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...
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...