TGRNZ heads to South Island for major Ruapuna test
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand will be heading to the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch next month on Tuesday 4th May. They will use the test as part of their on-going development programme and to gather set up data. Both the current specification Toyota FT-60...
Future bright for Formula Ford
Formula Ford competitors will once again be racing in both islands as part of a National Championship in 2021/2022. With one event left on the calendar for this year’s title, known as the ‘ITM New Zealand Formula Ford Championship by Avon Tyres’, next seasons plans...
REGISTRATIONS DUE: 74th Annual General Meeting
MotorSport New Zealand would like to remind all member Clubs that registrations for the AGM and nominations for commissions, the board and awards are due at 5:00pm, 7 April. It is important that your club attends as part of the AGM and the Conference will involve discussing...
Support on track for Formula Ford Festival ‘Driver to Europe’ program
Organisation and logistics for the Formula Ford Festival in May are on track and gaining momentum for the one-day event in Christchurch at the beginning of May 2021. The successful driver at the Festival is in line to win the ‘Driver to Europe’ prize,...
Chris Hughes wins Pukekohe round to pile pressure on Spark for Honda title
This year’s MOTUL Honda Cup title will go down to the wire after a nail biter at Pukekohe over the weekend saw Chris Hughes win the round and cut Greg Spark’s overall series lead to just five points. A solid qualifying run saw Hughes secure pole...
Jaxon Evans confirms World Endurance Championship campaign with Porsche customer team
Jaxon Evans has received a boost to the start of what will be an exciting 2021 motorsport campaign abroad, welcoming Dutton Garage and EMA Group as new partners for this season. Branding from Dutton Garage and one of the EMA Group subsidiaries (AF Engineering Services) will...
Top five for Sharp in Formula First round at Pukekohe
Louis Sharp continues to move forward after competing in the penultimate round of the Hi-Q Components 2020/21 NZ Formula First Championship, held at Pukekohe Park Raceway, Auckland, over the weekend. Having qualified in seventh, the Christchurch teenager finished fourth, seventh and fifth in the...
M Developments confirm two Super Production entries
M Developments have confirmed that they will run two race cars in the Super Production round at Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell, 23-24 April 2021. As well as running Paul Radisich in the Allied Petroleum TCR New Zealand Championship races, the team has entered two cars...
Avalon Biddle to tackle Otago Rally
She’s already a legend in the world of motorcycle racing, and now superbike racer Avalon Biddle is switching from two wheels to four to compete as Otago Rally’s celebrity guest driver. The first woman to win the much-coveted New Zealand’s Supersport 600 title and two-times winner...
Pukekohe thriller sets up grandstand finish to Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship
Fantastic weekends for Ryan Wood and Simon Evans in the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship at Pukekohe Park have set up a grandstand finish to the 2021 season. Championship leader Rowan Shepherd is now just two points ahead of Wood and a further five ahead of...