MotorSport New Zealand to again select Asia Pacific Rally Championship finalists for 2022
MotorSport New Zealand again will nominate five competitors to participate in the 2022 Asia Pacific Rally Championship final at Coffs Habour, Australia, on 18-20 November this year. The process will be the same as used in 2021 when border closures prevented international competitors from competing in...
Entries open as organisers confirm NZ Endurance Final green light
Entries are now open for the 2022 NZ National Endurance final and organisers are hoping to see one of the finest endurance fields ever assembled in New Zealand, despite the on-going challenges of running motorsport events at level red COVID-19 settings. The International Circuit at Hampton...
2023 Castrol TRS set for return to normal
International single seater racing should be back in New Zealand in 2023 - that's the message from TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand. News from Government that borders to international travellers will be open by October this year - and possibly even earlier - has been welcomed...
Three wins for Shepherd ignites Toyota 86 title defence
Reigning champion Rowan Shepherd has ignited his defence of the Toyota 86 Championship title with a third win for the weekend at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. Starting off pole position with a dry track but rain in the air, the Christchurch racer had to play second...
Peter Ward wins V8 Utes season opener
There had been 2 different winners in Saturday’s 2 races. So it was all down to Sunday’s racing at the Speedworks Event at Hampton Downs to decide the RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes racing championship Round One. Brad & Greg Kroef lined up on the front row...
Dylan Grant completes Hampton Downs dominance with another Formula First win
Once again Dylan Grant has been untouchable at Hampton Downs and has won race four of the 2021-22 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship. In a twice safety car interrupted race, Grant still managed to pull a mammoth 4.8s lead in the three green racing...
Shepherd the boss in the wind and rain for Toyota 86s
Reigning champion Rowan Shepherd took his second win of the weekend in the third round of the Toyota 86 Championship this morning at Hampton Downs - beating Simon Evans into second place in very challenging conditions on and off the track. Shepherd was able to out...
Dylan Grant strikes back with Sunday morning Formula First win
Dylan Grant has responded to his post-race penalty in race two by winning race three of the 2021-22 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship. A late-race safety car for a stranded Liam Nicholson left the front runners just one lap to decide the finishing order. Grant,...
Two races, two winners as the V8 Utes ignite a new season
There couldn’t have been a more exciting way to launch the 2022 RYCO 24•7 V8 Ute Racing championship as several emerging talents made their intentions felt during Saturday morning’s qualifying We’d have expected the ultra-experienced Peter Ward to have had it all his own way,...
Penny steals Toyota 86 race at the flag
Veteran John Penny won the race of the day at Hampton Downs today, leaving it until the drag race to the finish line to pass race leader Dion Pitt and deny the rookie his first win in the Toyota 86 Championship. It was 54 year old...