Historic marvels at Taupō’s Super Sprint MotorSport NZ Championship event
Taupō roars to life this weekend (19-21 January) as host of the annual Historic GP in conjunction with the Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand Championship premiere series. The second of seven for the 2024 season, this weekend combines two worlds with the historic era alongside the...
2024 Formula Regional Oceania season begins this weekend
The 19th season of Toyota New Zealand’s international single seater competition – the second as the official FIA Formula Regional Oceania Championship - gets underway this weekend in New Zealand and it’s packed with interesting and proven talent. There’s plenty to keep the fans interested with...
Two scholarships to be awarded prior to 2024 Otago Rally
The Otago Rally is offering two young driver scholarships in 2024, thanks to the support of new naming rights sponsor Central Machine Hire. Valued at in excess of $2500 each, the scholarships are to encourage young drivers to the Otago Rally who might otherwise struggle to...
F4 US champion joins Castrol Toyota FR Oceania grid
One of the strongest young Canadian talents to emerge onto the international motorsport scene is set to begin a big 2024 season in New Zealand. Reigning Formula 4 United States Champion Patrick Woods-Toth (19) will race in the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship...
Aussie Smith signs for part season in NZ with mtec Motorsport
Australian single seater racer Tommy Smith will compete in thje first three rounds of the forthcoming Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship in New Zealand. Smith competed in the Castrol Toyota Racing Series in 2019 in NZ and has since raced in the Asian Formula 3...
ClubSport Championship heads to Southland
The best exponents of ClubSport - grassroots level motorsport competition - will come south at the end of January to contest the MotorSport New Zealand ClubSport Championship at Teretonga Park in Invercargill. The championship will take place at the circuit over the weekend of Saturday...
Emma Gilmour joins the Super Sprint presentation team
Motorsport personality Emma Gilmour will join the Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand Championship series as a technical guest presenter for the live televised broadcast for the start of 2024. Dunedin based Gilmour will be based in pit lane for the coming Historic GP, being held...
Kaleb Ngatoa confirmed for full CTFROC campaign
Kaleb Ngatoa will be aiming to win races and fight for the championship in the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. If he does, he’ll become the first Kiwi to win NZ’s premier single seater championship since it became an FIA junior category. The 2024...
Kiwi racer Probst steps up to FR Oceania campaign
Kiwi Kaden Probst will compete in the forthcoming Castrol Toyota FR Oceania championship, stepping up from New Zealand’s top open formula championship to take on an international field. Probst – 18 - has been competing in the domestic based Formula Open New Zealand series, an...
Matriano makes it four F4 United States graduates heading to NZ
The Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Championship is proving popular as a season opener for graduates of the 2023 Formula 4 United States Championship. With confirmation that 21 year old Landan Matriano Lim will join Giles Motorsport for the forthcoming five round New Zealand based...