Giddy hits top form in Manfeild qualifying
Ajay Giddy – the youngest driver in this year’s Bridgestone GR86 Championship – proved once again he has the pace to win with a massive qualifying performance that saw him secure pole position for Sunday’s feature race in qualifying at Manfeild this morning. Drivers put the...
V8’s return to Manfeild as Repco NextGen NZ heads to lower North Island
New Zealand's newest V8 racing category will land in the Manawatū for the first time this weekend, returning the old school GM-versus-Ford V8 rivalry and thunder to the lower North Island for the first time in years. The SP Tools TA2 New Zealand Championship features as...
Familiar name returns to Teretonga Park
There are always interesting stories to be found at the Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest at Teretonga Park in Invercargill and one name that shone like a beacon from the entry list this year was Grant Walker of Melbourne, entered in both the Formula Junior...
Ladies first: Anna Collins wins F5000 race weekend at Manfeild
Heartbreak for the hometown hero and triumph for Christchurch’s Anna Collins defined the penultimate round of the 2025/26 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon. Feilding’s Kevin Ingram looked untouchable early on. His 1m04.153 qualifying effort in the...
Classic SpeedFest provides close racing
Close finishes were prevalent throughout two days of motor racing action at the Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest at Teretonga Park over the weekend. Saturday’s races were held in dry conditions while there was some rain on Sunday morning before track conditions dried again. As...
CareVets ready to supercharge one young driver’s career again this year
The CareVets Scholarship programme - which boosted the careers of drivers like Callum Hedge, Ryan Yardley and Brock Gilchrist – returns once more to give a flying start for one rising star in New Zealand motorsport. The 2026 CareVets Scholarship annual shootout will be held at...
Manson takes control of NZ Formula Ford Championship in Timaru
Auckland’s Marco Manson has leapt up the leaderboard from fifth to first to take control of the 2026 NAPA New Zealand Formula Ford Championship supported by Ford after the second round was held at the Timaru International Raceway over the weekend. The annual Thunder Down...
Armstrong Takes Out Round Three at Highlands with Dominant Display – Chappel & Evennett Win in GT4
In a dominant display at Highlands Motorsport Park this weekend, Rick Armstrong has taken pole position and three race wins in the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship increasing his lead in the points standings. In the GT4 Class, Glen Chappel has extended his points lead, winning...
Zack attack! – Scoular storms to New Zealand Grand Prix win
Zack Scoular produced the finest drive of his career – in his last ever single seater race – to win the 70th New Zealand Grand Prix at Highlands Motorsport Park today. As he raced across the line to become the 33rd Kiwi to win the iconic...
Broughan stamps authority on Highlands feature
A barnstormer of a feature race at Highlands Motorsport Park was a fitting end to a great weekend of racing at the fourth round of the Bridgestone GR86 Championship – and it was Arthur Broughan who took the spoils. Broughan had been the fastest man all...