Payne masterclass secures Dan Higgins Trophy
Runaway Castrol Toyota Racing Series championship leader Matthew Payne made it four from four with another winning performance at Manfeild to win the Dan Higgins Trophy and have one hand on the 2021 title. Payne once again controlled the race throughout to win by over eight...
Shepherd takes first win after dramatic race
Rowan Shepherd opened his winner's account in the 2021 Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship in dramatic style as the racing got underway with an absolute thriller at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon today. Shepherd and pole position holder Ryan Wood fought for the lead away from the...
Gene Rollinson confirmed for TCR New Zealand Championship
One of New Zealand’s most versatile drivers in recent times, Gene Rollinson, has been confirmed as the first entry in the 2021 TCR New Zealand Championship. Rollinson will join the grid in a Racer Products sponsored Hyundai i30 N TCR car. The Aucklander has driven a...
Crushing Payne win extends series lead at Manfeild
Championship leader Matthew Payne raced to a comfortable win in the first race of the weekend at the final round of the 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series today. Starting from the front with a time that would have put him on pole for the hotly-contested NZ...
Grand Prix weekend gets thumbs up from broadcasters
Motorsport promoter Speed Works is confident its decision to stream its events live on the Spark Sport platform, with a free to air highlights package on Three, is the right one. It follows confirmation by both broadcasters that the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix was...
Billy Frazer latest success of Road to Indy partnership
Billy Frazer is the latest Kiwi to head stateside to take the next steps of his career and despite the long shadow cast by the COVID-19 pandemic, his move to USF2000 is a great success for the Castrol Toyota Racing Series and Road to Indy...
Can anyone halt the reign of Payne?
The 2021 Castrol Toyota Series will be remembered as being unique in the COVID-19 world, but it has also seen the emergence of a major new Kiwi racing talent in Matthew Payne. Against a field of established stars at the New Zealand Grand Prix, Payne made...
Production Racing Championship revived for Super Production
The Production Racing Championship will be revived as part of the recently announced Super Production series. The decision was confirmed by the board of MotorSport New Zealand at their latest meeting. Super Production, has evolved on the Production Racing Championship concept of the early-2000s, to encompass...
Breakthrough weekend for challengers in Best Bars Toyota 86?
Championship leader Simon Evans and up and coming star Ryan Wood have had it all their own way so far in the first two rounds of the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship, but it could all change this weekend at Manfeild for round three. Wood won...
Otago Rally announces new naming rights partner
The New Zealand Rally Championship component of the Otago Rally has a new sponsor, and a new name for 2021. The Winmax Brakes Otago NZRC Rally, brought to you by Paddon Rallysport, will start the new season on the weekend of April 16, 17 and 18. ...