Kaleb Ngatoa focussed on delivering S5000 potential
Kiwi Kaleb Ngatoa is hoping a solid performance in the Australian S5000 Championship at the Grand Prix meeting over the weekend will help him secure his seat at Team BRM for the remainder of the season. Ngatoa currently sits in fifth place in the Championship behind...
Top Five Times for Young at Otago Rally
Although setting numerous stage times in the top five, Mike Young finished last weekend's Otago Rally 9th in the New Zealand Rally Championship and 11th overall, after throttle control sensor problems on both days dropped Young and co-driver Malcolm Read down the order. With over 4...
Collins caps memorable F5000 series return with three wins and his name on latest Skope Classic trophy
Local F5000 category hero Michael Collins (Leda GM1) capped a memorable return to New Zealand’s SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series at the re-jigged Skope Classic meeting at his home track in Christchurch yesterday (Sundy April 10), driving away from a top-class...
Robbie Stokes steps up to win Mainland Rally Series round in Otago
Robbie Stokes has won the second round of the 2022 Mainland Rally Series held on the first day and part of the 2022 Otago Rally. Stokes (Ford Fiesta AP4) won the first three and the last Special Stages to beat home Marcus van Klink (Mazda...
Michels extends winning streak at Teretonga Park
Invercargill driver Jordan Michels extended his run of success in the Noel McIntyre Drainage Club Saloons at Teretonga Park on Saturday in the final event of the season presented by Downer. Michels, driving his rapid V8 Ford Focus, has been unbeaten in the series since...
Penalty for Bree Morris spoils near perfect North Island Formula Ford Series round at Hampton Downs
Bree Morris may have had the near-perfect meeting however it was Liam Sceats that won the fourth and penultimate round of the 2021/22 Giltrap Group North Island Formula Ford Series at Hampton Downs on Sunday. Morris set fastest lap, winning the $500 Hampton Downs NZ...
Ari Pettigrew has a good start at Otago Rally
23-year-old rally driver Ari Pettigrew has made a great start to his first overall championship in the Brian Green Properties NZ Rally Championship. For the first time Ari is using a modern AP4 turbo 4WD car for the season and he also has the services...
Fifth place for Emma Gilmour at Otago
Hometown driver Emma Gilmour had a bittersweet end to what very nearly resulted in a third-place champagne spray at the Otago Rally this weekend. The recently-signed McLaren Extreme E driver was sitting in this podium position after Saturday’s seven stages but brake problems leaving today’s...
Paddon breaks record to win Otago Rally
Hyundai driver Hayden Paddon has clinched his ninth Otago Rally victory in Dunedin today and took several stage records along the way. Paddon’s i20 AP4 was on song through Sunday’s stages, having solved the smaller issues he encountered on Saturday. He duly broke his own stage record...
Paddon leads home Hunt and Gilmour on Saturday
Defending Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally champion Hayden Paddon has claimed day one honours at the Otago Rally despite a couple of dramas in his Hyundai New Zealand i20 AP4. Paddon overcame a driveshaft issue early in the day and survived a late scare...