Past, present and future on show this weekend at Giltrap Group Taupo Historic GP
THE PAST, present and future of Motorsport will be on show this weekend at the annual running of the Giltrap Group Historic GP at Taupo International Motorsport Park. It’s the third round of the Repco NextGen NZ Championship and while it’s a look back in time...
Ugochukwu wins and NZ motorsport makes giant leap towards sustainability
As young gun Ugo Ugochukwu raced away to two wins and the championship lead over the weekend in the first round of the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy, he probably didn’t have the fuel in his car at the forefront of his mind. But...
Black Beauty to return to Taupo at Historic GP
BLACK BEAUTY is coming home! Following its recent resurrection by Giltrap Group Motorsport, the Repco NextGen NZ championship can proudly confirm that A1 Team New Zealand’s iconic racer will return home to Taupo Motorsport Park at the Giltrap Group Historic GP on January 16-18, 2026. To...
Hampton Downs shines with Repco NextGen NZ Championship Showcase
The sun shone on Hampton Downs as a massive crowd flocked to see world-class racing and F1 star Liam Lawson at the Allied Petroleum Hampton Downs International on Sunday. Lawson was but one star attraction among many highlights in a bumper Sunday at the Waikato circuit,...
All Ugo as American wins Hampton Downs feature race
American Ugo Ugochukwu completed a clean sweep of the action on Sunday at Hampton Downs, backing up pole position and a morning win with another victory in the afternoon’s Dorothy Smith Memorial Cup. It gave the M2 Competition driver the early lead in the 2026...
White makes it five winners from six races with feature win
A gripping race for the podium places and top ten results was not of interest to Chris White as he put a weekend illness aside to race home to his first win of the season in the Bridgestone GR86 Championship. The Neale Motorsport driver led...
No stopping Ugo as American races to first CTFROT win
American Ugo Ugochukwu finally got a win on the board at the first round of the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy, racing away to take the chequered flag in race 3 at Hampton Downs. Ugochukwu has been the outright fastest young driver around Hampton...
Barnes resists intense pressure for Race 2 win at Hampton Downs
Cooper Barnes became the fourth driver in five races so far in this season’s Bridgestone GR86 Championship after surviving a spirited attack from the championship’s youngest driver to take the chequered flag. With the grid a reverse of the top eight from Saturday’s race, it...
Ugochukwu again as American secures feature race pole position
American Ugo Ugochukwu proved once again to have the edge on ultimate pace around Hampton Downs as he took pole position for Sunday’s Dorothy Smith Memorial race at the first round of the 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy. It was the M2 Competition driver’s...
Kiwi’s claim opening day of international summer as NextGen shines at Hampton Downs
IT MIGHT be one of the most competitive international grids assembled in the 21 seasons of the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy – but it was local drivers on top in day one of the countries top open wheel category. Race wins by teenagers Louis...