Both Kiwis finish Top Four at the first day of FIA F3 testing at Budapest
Liam Lawson and Marcus Armstrong put on the strongest showing over the closing minutes of afternoon testing at Hungaroring. They shuffled around the top four order before Armstrong went quickest and Lawson dropped to fourth as time ran out. With less than five minutes on the...
Campbell starts season on the podium
Tauranga’s Phil Campbell has started his Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship campaign with a third placed finish at the Otago Rally held over the weekend. After a troubled build-up to the event, Campbell and co-driver Mal Peden set a consistent pace across the...
Thomson satisfied with new car debut
Christchurch’s Dylan Thomson has come away from the opening round of the 2019 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, the Otago Rally, satisfied with his debut performance in a four-wheel drive car. Leading into the event, Thomson’s experience of the new Specialised Auto Services...
Sheehan achieves life long dream at Otago
Queenstown’s Mike Sheehan has achieved a life long dream of winning his class in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship at the opening round, Rally Otago, held over the weekend. Sheehan and co-driver Glenn Goldring headed to the event expecting a strong battle...
Kiwis fly on Oz debut
New Zealand Toyota 86 Championship racers Jaden Ransley and Peter Vodanovich turned more than a few heads at the first round of the Australian Toyota 86 Racing Series at Philip Island at the weekend, establishing themselves as contenders for race wins and championship placings as...
Tough start for Gilmour in NZRC opener at Otago
With any car rebuild there will be teething problems and Emma Gilmour experienced her fair share of them at her home event, the Drivesouth Rally of Otago at the weekend. Issues both days of the 15-stage Dunedin-based event in her fully-refurbished Vantage Windows and Doors Suzuki Swift...
GILLIES AND PILCHER IMPRESS WITH TOP THREE FINISH
Otago and Auckland rallying duo Andy Gillies and Nathan Pilcher capped a fine return to the New Zealand Rally Championship with a podium finish in their class at the weekend's Otago Rally. The pair, who only started two rallies last season before an accident curtailed their...
Clark dominates on debut in China
Taupō motor racing driver Conrad Clark has dominated on debut in the Chinese Formula 4 Championship. Racing at the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix event as a support category, Clark was able to showcase his skills on the world stage. Following a campaign to garner support...
Hendl-Cox seals NZ Formula First Championship
After a season of close, exciting and dynamic racing, Whakatane’s Reece Hendl-Cox, 19, has won the 2018/19 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship. The final round of the season took place at the weekend at Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park in Taupo. It was another weekend of...
Subaru’s Hunt hits out with a category win at Otago Rally season-opener
Subaru driver Ben Hunt has staked an early claim in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) with a comprehensive category win at the opening round, the Drivesouth Rally of Otago. Blasting through the seven stages on today’s schedule, north of Dunedin, in...