Hayden Paddon top seed entry for Manawatu’s Daybreaker Rally
Recently crowned FIA European Rally Champions Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard will start as first car for the 22-23 September Daybreaker Rally – powered by Brian Green Properties. The pair will lead a field of 100 cars, contesting 150km of the Manawatu and Rangitikei district...
Highlands’ unique endurance race start returns
Highlands Motorsport Park will make a significant nod to motorsport’s rich history with the 21st Century equivalent of the traditional “Le Mans’ start for its forthcoming 10th Anniversary 6 Hour Enduro. The format for the start which Highlands will use for the race on November 5th...
Richie Stanaway confirmed for full-time Supercars drive in 2024 with Penrite Racing
Penrite Racing are proud to announce that Richie Stanaway will complete their driver line-up for the 2024 Repco Supercars Championship season. Richie will join fellow Kiwi Matt Payne in what will be the second year of the Gen3 era. Stanaway will replace David Reynolds who...
Barry Robinson to be remembered at Wyndham Rally
Lock in Saturday 7 October for a very special Wyndham Rally which will remember iconic rally driver Barry Robinson. Robinson, who passed away in March 2022, was a South Island rally legend who led the 1983 New Zealand Rally Championship into the final round only to...
Paddon and Kennard make history with dramatic FIA European Rally Championship win
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard have again put their names in world motorsport history books, becoming the first non-Europeans and first New Zealanders to win the FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) title. The New Zealanders secured the 2023 ERC title at...
Supercars confirms New Zealand return for 2024
Supercars is pleased to announce that with support from the New Zealand Government and Taupō District Council, the Repco Supercars Championship will return to New Zealand and race at Taupō International Motorsport Park from 2024. Following productive discussions, the New Zealand Government via the Major Events...
Kiwi & Aussie F5000 drivers make the running at first Rolex Monterey reunion weekend
Kiwis Scott Dixon and Shane Van Gisbergen and Aussie Brodie Kostecki were not the only racing drivers from this neck of the woods making names for themselves in the USA last weekend. At the first of two Rolex-backed Motorsports Reunion classic/historic motor racing meetings at the...
Paddon gunning to secure ERC title in Czech Republic
New Zealand’s Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard are 100% focused on securing the 2023 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) title when the seventh round takes place in the Czech Republic from 19 to 20 August. “The target in Zlin is to wrap up the...
Nexen tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series reveal 2023/2024 dates
The dates for another exciting season of Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series action have been revealed. Each year the series features a National Series and respective North and South Island Series and all three series calendars have been finalised. Highlights of the upcoming 2023/2024 season...
Opportunity of a lifetime for Esports racers
An exciting opportunity has opened up for aspiring Esports competitors in the Asia-Pacific and Oceania region, with a once-in-a-lifetime prize up for grabs. The Asia-Pacific Junior Esports Challenge, presented by Formula Racing Group (FRG) Esports on behalf of Motorsport Australia, will give young drivers aged between...