Will Kitching advances in Nexen Tyre Mazda Racing Series and Elite Motorsport Academy
It has been a big year for eighteen-year-old Timaru apprentice mechanic Will Kitching following his debut in the Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series last summer. After a very successful rookie season in the category, Kitching recently attended the Elite Motorsport Academy camp run by MotorSport...
Hunter Robb ready for Sprint Challenge testing in Australia
Fresh from successfully completing the 2024 Elite Motorsport Academy week in Dunedin, Aucklander Hunter Robb is heading to Australia to test a Porsche Michelin Sprint Championship car as he prepares for the next step in his career. “The Elite Motorsport Academy was a great experience,” commented...
Sydney learnings key to Jaxon Evans’ Supercars learnings
Jaxon Evans has had another crucial learning weekend in the Repco Supercars Championship with plenty of positives to come out of the 2024 Panasonic Air Conditioning Sydney SuperNight. Although unable to close in on the top 10, the first-year Supercars driver finished both races higher than...
Paddon heads to Rome aiming for championship gains
As the defending FIA European Rally Champion, Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon heads to Rally di Roma Capitale in Italy this week with a clear goal: to protect and, ideally, extend his lead in this year’s championship. Paddon took the 2024 ERC lead at the...
Rally of Dargaville Tunatahi attracts top field for North Island Rally Series round
Ventia Rally of Dargaville Tunatahi attracts top field for North Island Rally Series round The 2024 Generator Rental Services North Island Rally Series (NIRS) roars back into action with the Ventia Rally of Dargaville Tunatahi this Saturday, 27 July 2024. The one-day event has attracted...
Livery revealed for Team MotorSport New Zealand Powered by Giltrap Group Motorsport
The striking new livery for Team MotorSport New Zealand Powered by Giltrap Group Motorsport has been unveiled ahead of the 2024 Tri-Nations Esport Cup. Longtime supporters of New Zealand motorsport, the Giltrap Group, have reaffirmed their commitment by backing the nation’s entry into this innovative event...
Louis Sharp vows to fight back after Dutch dramas
For the second time this season, Louis Sharp has lost the GB3 Championship lead as a result of another driver’s over-zealous errors. As happened last month in the reverse grid race in Belgium, the young New Zealander again was perfectly placed to increase his points...
Jacob Douglas tops Elite Motorsport Academy camp to win Bruce McLaren Trophy
Christchurch race driver Jacob Douglas, 19, has won the Bruce McLaren Trophy by topping the points table for the 2024 Elite Motorsport Academy of New Zealand camp. The Elite MotorSport Academy is an annual competitor development program put on by the MotorSport New Zealand Scholarship Trust...
Kiwi Young Gun Lands TCR Debut with 99motorsport
19-year-old Kiwi protege Ben Stewart will step aboard the 99motorsport Audi RS3 TCR for the upcoming round of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series at Queensland Raceway. After winning the inaugural TGRA86 Scholarship Shootout in 2023, Stewart took on the Trans-Tasman Challenge in TA2 machinery over...
Tri-Nations Esport Cup returns for 2024
Following a successful debut in 2023, the representative Tri-Nations Esport Cup series between New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom is returning for 2024. In a similar format to 2023, the series will pit the ten fastest qualifying drivers from each country against each other in...