Finalists chosen for Hampton Downs NZ Racing Academy Shoot-out
The Hampton Downs New Zealand Racing Academy (NDNZRA) has chosen the three finalists that will race off for this year's Toyota 86 Championship prize package in a one-day shoot-out on November 9th. The successful winner will receive a cash prize of $37,500 towards a season...
Orr-West poised for best season yet in Toyota 86
Whakatane’s Christina Orr-West is hoping to make it third time lucky in the chase for one of New Zealand motorsport's most closely contested series, the Toyota 86 Championship. After two solid seasons in the Toyota 86 Championship where she grabbed the occasional eye-catching result, Christina is...
Cromie Returns to Defend GT4 Title
Reigning GT4 Champion, Nigel Cromie is eager to strap back into his McLaren 570S when the GT New Zealand Championship gets underway at Cromwell’s Highlands Motorsport Park in January. Cromie was somewhat a revelation in 2022, with minimal circuit racing experience, he managed to clinch...
2023 NZ Rally Championship calendar locked in
The Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship will return to Coromandel and Bay of Plenty in 2023 with the calendar now confirmed. After a couple of seasons disrupted by COVID-19 and a 2022 season that featured a double-round at Repco Rally New Zealand, the...
Biggest ever screen audience likely for Toyota’s 2023 NZ championships
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ is hoping both its first post Covid pandemic international Castrol TRS championship and its Toyota 86 series will reach more global viewers than ever before. The 2023 TRS championship, which is already attracting some of the top names in junior formulae motorsport...
F4 star Shehan to step up to Castrol TRS for 2023
Multiple United States Formula 4 race winner and championship contender Ryan Shehan is the latest high quality rising star to be confirmed for the 2023 Castrol Toyota Racing Series. The 17 year old driver from Austin currently sits fourth in the championship chase, having had a...
Landmark live TV deal confirmed as 2023 Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand Championship takes shape
The 2023 Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand Championship is quickly taking shape as the summer of racing approaches, with an exciting new live TV deal confirmed. “Super Sprint” has also been confirmed as the new name for the Motorsport New Zealand Premier Race Championship, with...
New ‘Masters Championship’ confirmed for NZ Formula First
The 2022-23 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship will have more on the line than ever with the inclusion of a Masters Championship. This season will mark 55 years of racing for the VW-based racing formula in New Zealand. The class has a proud history of...
GT New Zealand Championship Primed for 2023 Season
Exotic GT machinery from a wide variety of sports car marques will headline the Motorsport New Zealand summer series in 2023 when the new look GT New Zealand Championship gets underway in January. The GT New Zealand Championship offers motorsport fans the chance to see global...
NZ Formula First Championship celebrates 55 years of racing for 2022-23 season
The 2022-23 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship will mark 55 years of racing for the VW-based racing formula in New Zealand. On 25 November 1967, around six cars lined up at Levin for the first-ever Formula Vee race, as it was called back then,...