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...
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...
‘Rain stops play’ at NZ F5000 series final at Taupo on Sunday
In a rare case of ‘rain literally stopping play’ at a motor racing meeting here in New Zealand, the 2021/22 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series has ended up being called two races early after heavy rain on Saturday night and on...
Long time between drinks, but former Champ wins again in first F5000 series race at Taupo
It has indeed been a ‘long time between drinks’ for the fastest qualifier and winner of the first SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series race of the weekend, Kevin Ingram (Lola T332), at the third and final round at the Taupo International...
F5000 series saves its best till last
New Zealand’s popular SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series has saved its best till last this season, with as many as 13 of the classic V8-powered ‘wings-and-slicks’ single-seater racing cars expected on the grid at the Taupo International Motorsport track for the...
Opportunities await Jordan Michels in Australia
Opportunities await Southland racing driver Jordan Michels in Australia after a successful Supercar test across the Tasman recently. Michels made a quick trip across the ditch for a Supercar test with the Erebus Academy at Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria, mid-April. He tested along with several...
Safety Tip: Frontal Head Restraints
The Frontal Head Restraint (FHR) is designed to stop a driver's head from violently moving forward during an impact. MotorSport New Zealand requires the use of a complying FHR device for all race permitted events in New Zealand and the New Zealand Rally Championship. MotorSport...