GT New Zealand Championship acquired by Quinn Group
The Quinn Group is pleased to announce it has purchased the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship from its current owner, Grant Smith. The championship will be overseen by CEO Josie Spillane, with further announcements regarding the management team and operational structure to be made in June. The...
Nigel Cromie Takes Third Win of Season in Summerset GT New Zealand at Manfeild – Glen Chappel Wins in GT4
The opening race of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon has been taken out by the Porsche of Nigel Cromie with Glen Chappel taking the win in the GT4 Class aboard his Toyota Supra. Off the start, pole sitter Regan Scoullar...
Giddy hits top form in Manfeild qualifying
Ajay Giddy – the youngest driver in this year’s Bridgestone GR86 Championship – proved once again he has the pace to win with a massive qualifying performance that saw him secure pole position for Sunday’s feature race in qualifying at Manfeild this morning. Drivers put the...
V8’s return to Manfeild as Repco NextGen NZ heads to lower North Island
New Zealand's newest V8 racing category will land in the Manawatū for the first time this weekend, returning the old school GM-versus-Ford V8 rivalry and thunder to the lower North Island for the first time in years. The SP Tools TA2 New Zealand Championship features as...
Familiar name returns to Teretonga Park
There are always interesting stories to be found at the Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest at Teretonga Park in Invercargill and one name that shone like a beacon from the entry list this year was Grant Walker of Melbourne, entered in both the Formula Junior...
Leitch to race Ferrari in GT World Challenge Asia
Harmony Racing has confirmed Brendon Leitch will join Song Jaijun in GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS in a Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo. Letich and ‘JJ’ will be one of three cars from an expanded three-car Harmony Racing and will lead its efforts in the...
Ladies first: Anna Collins wins F5000 race weekend at Manfeild
Heartbreak for the hometown hero and triumph for Christchurch’s Anna Collins defined the penultimate round of the 2025/26 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon. Feilding’s Kevin Ingram looked untouchable early on. His 1m04.153 qualifying effort in the...
Kiwi star Matt Payne equal top after Repco Supercars Championship opener
The trio of kiwi drivers in Repco Supercars will head into the exciting event at the Australian Grand Prix in two weeks full of confidence after strong performances in the opening 2026 three-race round at Sydney Motorsport Park. Matt Payne from Penrite Racing is second in...
Classic SpeedFest provides close racing
Close finishes were prevalent throughout two days of motor racing action at the Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest at Teretonga Park over the weekend. Saturday’s races were held in dry conditions while there was some rain on Sunday morning before track conditions dried again. As...
UK ex-Pat Lee Dwyer headlines penultimate F5000 Series round at Manfeild
The 2025/26 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series reaches its penultimate round this weekend at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon, forming part of the Stewarts Mitre 10 Mega Summer Series and headlined by the return of UK-based expatriate Lee Dwyer. Now based in...