Gilmour withdraws from Daybreaker Rally following Extreme E crash
Following a high-speed crash in the NEOM McLaren Extreme E Odyssey in Sardinia during the first free practice session last Friday, Emma Gilmour has regretfully chosen to withdraw from this weekend’s Daybreaker Rally. The Dunedin driver suffered concussion and a cracked rib, which has influenced her...
Local garage has a long association with Wyndham Rally
Marshall’s Garage in Wyndham has had a lengthy association with the Wyndham Rally and that relationship will continue when the MLT Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally takes place on Saturday 7 October. The garage sponsored the rally for many years when it was owned by...
Lawson scores first world championship points in Singapore
Liam Lawson's incredible Formula 1 debut reached another high in Singapore overnight when he claimed his first world championship points to become just the sixth New Zealand driver in history to do so. In only his third-ever Formula 1 start Lawson began the weekend with...
Exton back and aiming for top three in Toyota 86 Championship
Blenheim’s William Exton is confirmed for a second season in the Toyota 86 Championship and the 19 year old former karting champion is aiming high. Exton’s first season in cars saw him running consistently in the top ten from his first championship weekend through the...
Paddon betters own record at Ashley Forest Rallysprint
Cromwell’s Hayden Paddon achieved another of his 2023 objectives by setting a new course record of 52.00 seconds and winning the annual Ashley Forest Rallysprint run near Rangiora on 17 September. Paddon is the first competitor to win this event for the fourth time. Having recently...
Hayden Paddon launches Auckland Motorsport Spectacle
Recently awarded FIA European Rally Champion Hayden Paddon has launched an Auckland motorsport spectacle to be run on October 28th at Go Media Mt Smart Stadium. The ‘Next-Gen Motorsport Day’ showcases future technology and talent in the motorsport industry, headlined by Paddon’s world’s first electric...
Leitch aiming to extend lead in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Championship in Valencia
Having taken his maiden victory at the last round of the 2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Championship in Germany, Kiwi driver Brendon Leitch is hungry for more heading to the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste (Spain) this weekend. Leitch currently leads the series with the...
Rooney wants rookie honours – and more
Hot on the heels of his big win in the Hampton Downs Academy Shootout last week, Hawke’s Bay driver Jackson Rooney has today confirmed his first season in cars will be in the 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship. The 19-year-old heavy transport engineer has been karting...
Dixon Overcomes Chaos To Win Wild Laguna Seca Finale
When the going gets most chaotic, nobody in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES finds a smooth path to Victory Lane better than Scott Dixon. Dixon did it again Sunday, overcoming a starting grid penalty and an early on-track penalty and adapting strategy to multiple caution periods to...
2024 Team Porsche New Zealand scholarship applications open
Team Porsche New Zealand (TPNZ) is opening the application process for its scholarship programme to support a young Kiwi motorsport talent to drive in the 2024 Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia series. This will be the fourth year that Porsche New Zealand is running the scholarship...