Summerset GT New Zealand field set for opening round at Hampton Downs
The 2025/26 season of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship gets underway this weekend at Hampton Downs for the first of a five round championship. Among the front-runners are several of New Zealand’s leading GT drivers, with a mix of Porsche, Audi, Toyota and Mercedes-AMG machinery...
Rival comes to the aid of Macdonald for Whangarei
In one of the greatest shows of camaraderie the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship has ever seen, Rally Challenge points leader Caleb Macdonald will get a chance to win a title thanks to a rival. Macdonald and co-driver Larissa Bigger endured a horrific...
Murphy eyeing up possible title challenge with Syndicate
Christchurch racer Cormac Murphy is back for a third season in Toyota 86, joining impressive newcomers Syndicate Motorsport for a season where he hopes to turn his outright speed into a championship challenge. Cormac (22) is hoping a switch to Syndicate Motorsport will see him...
Barnes back on NZ tarmac after impressive Bathurst
Eighteen year old Cooper Barnes will join the grid for the Bridgestone GR86 Championship opener this coming weekend. A winner in state championship races in karting, Barnes has solid pace in the Australian GR86 championship, shining at his second Bathurst finale recently and of course...
Hampton Downs to live up to ‘International’ title this weekend
Round 1 of the 2025-2026 REPCO NextGen NZ Championship kicks off a blockbuster summer of motorsport in New Zealand this weekend at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. The Alliance Services Hampton Downs International will be just that – an international event with more than 30 cars, 60...
Porsche 992 machinery for up and coming young gun
Regan Scoullar will step up into newer Porsche 992 machinery this season when the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship gets underway this weekend at Hampton Downs. The 19-year-old from Wellington and two-time NZ Porsche Championship has made fleeting appearances in the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship...
Former GT4 Champion makes Open Class step up
Former GT4 Champion Nigel Cromie will return to the track this season, stepping up to the Open Class of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship in a Porsche 992. Having watched from the sidelines over the last couple of seasons, Cromie says he has been keeping...
Massive shake-up for Whangarei finale
Vertex Oil International Rally of Whangarei will enjoy its biggest makeover since it started next month when the 2025 edition serves as the finale of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. Long a fixture of the national championship, the Whangarei-based round will look...
McGill playing catch-up but hunting Rookie title success
Lucas McGill hadn’t done much time at all in a Toyota GR86 racing car before winning the Tony Quinn Scholarship and securing a season in the Bridgestone GR86 Championship, but he’s been hard at work making up for lost time. The 17 year old Aucklander is...
Extensive broadcast package confirmed for Repco NextGen NZ Championship
A NEW global broadcast package will deliver new and significantly larger audiences to the Repco NextGen NZ Championship this summer. Live coverage in New Zealand and around the world has been secured for the six-event championship that commences with the Alliance Services Hampton Downs International on...