Lone Star Rally of Canterbury in association Joe’s Garage preview
Lone Star Rally of Canterbury in association with Joe’s Garage returns to the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship for the first time since 2019 when it serves as round three this weekend. The one-day event is based north of Christchurch, using some iconic...
Advisory Commission elections confirmed following 78th AGM
MotorSport New Zealand can confirm the results of the Advisory Commission elections held during the organisation’s 78th Annual General Meeting. These commissions play a vital role in representing the interests of competitors, clubs, and volunteers across the various disciplines of motorsport in New Zealand. Each commission...
NZRC Entry list confirmed for Lone Star Rally of Canterbury
Three local Canterbury drivers will take it to reigning national champion and current Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship leader Ben Hunt at this weekend’s third round. The Lone Star Rally of Canterbury in association with Joe’s Garage returns to the championship for the...
Rising young New Zealander to join Tony Quinn at Queensland Raceway
Another rising star of the New Zealand motorsport landscape will receive an opportunity to compete in Monochrome GT4 Australia courtesy of the Tony Quinn Foundation, with Chris White to make his series debut at Queensland Raceway. The 18-year-old will team up with Quinn in the...
Paddon and Kennard take hard-fought rally win at Western Australia
New Zealand rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard overcame intense competition and muddy conditions to win the Forest Rally, 23 to 25 May, in Western Australia. This second round of the 2025 EROAD Australian Rally Championship was run as two single day events, like the...
Graduates impress in Rodin Cars inaugural programme
The first graduates of a joint opportunity between Rodin Cars and MotorSport New Zealand have completed a three-day training and evaluation course and are taking their new skills and experiences forward into their racing programmes. Two young Formula Ford drivers were recently given a unique opportunity...
Hunt goes back-to-back with South Canterbury win
Ben Hunt has extended his lead in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship after claiming victory at the South Canterbury Hydraulics Rally South Canterbury on Saturday. Hunt, the reigning national champion, backed up his opening round win at Otago last month with a...
‘Veteran’ Zeltwanger aiming for winter success aboard Toyota 86
With fifteen years of experience in the sport at the age of just 23, Massey racer Lee Zeltwanger has plenty of experience to take into a winter campaign in the Toyota 86 Trophy Series. An all-round sports fanatic who also plays seven-a-side and eleven-a-side soccer, Lee...
Giddy to run Trophy Series ahead of second GR86 campaign
Ajay Giddy – one of the stand-out rookies in last season’s inaugural Bridgestone GR86 Championship – will race in the Winter Series class of the forthcoming Toyota 86 Trophy Series. The 14-year-old Orewa College student was the youngest competitor in the championship last season and...
Elmiger hoping hard work brings racing rewards
Sixteen year old Taupo student Toby Elmiger has been burning the midnight oil as he prepares for the forthcoming Toyota 86 Trophy Series. The Taupo Nui A Tia college racer – who works at the Taupo International Motorsport Park in his spare time – will be...