Big field heads south for 2024 Otago Rally
A quality field of 117 cars – the biggest field in four years – will start this year’s Central Machine Hire Otago Rally, to be based in Dunedin from April 12 to 14. The popular event is New Zealand’s traditional start to the rally season and...
Matt Penrose claims 2024 NZ Gold Star Hillclimb Championship
Christchurch’s Matt Penrose has claimed the 2024 NZ Gold Star Hillclimb Championship after dominating both days of competition in Stratford. Hosted by the South Taranaki Car Club with the support of Dign4u Ltd, the 2024 edition of the popular championship saw competitors tested on a sealed...
Fillmore takes out the 2024 Porsche Endurance Trophy New Zealand
The inaugural Porsche Endurance Trophy New Zealand was awarded to Sam Fillmore after the final race at the 2024 Summerset GT New Zealand Championship over the weekend. Held at the Hampton Downs SuperSprint, three races over the weekend saw a fight to the end for...
Rick Armstrong wins GT New Zealand Open Championship; Brock Gilchrist wins GT4
Rick Armstrong has clinched the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship Open class title, with Brock Gilchrist winning the GT4 class. In a hard fought battle throughout the five round, 15 race season, and the lead changing multiple times, Armstrong claimed the top spot on the points...
West takes Mobil Delvac 1 Trophy at Teretonga Park
A new name will be engraved on the Mobil Delvac 1 Trophy after the latest round of the NAPA Auto Parts NZ Super Truck Championship at Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend. Dave West of Pukekohe won the trophy which is up for grabs each...
Dominant Rooney clean sweeps Toyota 86 at Hampton Downs
Jackson Rooney continued his dominance at the penultimate round of the Toyota 86 Championship, winning the final race to make it three from three. Rooney led from lights to flag, beating Tom Bewley into first place. An intense start saw Rooney defend his position well. ...
Rooney takes two from two in Toyota 86
Jackson Rooney made it two from two at Hampton Downs this morning after an action-packed second race at the penultimate round of the 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship. Starting eighth in a reverse grid format start that had Ryan Denize and debutant Tyler Collins on the front...
From pole to race win for Kyan Davie in V8 Utes
Relative newcomer Kyan Davie stormed from a hard earned pole to winning Race One of the V8 Utes at Hampton Downs. For the rest of the field, after some promising performances in Qualifying, Race One brought mechanical dramas and frustrations for some of the championship...
Wins for Osborne and Sax in GT New Zealand Championship at Hampton Downs
Clay Osborne has taken the win in the Open Class of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship, with James Sax winning in GT4, in the first race of the final round at Hampton Downs today. Sunny conditions greeted the opening encounter of the weekend, and saw...
Exton takes control of Toyota 86 qualifying at Hampton Downs
William Exton left the rest in his wake as he grabbed pole position for the first race at the penultimate round of the Toyota 86 Championship at Hampton Downs this morning. In a hugely competitive qualifying session with the top twenty cars covered by a second,...