Sprague not complacent as Mazda Pro8 New Zealand has penultimate round in Timaru this weekend
Mazda Pro8 New Zealand leader Corban Sprague is not being complacent as the 2025/26 series has its penultimate round at the ever-popular Thunder Down Under meeting in Timaru this weekend. Local knowledge won’t necessarily be an advantage in such a competitive field at the...
Sceats secures late deal to try for NZGP victory number two
2024 New Zealand Grand Prix winner Liam Sceats will be back on the grid for this weekend’s 70th running of the race, and he’s focussing solely on winning the country’s biggest single seater race for a second time. In a last minute deal signed over...
Jaxon Evans to race in Tim Miles Memorial Race at Highlands
Supercars, GT ace to drive Tim’s Swift DB4 Formula Atlantic this weekend at Highlands as key support to NAPA 70th New Zealand Grand Prix. Jaxon Evans will drive his late friend, mentor and supporter Tim Miles’ car in a race to be run in his tribute...
Jim Richards receives Australia Day Honours
MotorSport New Zealand warmly congratulates legendary driver Jim Richards following his appointment as an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division as part of the 2026 Australia Day Honours, recognising his “significant service to motor sports.” Widely regarded as one of...
Title to go down to the wire at 70th NAPA New Zealand Grand Prix
THE Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy will go down to the wire at New Zealand’s most historic motorsport event next weekend, following another dramatic weekend at the Repco NextGen NZ Championship at Teretonga. Day 3 of the Ascot Park Hotel Teretonga Park International delivered classic...
Championship lead changes in wet & wild Summerset GT at Teretonga
Rick Armstrong has won the second round of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship over the weekend at Teretonga while Glen Chappel and young Australian driver Lachlan Evernnett won in GT4. Backing up his win on Saturday, Armstrong clinched a second and a third to take...
Twelve-year-old sets the pace in NZ Formula Ford opener at Teretonga
The 2026 NAPA New Zealand Formula Ford Championship supported by Ford roared into action at the opening round at Teretonga Park in Invercargill with a 12-year-old Australian making a splash over the rain-soaked weekend. Rookie Seb Eskandari-Marandi from the Gold Coast won the first...
Ugochukwu mistake allows Slater into title chase
A late mistake by championship leader Ugo Ugochukwu at Teretonga gave teammate Freddie Slater the Spirit of a Nation feature race trophy in the third round of the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy. It propelled the British racer right into the title fight with four...
White takes win number two at Teretonga
A fantastic start was the foundation for a great win for Chris White at Teretonga this afternoon in the Bridgestone GR86 Championship third round feature race. Having lost the series lead to Zach Blincoe in the morning’s race, White’s great drive allowed him to retakes the...
Ugochukwu takes firm grip of Trophy – Wood now second overall
Championship leader Ugo Ugochukwu was back in the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy winner’s circle with a dominant victory in the second race of the rain-affected weekend at Teretonga Raceway. Vastly superior race pace in the wet saw him race away from second placed Ryan...