FROM UKRAINE TO ISRAEL TO TERETONGA PARK
Maks Butensko is new to the Southland Sports Car Club’s Evolution Motorsport ClubSport Championship at Teretonga Park this season and he has embarked on quite a journey to get there. Maks was born in Ukraine but moved to Israel when just 11-years-old. After spending time in...
Exton and Bewley book their places on 2023 Toyota 86 grid
A successful shoot-out for William Exton and Tom Bewley at the annual Hampton Down NZ Racing Academy guarantees both will be part of the 2023 Toyota 86 Championship. As the grid for the season begins to take shape, 18-year-old Exton and 15-year-old Bewley will be exciting...
Tayler Bryant hoping for third time lucky in Toyota 86
Pukekohe’s Tayler Bryant has this week confirmed he will run with Action Motorsport for his third season in the Toyota 86 Championship and he’s hoping for big things. The 17 year old will once again carry the support of MTF Finance on his Toyota 86,...
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Sweden re-sign Harry McDonald for 2023 season
Christchurch’s Harry McDonald has been re-signed by TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Sweden to take on a full season of racing in the 2023 GT4 Scandinavia Series. The 19-year-old has been competing with the team in 2022 and now steps up to tackle five-rounds on European...
William Exton wins HDNZRA Toyota 86 shoot-out
Blenheim kart racer William Exton has won a three-way shoot-out at Hampton Downs and a cash prize of $37,500 towards his debut in the Toyota 86 championship courtesy of the Tony Quinn Foundation. The 18-year-old graduated through the Hampton Downs NZ Racing Academy (HDNZRA) and...
NZ based F5000 Motor Racing Series ‘Just seems to get better with age’
Like a world-class New Zealand wine, the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series, which kicks off it’s 20th anniversary season at the big MG Classic motor racing meeting at Feilding’s Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon this weekend, just seems to get better...
Break-through Formula Ford wins for Knowles at Timaru
A superb weekend for Christchurch’s Blake Knowles has seen him take his break-through first race win in the 2022/23 Yokohama South Island Formula 1600 Championship after the second round at the Timaru International Raceway on Saturday. The Christchurch Boys High School student won all...
Jacob Douglas confident looking forward to the 2023 USF2000 season in America
Christchurch’s Jacob Douglas shortly arrives back home after competing in the 2022 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship in the USA. It’s been a period of rapid learning for the 16-year-old, gaining experience in the American single seater motorsport category which has set a foundation for...
Steele & Southam Duo Return in Porsche
Rob Steele and Paul Southam will campaign their Porsche 991 Cup car in the Open Class of the GT New Zealand Championship. The Open Class features Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Ferrari Challenge, and Lamborghini Super Trofeo machines. Steele and Southam are a small handful...
Aussie Porsche racer Tom McLennan joins 2023 TRS grid
Australian Tom McLennan will race for mtec Motorsport in the 2023 Castrol Toyota Racing Series, becoming the second Aussie so far to sign up for New Zealand's first full international championship since the pandemic. The 17 year old Brisbane racer has raced with success in...