Long game the aim for van Klink
Christchurch’s Marcus van Klink comes to the final round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, the Hyundai NZ Raglan Rally of the Coast, with a long term strategy in place as he aims for a trouble-free finish. After five rounds stretching the...
Speedway star Stewart joins race for the next Toyota 86 title
Taranaki 18 year old Campbell Stewart is the latest young driver to sign up for the 2018-2019 Toyota 86 Championship and the speedway ace will add yet another dimension to a series already brimming with talent. Three successful years in Ministocks from the age of 12...
Exciting SI Endurance Series action anticipated for Levels
The Carters Tyres One Hour Race Series hits Timaru’s Levels Raceway this Saturday with a full field of 42 cars set to take the grid on the tight and technical Levels circuit. This has all the makings of another terrific race as teams chase the...
Gilchrist leaving no stone unturned in first full season of Toyota 86
He may be one of the youngest competitors at just over 15 years of age, but young gun Brock Gilchrist is piecing together a very professional campaign as he aims to be the top rookie - and may be just a little more - in...
Sam has the Wright stuff for a Championship challenge
Up and coming racer Sam Wright is putting the final touches to his preparations for the 2018-2019 Toyota 86 Championship and focussing firmly on having a successful season. Wright launched his campaign at the TR86 category pre-season media and test day at Hampton Downs this week,...
Chelsea Herbert takes Class One step in BNT V8s
Chelsea Herbert will graduate to class one of the BNT V8s this season when the championship gets underway at Pukekohe in November. Herbert competed in class two during the 2017/18 season, the 19-year-old becoming the first female to win a V8 Touring Car race in New...
Two from two for Foster/Reid Audi in Southern endurance battle
A second win in the Carter’s Tyres South Island Endurance Series Three Hour race for the Neil Foster/Jonny Reid Audi R8 was the result of a hard-fought battle at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park just outside of Christchurch on Saturday. Taking the win was never...
Whittaker dominates One Hour SI Endurance race in Christchurch
A five-second penalty was not enough to make a dent in the win by Mark Whittaker at the second round of the One Hour Carter’s Tyres South Island Endurance Series. Adjudged to have followed an incorrect restart procedure, Whittaker still won comfortably by 17 seconds...
Toyota 86 Championship welcomes youngest ever competitor
Cambridge youngster Connor Davison is the latest up and coming motorsport talent to confirm his entry for the 2018-2019 Toyota 86 Championship and it’s the start of what he hopes will be a productive period in the category as he transitions from karts to cars. His...
Major change to Otago Rally seeding order for 2019
The Otago Rally will go ‘back to the future’ next year with a seeding order not used since the early 2000s, and that will further enhance the excitement of the event. Rally organisers have been wanting to find a way to manage the three different rallies...