KIWI DRIFT COUPLE HAVE BIG PLANS FOR ‘HONEYMOON YEAR’
Newly married Kiwi drift couple Drew and Jodie Donovan have big plans for their ‘honeymoon year’. Major upgrades to their matching Cryptopia-sponsored Toyota Supras are underway now – and the pair are hard at work on an ambitious schedule which will see them compete here over...
Hughes launches circuit racing career in Toyota 86 Championship
Hamilton racer Mitch Hughes is the latest driver to sign up for the Toyota 86 Championship, and he'll be in it for the long haul as preparation for following in the tyre tracks of his racing father. Mitch is the son of BNT V8's racer Lance...
TOP DRIVER FOR RANKLEBURN RALLY
One of New Zealand’s top rally aces, Josh Marston of Christchurch, has entered the Eastern Southland Car Club’s Rankleburn Rally in West Otago on Saturday 6 October. Marston, currently third in the NZ Rally Championship driver standings with one round remaining, will bring his Holden Barina...
Carters Tyres SI Endurance Series invades Ruapuna this weekend
The Carters Tyres SI Endurance Series hits Christchurch’s Mike Pero Motorsport Park at Ruapuna this Saturday with nearly all of the top teams, drivers and cars in NZ Endurance racing set to battle it out in the annual SIERDC 3 hour endurance race. At the...
New Zealand’s F1 factory into top gear for 2019
New Zealand's 'F1 driver factory' - the Castrol Toyota Racing Series - is set to go up a gear next season when the top five finishers in the series will all gain points towards a Formula One FIA Super Licence. With Artem Markelov making his practice...
Four stages wins……..and a ‘Shakey’ start!!
Mike Young reports on Rally Hokkaido Well what a start to our Hokkaido Rally trip! We left a week early to have a good look around Hokkaido before travelling to Obihiro for the rally. During our first night in Japan, Hokkaido experienced one of their worst earthquakes....
Dayle ITM Mike Racing has reset for the South Island Endurance Series’ round two
After the high of a third place, followed by the low of a disqualification for external help on the Teretonga Park track a fortnight ago, the Dayle ITM Mike Racing team are determined to focus on the positive heading into this Saturday’s second round of...
Campbell runner up at Far North Rally
Tauranga’s Phil Campbell has continued his impressive run in his new car with a close fought second place at the Far North Rally over the weekend. After an encouraging sixth place at the recent Rally Coromandel, Campbell and the team entered the Paihia-based event to continue...
Brenton Grove crosses ditch to compete in BNT V8s
Australian V8 driver Brenton Grove will compete in the BNT V8s Championship this season, making his debut in the series at Pukekohe’s Round One – November 2-4. Grove (21) will line up in class one of the championship aboard a Richards Team Motorsport Toyota Camry. The...
Gaunt gunning for good result at Hampton Downs 500
The Australian GT Series has been good to Daniel Gaunt and he’s in with a shot of claiming his first title at the Laser Plumbing & Electrical Hampton Downs 500 next month. Gaunt will team up with Australian Tony Bates in the Audi R8 LMS for...