TRS upgraded to Formula Regional Oceania status
The Castrol Toyota Racing Series is set to get a new name and a new status in global motorsport as world governing body the FIA has confirmed it will become the Oceania edition of its Formula Regional championships in 2023. The Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania...
Ferrari’s for Bawden and Leach in Golden Homes GT New Zealand Championship
It’ll be a two car Ferrari attack for Wayne Leach and Todd Bawden when the Golden Homes GT New Zealand Championship gets underway at Highlands Motorsport Park in January. Leach will campaign a 2018 Ferrari 488 Challenge Cup Car which he has upgraded from the...
Otago Rally joins all-new TER World Series
New Zealand’s famous Otago Rally is the first rally in the Southern Hemisphere to be confirmed as part of the new TER World Series. A series aimed at iconic events in iconic locations, it is an evolution of the TER Series run in Europe for...
Morales adds more US flavour to 2023 Castrol TRS Championship
Up and coming American David Morales is the latest signing for the 2023 Castrol Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand, securing his spot on the grid for its first full international post-Covid championship. Between 2012 and 2014, Morales competed in various karting championships in his home...
Golden Homes Backs GT New Zealand Championship
Golden Homes has been announced as the naming rights partner for the GT New Zealand Championship which gets underway at Highlands Motorsport Park in January. “We’re thrilled to have a company like Golden Homes lend its support and engage with the GT New Zealand Championship,”...
Flying Finn ready for Otago Rally debut
Six years after he was initially scheduled to compete at the ENEOS Otago International Classic Rally, Finland’s Mikko Hirvonen will suit up for the world-famous rally next April. Hirvonen was set to compete in the 2016 and 2020 events, but due to a late schedule...
Fourth generation racer keeping it in the family with TR86 season
Young gun Thomas Mallard will follow in his dad Mark’s footsteps in the Toyota 86 Championship this season, taking the wheel of the familiar white TR86 racer. Thomas is the fourth generation racer from the Mallard motorsport dynasty and will be a rookie to watch...
Penny not satisfied with occasional wins
Masters racer John Penny is going all out in the tenth anniversary Toyota 86 Championship to better an already impressive campaign last season. 'JP' who at 54 is comfortably the oldest racer in the highly competitive pack, chalked up two outright wins last season, one of...
Greg Murphy & Paul Radisich to start at George Begg Festival 2023
They’re two of the biggest names in modern-day motorsport here in New Zealand: and Greg Murphy and Paul Radisich are set to start at Invercargill’s George Begg Festival. The retro motorsport event will be held at the city’s Teretonga Park from 30 March – 2 April,...
Chloe Chambers to build on W Series experience with NZ’s Castrol TRS Championship
Up-and-coming American racer Chloe Chambers is confirmed as the seventh woman to take on the men in the New Zealand-based Castrol Toyota Racing Series. Fresh from a season of W Series with Jenner Racing, the 18-year-old will join Giles Motorsport for the 2023 championship and...