weekend. Race two of the weekend held on Sunday morning was won by Smith, with Nick Ross and Lance Hughes rounding out the podium. Smith and the Nissan of...