Kris Meeke confirmed for 2024 Otago Rally
Irish rally star Kris Meeke has been announced as the star driver for the classic field on next year’s Central Machine Hire Otago Rally to be held from April 12-14. Loved by fans the world over for his spectacular, flat-out driving style, 44-year-old Meeke is a...
Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Championship makes Pirelli switch
The Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Championship will switch to Pirelli tyres for its highly competitive 2024 and 2025 competitions. Hankook’s plant in Daejeon, where much of its racing tyre manufacture was located was almost completely destroyed by the fire. A significant number of international championships, including...
Bilinski aiming to put Formula Regional experience to good use in NZ
Polish/British 19 year old Roman Bilinski will be joining team M2 Competition for the five round back-to-back Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Championship that races in NZ’s North and South Island and concludes with the New Zealand Grand Prix. He will bring a wealth of...
Manson extends lead in South Island Formula Ford Series after four race wins at Teretonga
Seb Manson has dominated the third round of the 2023/24 Yokohama South Island Formula Ford Series presented by Team Hutchinson Ford this weekend in Invercargill. The Aucklander won all four races setting a new lap record of 1 minute 02.920 seconds. Caleb Byers of Rolleston...
New GR86 Championship car revealed
The car that will form the backbone of future seasons of one of New Zealand motorsport’s most important championships broke cover for the first time today. The new GR86 Toyota will replace the TR86 for the 2024-2025 Toyota 86 Championship and beyond with the existing...
Bonilla heading to NZ to begin 2024 season
Castrol Toyota FR Oceania team Kiwi Motorsport has confirmed Texan Jake Bonilla as its first signing for the 2024 New Zealand-based championship. Twenty one year old Bonilla has undergone extensive FR testing with Kiwi Motorsport in 2023 and took his first win in the emerging...
Filmore & Gilchrist take round wins in GT New Zealand Championship opener at Taupo
Sam Filmore has taken the round win in Open Class and Brock Gilchrist has taken honours in the GT4 Class at the opening round of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship at Taupo today. The open class round podium saw Rick Armstrong second, with young rookie...
Brad Kroef wins V8 Utes rain-soaked season opener.
It was a case of ‘two trophies for Kroefies’ in the V8 Utes season opener of the Super V8 series at Taupo International Motorsport Park. Brad Kreof won Round One of the championship with father Greg in 2nd and Stu Monteith 3rd. The event was...
Bewley dominant in Toyota 86 feature race
Tom Bewley saved his best to last with a dominant drive in the third and final race of the first weekend of the 2023-24 Toyota 86 Championship at Taupo International Motorsport Park. Bewley didn’t make the greatest of starts from pole position and Jackson Rooney,...
Bewley fights back with impressive Toyota 86 win from ninth
Tom Bewley took his first win of the season in the Toyota 86 Championship after a scintillating drive from ninth on the grid at the Taupo International Motorsport Park. In another wet race at the opening round of the championship – this time starting line astern...