Porsche Endurance Trophy returns for New GT New Zealand Championship
The Porsche Endurance Trophy New Zealand will return as part of the 2024/25 Summerset GT New Zealand Championship which gets underway at Taupo International Motorsport Park November 22-24. By season end, the top Porsche driver will earn a Porsche Motorsport factory-recognised trophy for their efforts competing...
Seasoned karting champion Bethune confident ahead of return to circuits
Josh Bethune will make a return to circuit racing this season and the 21-year-old driver, engineer and karting instructor is hungry for success. Bethune will run as part of a major effort in the new Bridgestone GR86 Championship by a new team to the championship, Right...
2025 Central Machine Hire Otago Rally intentions to enter now open
Intentions to Enter for next year’s Central Machine Hire Otago Rally are now open, with another bumper field expected. To be held from April 4 to 6, the rally will once again be the opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship,...
Blincoe all go for Bridgestone GR86 Championship
Bucklands Beach racing driver Zach Blincoe is targeting the Rookie title in what is shaping up to be a highly competitive first ever Bridgestone GR86 Championship. Eighteen year old Blincoe is another impressive graduate of Formula Ford joining the first championship for the new generation...
Former Champion Returns to GT New Zealand
After a year away from the GT New Zealand Championship, Auckland's Marco Giltrap is returning to regain his crown. The 2022-23 series winner is back with Porsche, but this time in the new 992 GT3, the same spec he drives in Porsche Carrera Cup Australia. ...
Potter looking for a slice of the action in Bridgestone GR86 Championship
Young gun Mason Potter will be aiming to carry on a long run of motorsport success when he steps into the Bridgestone GR86 Championship later this month at Taupo International Motorsport Park. Nineteen year old Auckland student Mason is one of the brightest young stars in...
Youngest gun Giddy set to take on NZ’s best
Year Nine Orewa College student Ajay Giddy will become one of the youngest competitors ever in a Toyota-run motorsport championship when he takes to the track at Taupo International Motorsport Park in just over a week. Aged just 13, Ajay has already demonstrated considerable potential...
Bakkerus back for shot at GR86 title
Nineteen-year-old Auckland driver Hayden Bakkerus will start the inaugural Bridgestone GR86 Championship as one of the favourites after a solid first season in the country’s top one make one model motorsport category. A strong debut season in the Toyota 86 Championship saw Bakkerus finish the...
Townshend targeting big season in Bridgestone GR86 Championship
Harry Townshend is all set for his third season racing Toyota 86s, but with a new car and two years’ experience, the Hawke’s Bay racer is aiming big. Townshend – currently in the final year of University study in Wellington – has high hopes of...
Impressive Whangarei rally drive secures third in NZRC for Gilmour
To cap off an incredible season for New Zealand’s fastest female rally driver, Emma Gilmour has finished third overall in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC). She was elated, having given it her absolute all - aided by top co-driver Malcolm Read...