Wins propel Michels into NZ Formula 1600 title contention at Manfeild Park
Two wins and a second place have propelled Southland’s Jordan Michels to just three-points shy of 2018/19 New Zealand Formula 1600 Championship leader Josh Bethune with one round left to play. Michels set fastest lap in qualifying at the Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Fielding,...
Downtown Dunedin treat for Otago Rally fans
The Otago Rally’s popular tarmac super stage will return to its traditional layout this year as over 100 rally crews tackle the downtown Dunedin spectacular. A shorter version of the stage was trialled in 2018, but feedback from competitors and spectators will see the stage revert...
Rivals look to halt Bethune’s NZ F1600 title quest at Manfeild this weekend
Auckland’s Josh Bethune has a slender 23-point lead heading to the penultimate round of the New Zealand Formula 1600 Championship at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon this weekend. Competing in his second year of the category, Bethune has led for much of the season but nipping...
Podjursky completes near perfect round at Manfeild
Taranaki teen Matthew Podjursky, 19, has completed a near-perfect weekend in Class 2 of the BNT V8s Championship at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon. New Zealand’s premier tin-top racing category held their penultimate round of the 2018/19 season over the weekend as a support series to the...
Hendl-Cox storms ahead in Formula First Championship
Whakatane’s Reece Hendl-Cox, 19, has stormed ahead in the 2018/19 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship after taking two race wins at Round four of the series at the New Zealand Grand Prix meeting at Manfeild. Series returnee Brody McConkey, 20, from the Kapiti Coast, topped...
More drama in New Zealand as Lawson wins GP and title
Liam Lawson is the 2019 New Zealand Grand Prix winner and the Castrol Toyota Racing Series champion after a dramatic finale at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon this afternoon in the Manawatu. In a race peppered by Safety Cars, race stoppages and penalties, Lawson emerged through it...
Smith Takes Round 5 Win at Manfeild in BNT V8s
Australian driver Jack Smith has taken the round win at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon at Feilding this weekend. Race two of the weekend held on Sunday morning was won by Smith, with Nick Ross and Lance Hughes rounding out the podium. Smith and the Nissan of...
Das wins and it’s game on for the Grand Prix
The 2019 Castrol Toyota Racing Series is poised for a dramatic showdown in the final race of the series - the 64th New Zealand Grand Prix - after a titanic battle in the Sunday morning race between championship protagonists Liam Lawson and Marcus Armstrong. With Lawson...
Ransley fends off Hedge in Manfeild ripper
Christchurch's Jaden Ransley has continued his championship charge in the 2018–’19 Toyota 86 Championship with a second straight victory at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon this morning in his Miles Toyota racer. The win, however, was not as straightforward as his Saturday effort. This time he was pushed...
Nick Ross Wins in BNT V8s at Manfeild
Nick Ross has won the first race of the weekend at Round 5 of the BNT V8s in a thrilling encounter at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon today at Feilding. Starting from position two, Ross and his Nissan Altima gained a good start and held the lead...