SIXT revs up for Rally New Zealand
After a 10-year hiatus, the FIA World Rally Championship is back on Kiwi shores and this year it’s powered by SIXT. SIXT is the official New Mobility Partner of Repco Rally New Zealand for 2022. The 33rd edition of the WRC hits Kiwi roads in September...
Ngatoa relishing being back in the S5000 saddle
Kaleb Ngatoa returns to the big single seaters of the S5000 Championship in Australia this weekend, and is eager to put a challenging season behind him and make the most of a track that should suit his style. The Kiwi returns with Team BRM for the...
One point separates One, Two and Three Hour leaders as NIES set for Hampton showdown
There's everything to play for this weekend at the Hampton Downs International Motorsport Park as the 2022 Golden Homes North Island Endurance Series reaches its conclusion. And it could hardly be more finely poised with each of the categories having first and second placed teams in...
Van Gisbergen enters Repco Rally New Zealand as tickets on sale
Celebrated New Zealand driver, Shane van Gisbergen, current leader in the Supercars Championship, has confirmed he will start in the Repco Rally New Zealand on 29 September to 2 October in and around Auckland. The 33-year-old, two-time Supercars champion and 2020 Bathurst winner, has tried...
South Canterbury Rally offers Paddon valuable prep for Europe
The one-day South Canterbury Rally, running 18 June near Timaru, offers Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon more competitive kilometres behind the wheel as he readies for his return to European rallying later this month. Paddon is ready for the challenge this rally presents, saying it’s the...
Advantage Marston heading to next Mainland Rally Series round in South Canterbury
It’s the halfway point of the 2022 Mainland Rally Series heading to the fourth round at the Stadium Finance Rally South Canterbury this Saturday. Christchurch’s Josh Marston has a narrow one-point lead over Ray Casey with Deane Buist eight-points further back. On road,...
Podium Finish for Mike Young in Japan
New Zealand rally driver Mike Young finished his first all-tarmac event Rally Montre in Japan, 2nd in the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship category and 5th overall driving the Cusco Racing team’s Toyota TRD C-HR. Conditions on the event were challenging with frequent showers and with...
Another podium and another disappointment for Liam Lawson
After a stirring drive in from ninth to the podium in the opening Formula 2 race at Baku, Liam Lawson had another disappointing feature race and left Azerbaijan with only a few points for his efforts. The weekend started full of promise, second-fastest in qualifying. "A...
Normal entries for Bay of Islands Far North Rally close this Friday
One of the most anticipated New Zealand motorsport events in the last few years is set to take place in just under three weeks with normal entries closing this Friday (17th June). A welcome ceremony with Iwi and Council in attendance will take place on Friday...
Jack’s Ridge announced as Power Stage venue for Rally NZ
The manufacturer of the leading team in the 2022 World Rally Championship, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s (TGR) local arm have today announced they are the latest elite sponsor to get behind Repco Rally New Zealand, to be staged in and around Auckland from 29 September to...