Giddy hits top form in Manfeild qualifying
Ajay Giddy – the youngest driver in this year’s Bridgestone GR86 Championship – proved once again he has the pace to win with a massive qualifying performance that saw him secure pole position for Sunday’s feature race in qualifying at Manfeild this morning. Drivers put the...
V8’s return to Manfeild as Repco NextGen NZ heads to lower North Island
New Zealand's newest V8 racing category will land in the Manawatū for the first time this weekend, returning the old school GM-versus-Ford V8 rivalry and thunder to the lower North Island for the first time in years. The SP Tools TA2 New Zealand Championship features as...
Classic Rally Championship added to 2026 New Zealand Rally Championship
MotorSport New Zealand has introduced a Classic Rally Championship for the 2026 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, establishing a dedicated national platform for classic rally cars to compete. The new championship, will also be known as ‘Category 6’, has been developed to...
Manson takes control of NZ Formula Ford Championship in Timaru
Auckland’s Marco Manson has leapt up the leaderboard from fifth to first to take control of the 2026 NAPA New Zealand Formula Ford Championship supported by Ford after the second round was held at the Timaru International Raceway over the weekend. The annual Thunder Down...
Armstrong Takes Out Round Three at Highlands with Dominant Display – Chappel & Evennett Win in GT4
In a dominant display at Highlands Motorsport Park this weekend, Rick Armstrong has taken pole position and three race wins in the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship increasing his lead in the points standings. In the GT4 Class, Glen Chappel has extended his points lead, winning...
Zack attack! – Scoular storms to New Zealand Grand Prix win
Zack Scoular produced the finest drive of his career – in his last ever single seater race – to win the 70th New Zealand Grand Prix at Highlands Motorsport Park today. As he raced across the line to become the 33rd Kiwi to win the iconic...
Broughan stamps authority on Highlands feature
A barnstormer of a feature race at Highlands Motorsport Park was a fitting end to a great weekend of racing at the fourth round of the Bridgestone GR86 Championship – and it was Arthur Broughan who took the spoils. Broughan had been the fastest man all...
Bethune holds off inspired Zeltwanger to win Highlands thriller
Josh Bethune won an absolute thriller of a second race in the Bridgestone GR86 Championship’s fourth round at Highlands Motorsport Park. Starting from pole position, Josh never managed to shake off championship rookie Lee Zeltwanger, and the two were never more than a car length apart...
Ugochukwu dominates Race 1 to increase championship lead
Championship leader Ugo Ugochukwu went one step closer to the 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy today, with a dominant victory at Highlands Motorsport Park. After a dramatic qualifying session earlier, the laid back American hammered home his status as title favourite with an emphatic...
Armstrong wins Summerset GT New Zealand Opener at Highlands – Matt Day Wins on Debut in GT4
Rick Armstrong has won the opening race of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship at Highlands Motorsport Park today, while 16-year-old Matt Day has won on debut in GT4. A stark contrast to last weekend at Teretonga, hot and sunny conditions greeted competitors for the first...