Collins and O’Donnell/Lyons take One-Hour race honours at opening South Island Endurance Series round in Christchurch
Sam Collins (Marc II Mustang) has won the Class 2 & 3 One Hour race while Scott O’Donnell/Michael Lyons (Hyundai i20N TCR) took line honours in the separate Class 4 & 5 race in the 2022 Carter’s Tyre Service South Island Endurance Series. The...
Narrow win for Fillmore and Reid in Three-Hour South Island Endurance Series opener in Christchurch
Sam Fillmore and Johnny Reid (Audi R8 LMS Evo GT3) have narrowly won the opening race of the 2022 Three-Hour Carter’s Tyre Service South Island Endurance Series from a hard charging Andrew Fawcett/Daniel Gaunt (McLaren 720S GT3) at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch...
Fecury confirmed as first starter for returning Castrol TRS championship
Rising Brazilian star Lucas Fecury has been confirmed as the first driver for the 2023 Castrol Toyota Racing Series. The 18-year-old will compete for Kiwi Motorsport in the first full Castrol TRS championship since 2020. It will be his second circuit racing championship having...
Talent on show as Giltrap North Island Formula Ford Series gets underway at Manfeild this weekend
The 2022/23 Giltrap North Island Formula Ford Series (NIFF) gets underway this weekend in Feilding as part of the Manawatu Car Club 75th Anniversary Winter Series and has attracted several new rookies plus some top returning talent. It’s the first time for the revamped...
Randle back in Toyota for Pukekohe test
Former Castrol TRS champion Thomas Randle got his eye in around the iconic Pukekohe circuit last week, choosing a TOYOTA GAZOO Racing TR86 for his important day of learning. Randle, also backed by TRS title sponsor Castrol, made the flying visit with fellow Supercars ace...
Applications for the 2023 Team Porsche New Zealand Scholarship Open
Team Porsche New Zealand (TPNZ) is opening the application process for its Scholarship programme to support a young Kiwi talent to drive in the 2023 Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia and Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia series.TPNZ has already had success in achieving its...
Otago Rally gifts $8000 in offset for carbon emissions to Peninsula native tree planting project
Dunedin’s Hereweka Harbour Cone will today receive close to $8000 to support its native bush regeneration efforts on the Otago Peninsula from MotorSport New Zealand’s Sustainability Fund, to offset the carbon emissions of competitors at the Otago Rally. The fund – created last year with Otago...
Michels’ Super3 debut “a dream come true”
“A dream come true”, is how Southland racing driver, Jordan Michels, has described his impressive debut at the wheel of a Supercar in the Dunlop Super3 Series races at Sandown International Motor Raceway in Melbourne last weekend. Michels, who celebrated his 25th birthday on the Monday...
Alex Crosbie: from rookie to national champion in two years
At just fifteen years-old, Invercargill’s Alex Crosbie has a unique story to tell regarding how he has gone from a Formula Ford rookie at the beginning of the 2020/21 season to New Zealand Formula Ford champion at the end of the 2021/22 season. To get...
Three Kiwis chosen for regional Ferrari Driver Academy selection camp
Three young New Zealand racers have been chosen to take part in the Asia-Pacific and Oceania selection camp for the Ferrari Driver Academy. The Ferrari Driver Academy is renowned for promoting and funding young talents such as current Formula 1 drivers Charles Leclerc and Mick...