Multiple internationals, local stars likely for Otago Rally challenge
Intentions to enter the Central Machine Hire Otago Rally are rolling in, with 17 internationals looking to challenge themselves on the Dunedin roads so far. Opened in September, many competitors have shared their intentions to compete in the event, with several in each of the relevant...
Aussie star Mansell heading for New Zealand for CTFROC
Junior formula specialist Christian Mansell is the latest to join the grid for the forthcoming 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Mansell (18) will join for at least the first two rounds of the championship, which will include the first round at the Taupo...
NZ leads the way as CTFROC the first FIA Formula Regional championship to use fossil free fuel
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand has confirmed that its Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Championship fleet of Toyota FT60 cars will switch full-time to P1 Fuels synthetic fuel. A successful test programme means that all 20 cars in the forthcoming championship – which begins next...
Kiwi Motorsport to field Bowling in 2024 CTFROC
American Jett Bowling will switch continents but not teams when he steps up to the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. The 18-year-old engineering student from Dallas, Texas, will race in the five round international championship for Kiwi Motorsport, whose US operation – Crosslink Kiwi...
Kiwi Motorsport secures top F4 runner for CTFROC
Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania team Kiwi Motorsport has secured one of its F4 United States Championship front runners for the forthcoming New Zealand-based championship. Titus Sherlock finished second overall in this year’s F4 United States Championship, winning races in one of America’s most competitive...
Liam Sceats set to mount CTFROC championship attack
Kiwi Liam Sceats is aiming squarely at a title challenge in the forthcoming 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. The 18 year old Aucklander impressed in his first season of the Formula Regional championship earlier this year and has maintained strong form throughout the year...
Southland rally returns for 2024
Emerging from the dark after a break of 20 years the Rally of Southland returns as the Southern Lights Rally – the world’s southernmost championship event, being held 21-22 June 2024. Using 150km of competitive road section in the Southland region it revives what used...
New Alpine Academy junior Lacorte heading to New Zealand
New Alpine Academy signing Nicola Lacorte will begin a busy 2024 season with selected rounds of the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship in New Zealand. Sixteen year old Italian Lacorte is one of the most promising young drivers emerging in Europe and has just...
NZ Rally Championship calendar set for 2024
The Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship has confirmed a six-round 2024 calendar that will see the first half of the season take place in the South Island and second half in the North. Championship organisers have also confirmed the addition of the Southern...
Chinese Formula 4 Champion Xie heading for NZ
Junior formulae championship winner Gerrard Xie is the latest international rising star to sign up for the nineteenth season of the New Zealand Championship, second season under the name of Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Hong Kong born, but residing in Shenzhen, China, 17-year-old Xie...