Buist wins 2026 Mainland Rally Championship title at Waimate Rally
Deane Buist (Toyota Trueno) has claimed the 2026 Mainland Rally Championship (MRC) title after finishing third MRC competitor home in Saturday’s inaugural Waimate Rally. While Tim Smith/Bridget Airey (Subaru Impreza) took the overall rally win, James McIver/Matthew Wright (Subaru Impreza) came in first Mainland competitor...
Travis Pastrana and David Coulthard join Race Of Champions Wellington Line-Up
Race Of Champions (ROC) today confirmed that motorsport legends Travis Pastrana and David Coulthard will compete at Race Of Champions Wellington on 9 and 10 January 2027, the first time the event has been held in New Zealand. Thirteen-time Formula One Grand Prix winner and two-time...
Leitch to race new Lamborghini Temerario in Asian Le Mans Series
Leipert Motorsport has confirmed Brendon Leitch for the upcoming 2026/27 Asian Le Mans Series in a new Lamborghini Temerario GT3. Leitch will partner Australia’s Nicolas Stati and another yet-to-be-confirmed Bronze-rated driver for the three-round series. Despite the name, the series will be held in Europe. That’s due...
Crème Insurance North Island Formula Ford Series underway this Sunday at Hampton Downs
The five-round Crème Insurance North Island Formula Ford Series (NIFF) gets underway this Sunday at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park with qualifying and three races over the one-day Auckland Car Club Combined Race & Sprints Meeting. Returning to the category are Oliver Sentch (Van Diemen Stealth) who...
Hawkeswood title makes history in more ways than one
Rising rally star Jack Hawkeswood made history in more ways than one over the weekend after claiming his first Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship with the final round in the Bay of Plenty still to run. Jack took a memorable and comprehensive victory...
Miles Baker wins 2026 Tony Quinn Foundation GR86 Shootout as Scoles earns additional support
Fourteen-year-old Waikato driver Miles Baker has been crowned the winner of the 2026 Tony Quinn Foundation GR86 Shootout at Hampton Downs, earning a $54,000 support package towards the upcoming Bridgestone GR86 Championship, while fellow finalist Nieko Scoles will also receive $20,000 in support. With so little...
Allen aiming for title in Bridgestone GR86 Championship swanson
Justin Allen – race winner and title contender in past seasons – will start his ninth and he says last season in the Bridgestone GR86 Championship aiming for wins at every round. The popular Feilding series veteran – still only 31 years of age –...
Volunteer at the Race Of Champions New Zealand
The Race Of Champions is coming to New Zealand for the first time, and MotorSport New Zealand is calling on volunteers to help deliver one of the biggest motorsport events this country has ever seen. Taking place at Hnry Stadium, Wellington, from Friday 8 to Sunday...
Hawkeswood emulates father to win NZRC
Counties Manukau’s Jack Hawkeswood realised a childhood dream and became the first ever second-generation driver to win the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship on Sunday. He claimed a dominant victory at the Vertex Lubricants International Rally Whangarei to take an unassailable lead with...
Hawkeswood on brink of 2026 title after dramatic Saturday
Whitford’s Jack Hawkeswood has put one hand on a maiden Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship after a dramatic opening day of the Vertex Lubricants International Rally Whangarei on Saturday. Hawkeswood claimed seven vital points for winning the Saturday leg and four points for...