Brendon Leitch to race in iconic Chris Amon colours
When Brendon Leitch makes his Italian GT Championship debut, he’ll be carrying colours made famous by another New Zealander Chris Amon. Leitch will join Italian team Ceccato Racing alongside Bronze driver Tony McIntosh of the United States in a BMW M4 GT3. That car will be dressed...
Quality field for Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally
In 2023 the Eastern Southland Car Club resurrected the Wyndham Rally, an event they had previously organised from 1977 to 1998. In doing so the club paid tribute to South Island rally legend Barry Robinson who passed away in March 2022. Robinson was a popular...
Team MotorSport New Zealand powered by Giltrap Group Motorsport returns for expanded Four-Nations Esport Cup
MotorSport New Zealand is proud to confirm the return of Team MotorSport New Zealand powered by Giltrap Group Motorsport for the 2025 edition of the newly expanded Four-Nations Esport Cup. Formerly known as the Tri-Nations Esports Cup, the popular international sim racing competition has welcomed South...
Hitech confirm team for New Zealand
Hitech – one of the best-known international single-seater motorsport teams – has today confirmed it will field a three-car team in the 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy. The team will enter as Hitech TGR, embarking on a long-term commitment to the New Zealand-based championship....
First rally winner owes much to Eastern Southland Car Club
The 2025 Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally on Saturday 2 August marks 50 years of rallying for the Eastern Southland Car Club. Their first rally was the 1975 Gore Rally, the first Special Stage rally ever held south of Christchurch. The winner of that event...
Father & Son Rally Challenge champs back for Wyndham
The winners of the inaugural Barry Robinson Memorial Rally in 2023, father and son combination Andrew and Hayden Graves of Gore, return this year as top seeds in the rally scheduled for Saturday 2 August. They also arrive at the event as the current New...
A Rally in a cardboard box
As the Eastern Southland Car Club prepare for the Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally on Saturday 2 August it will mark 50 years of rallying for the club and for just over half of that storied history Craig Jessop has been working behind the scenes...
Townshend wins but Trophy Series prize goes to Zeltwanger
Lee Zeltwanger followed up his earlier win with another podium finish to become the inaugural Toyota 86 Trophy Series champion and secure the next step in what is proving to be a promising career. A conservative third place finish in Sunday afternoon’s 25 lap series finale...
Zeltwanger poised for title – but all to play for in double points finale
A great start from the outside of the front row netted Lee Zeltwanger another race victory in the Toyota 86 Trophy Series earlier on Sunday – leaving him with one hand on the inaugural title and just one race to go. Zeltwanger edged away from...
Zeltwanger two races away from glory
Lee Zeltwanger will be hoping for a drama-free weekend as the clock counts down to the final round of the inaugural Toyota 86 Trophy Series at Taupo International Motorsport Park this Saturday and Sunday. Zeltwanger has been the revelation of the four round winter series,...