Dates set for 2023 MotorSport New Zealand Premier Race Championship
The calendar for the upcoming 2023 MotorSport New Zealand Premier Race Championship Series has been confirmed. An action-packed eight-round series has been announced and will headline the FIA recognised international championship, the Castrol Toyota Racing Series. The famed Castrol Toyota Racing Series will return in fullness...
Champions return for second round of Golden Homes North Island Endurance Series
Reigning North Island and national endurance champions Jonny Reid and Neil Foster make a welcome return to the track this weekend as they make their first appearance in this year’s Golden Homes North Island Endurance Series aboard their Audi GT3. This car – as is the...
FIA Motorsport Games ready for 2022 return
The countdown to the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games has begun with less than a month to go until entries open for the second edition of the unique multi-discipline competition, hosted by the French city of Marseille this October. Taking place between 26-30 October 2022, around 80...
Taupo hosts North Island Formula Ford title decider on Sunday
The 2021/22 Giltrap Group North Island Formula Ford Series title will be decided this Sunday at the Taupo International Motorsport Park, Taupo. After a late start to the season due to the Auckland lockdown, Hayden Bakkerus heads to the fifth and final round with a...
Jacob Douglas enjoying tough USF2000 season
Jacob Douglas this week heads to the Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis and his first taste of oval racing in the 2022 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship. The Christchurch teenager currently sits 15th on the points table after 7/18 rounds this season and admits it has...
Lawson holds onto fourth in F2 standings
Formula 2 racer Liam Lawson has maintained his fourth championship position after a difficult weekend in Spain. The 20-year-old Kiwi Red Bull-Rodin Cars driver was on the back-foot after an issue in qualifying left him to start both races from 16th on the grid. "We had...
Advisory Commission positions open
The 75th MotorSport New Zealand Conference, AGM and Awards Evening will be held on 29-30 July in Auckland. Member Clubs have received all the latest information regarding these events, however, MotorSport New Zealand would like to further advertise the elected Board and Advisory Commission positions vacant. These...
Gala dinner to highlight MotorSport New Zealand’s 75th Anniversary celebrations
A special gala dinner in Auckland on 3 December 2022 will highlight the celebrations of MotorSport New Zealand’s 75th anniversary. On 18 October 1947, a meeting was held in Wellington to form a national body to govern the coordination of motorsports in New Zealand. 2022 marks...
Gilmour heads overseas for McLaren duties after Rally Whangarei
After an International Rally of Whangarei that didn’t go as planned this weekend, Emma Gilmour turns her focus to her McLaren Extreme E duties and heads overseas tomorrow. She will attend a McLaren partner event in the United States before continuing onwards to the United Kingdom...
Entries Open for Copthorne Bay of Islands Far North Rally
Entries for one of the most anticipated New Zealand motorsport events in the last few years are now open. The rally, to be held on Saturday 2nd July, departs Williams Street Carpark in Paihia at 0700 with the first car scheduled to arrive back at the...