Brock Gilchrist emerges from Race 1 drama to win Toyota 86
Brock Gilchrist converted pole position to a first win of the season and got his Toyota 86 Championship campaign off to the best possible start, but it wasn’t all plain sailing for the Matakana youngster. At the lights he got a great start and had a...
Hedge edges the rest to take Highlands pole position
Kiwi sensation Callum Hedge maintained his testing pace at Highlands Motorsport Park to take an impressive pole position at the first round of the 2023 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Track conditions were near perfect as the field swept out onto the picturesque Highlands...
Gilchrist takes Highlands pole with scintillating lap
Experienced Toyota 86 racer Brock Gilchrist got his 2023 campaign off to a fast start with a sensational pole position lap at Highlands Motorsport Park this morning. The Matakana driver set two laps that were good enough for pole position, but his best, a stunning 1...
‘The Feilding Flier’ is back and looking for more wins at Taupo this month
It was definitely ‘a long time between drinks’ for the fastest qualifier and winner of the first SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series race of the weekend, Feilding man Kevin Ingram (Lola T332), at the third and final round of the 2021/22...
KDF back to get behind latest generation of Kiwi motorsport talent
The Kiwi Driver Fund - or KDF as it is more usually known - is back in style for 2023 with confirmation that it will support no fewer than four drivers in the forthcoming Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Kiwi contenders Callum Hedge, Liam...
Young guns set to re-launch NZ’s premier championship in style
It’s three years since Igor Fraga and Liam Lawson gave the motorsport world a nailbiting climax to a closely fought Castrol Toyota Racing Series. Three tumultuous years for the world later and New Zealand’s premier motorsport championship is back on the international scene with more Super...
Osborne brothers complete Toyota 86 Championship line up
Morrinsville brothers Fynn and Clay Osborne are the final pieces in the jigsaw for the 2023 Toyota 86 Championship and the former karting champions are aiming for a step up the order in their second season in the championship. The brothers enjoyed a solid enough debut...
Shane van Gisbergen announced as finalist for 60th Halberg Awards
Reigning and back-to-back Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen has been announced as a finalist in the “Sportsman of the Year” category for the 60th Halberg Awards. The Halberg Awards is New Zealand's leading annual event to honour and celebrate New Zealand's sporting excellence. Whilst van Gisbergen’s...
Inaugural Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand Championship starts this weekend
The 13-15 January opening round of the 2023 Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand Championship will include four classes from Ferrari grand touring cars to the open wheel Toyota FT-60. Featuring the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship, it’s line-up of 14 local and international drivers will...
Matthew McCutcheon set for Super3 debut in 2023
2022 Tony Quinn foundation scholarship winner, New Zealander Matthew McCutcheon, is aiming to win the Super3 title behind the wheel a Triple Eight Built VF Commodore with Eggleston Motorsport in 2023. Beginning his racing career in dirt track racing in a Quarter Midget, McCutcheon was...