Home advantage for leader Alex Crosbie for penultimate NZ Formula Ford Championship round
Southland’s Alex Crosbie heads into the penultimate round of the 2023 NAPA Auto Parts NZ Formula Ford Championship (NZFF) with a healthy 99-point lead and home-circuit advantage this weekend at Teretonga Park in Invercargill. Crosbie proved unbeatable at the second of four-rounds in Taupo...
Paddon fights to win ERC Portugal
Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard delivered a considered and determined performance to win the opening round of the 2023 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) in Portugal on 12 March (European time). In wet, muddy and challenging conditions, the Kiwis say they...
Big field of Trucks heading to Teretonga Park
A big field of NZ Super Trucks is part of the programme for the Southern Thunder race meeting at Teretonga Park in Invercargill over the weekend of 18/19 March. The NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Super Trucks will fight out Round 3 of their National...
New direction, new car, new sponsor for Ryan Wood
Wellington teenager Ryan Wood begins his journey to become a V8 Supercar driver this weekend when he lines up in the Super2 field on the streets of Newcastle with a new team, new car, new direction and a new sponsor. Wood looked destined to continue racing...
Paddon ready for ERC opener in Portugal
Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard are as ready for the opening round of the 2023 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) when it gets underway on Friday evening in Fafe in northern Portugal. The rally, ERC Rally Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras,...
Star-studded lineup for NZ Hillclimb Championships
The Winmax Brake Pads MotorSport New Zealand Goldstar Hillclimb Championships has attracted star-studded entrants for its one-round shootout in March. Organised by South Otago Car Club, the Goldstar title will compete over two days in the Lawrence region. The tarmac being day one, on Tuapeka...
North Island Rally Series entries building ahead of opening event
With less than a fortnight until the opening round gets a start line countdown, the inaugural Winmax Brake Pads North Island Rally Series continues to attract registrations. Series officials report 34 drivers and 32 co-drivers have now registered for the five-round series which begins with...
Last chance for Elite MotorSport Academy applications
Applications for the 2023 edition of the Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand close in just a few days on 10 March. Organisers are putting out a final call for applications from aspiring motorsport competitors from Race, Rally, ClubSport and KartSport disciplines across New Zealand. The world-renowned...
51 years on, McRae’s original MG1 finally gets the Pukekohe race wins/lap record
The Pukekohe motor racing circuit in general, and – in particular - the New Zealand Grand Prix meetings held at the storied South Auckland venue between 1970 & 1975 didn’t do late Kiwi racing great Graham McRae any favours…even when the legendary Wellington-born racing car...
Crosbie extends lead in South Island F1600 Series
Alex Crosbie has extended his lead in the 2022/23 Yokohama South Island Formula 1600 Series after round four at the Timaru International Raceway on Saturday. Two wins and a second place across three races gives him a 65-point lead over rival Blake Knowles with...