Cyclone Gabrielle’s effects still being felt as F5000 field prepares for penultimate 2022/23 Series Round at Pukekohe this weekend
Before ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle cut a swathe from Northland and Auckland down through the East Coast of the North Island, as far south as Hawke’s Bay on Monday night and Tuesday morning a week ago now, the organisers of the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000...
Top result for Brendon Leitch’s Leipert Motorsport in Asian Le Mans Series
Brendon Leitch and Leipert Motorsport have finished a credible fourth overall in the GT category of the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series after two top results in Abu Dhabi over the weekend. Driving a factory-supported Lamborghini Huracan GT3, Leitch, along with teammates - top...
Blackmun wins special race at Star Insure Classic SpeedFest
Todd Blackmun was the inaugural winner of the Brian Crosbie Memorial Trophy at the Star Insure Classic SpeedFest at Teretonga Park, Invercargill, this weekend. The trophy remembers one of Southland’s best saloon car drivers who passed away recently. It was donated by Brian’s family and...
Marco Giltrap to drive for Team Porsche New Zealand in 2023
Porsche New Zealand and Earl Bamber Motorsport have announced that Marco Giltrap is confirmed to drive for Team Porsche New Zealand (TPNZ) in the 2023 Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia. With a strong background in the Toyota 86 (GR86) racing series, Giltrap was the rookie of...
Far North Rally postponed; NI Rally Series maintains five rounds
Organisers of the 2023 Far North Rally have announced that the event will not go ahead due to the road damage caused by the recent weather events. "The Organising Committee regret to advise that the Far North Rally scheduled for 27 May 2023 will not be...
Jubilant Douglas wins 2023 YACademy Winter Series
Christchurch’s Jacob Douglas has won the two-round 2023 YACademy Winter Series in the USA after winning five out of six races with his Exclusive Autosport team. The single seater series was held over two meetings at two separate road courses attracting a competitive field...
Crosbie extends lead in NAPA Auto Parts NZ Formula Ford Championship with five race wins at Taupo
Alex Crosbie proved to be unbeatable all weekend and has the now extended his lead in the 2023 NAPA Auto Parts NZ Formula Ford Championship after the second round at the Taupo International Motorsport Park, Taupo. Five wins from five races sees the Southlander...
Point to prove for Leitch in Asian Le Mans Series heading to Abu Dhabi this weekend
Southland’s Brendon Leitch and his Leipert Motorsport team head to Abu Dhabi this weekend with a point to prove after competing in the first two races of the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) at the Dubai Autodrome. Driving a factory-supported Lamborghini Huracan GT3,...
Ice cool Wurz wins Formula Regional Oceania title in style
Austrian Charlie Wurz stayed calm as drama unfolded around him to take victory and the title in the final race of the 2023 Castrol Toyota Regional Formula Oceania Championship. Wurz put a troubled Saturday behind him and did everything he had to do on Sunday...
Brad Kroef wins 3 out of 3 in the V8 Utes racing at Taupo.
The weekend’s racing at Taupo International Motorsport Park was all about the dominance of Brad and Greg Kroef in the RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes championship. Brad Kroef won the round in convincing fashion with three wins from three races, but the other places on the...