James Penrose and Billy Frazer share wins after a bizarre day of Formula Ford racing
James Penrose and Billy Frazer have won the opening two races of the ITM NZ Formula Ford Championship at Pukekohe Park. The opening race of the weekend ended in bizarre circumstances while the afternoon race had the crowd on the edge of their seats. Penrose took...
New-look NZ Formula Ford Championship set for Supercars season opener
The new-look NZ Formula Ford Championship is ready to hit the track as a support class to the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship at the ITM Auckland SuperSprint this weekend. Headlining the changes to the National Championship is the return to the traditional ‘Formula Ford’ moniker after...
Jackson targeting top five for Darkhorse Racing
Darkhorse Racing's Andrew Jackson is the latest driver to be confirmed for the next Toyota 86 Championship and is targeting top five results in his second year in the category. Two seventh place results in last year's campaign proved the experienced racer could find plenty of...
Toyota FT-60 takes to NZ tracks
The first New Zealand testing of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand's FT-60 open-wheeler got underway this week with the car running at both Hampton Downs and Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon - the venue for the country's annual Grand Prix event. Behind the wheel of the 280...
Smooth running ahead for Castrol TRS as series confirms Supashock
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand has this week confirmed Australian manufacturer Supashock as the sole supplier of shock absorbers for its new generation FT-60 racer. A full field of the new 290 horsepower cars, which utilises the same state-of-the-art halo Tatuus chassis design used in many...
Toyota 86 title is the priority for Connor Adam
The most experienced racer in the Toyota 86 Championship - Connor Adam - is aiming fairly and squarely at the 2019-2020 title. It's the Auckland racer's fourth season in the highly competitive championship and represents his best chance yet of securing the much sought after...
Stronger faster Gilchrist targeting race wins in Toyota 86
Sixteen-year-old Brock Gilchrist is set to return to the 2019-2020 Toyota 86 Championship faster, stronger and fitter following a standout debut season. Gilchrist was one of the stars of the championship last season, bagging two podiums at Teretonga Park and Hampton Downs as a fifteen-year-old rookie...
Thomson secures junior title at Coromandel
Christchurch’s Dylan Thomson has secured his third consecutive junior championship and tightened his strangle-hold on third place in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship after another top five result at the Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel. Thomson headed to the event looking to...
Sheehan takes championship control at Coromandel
Queenstown’s Mike Sheehan has one hand on the championship trophy in the front-wheel drive class of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship after a maximum score at the Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel held over the weekend. Having seen his lead reduced to...
Ben Hunt pilots Subaru WRX STI to his second national rally championship title win
Subaru driver Ben Hunt is elated to have wrapped up the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) today, with a round to spare. Hunt and his long-time co-driver Tony Rawstorn needed only to finish eighth or higher in the one-day Dayle ITM Goldrush...