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...
Crosbie wins NAPA Auto Parts NZ Formula Ford title after drama hits rivals
Fifteen-year-old Alex Crosbie has won the 2022 NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship after a dramatic day of racing at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch. Heading into the round, the Southland school student was third overall on the points table, 62...
Wayne Moore set for 28th Nürburgring 24-Hour race
Intrepid Kiwi race car driver Wayne Moore from Paekakariki is returning to Germany for his 28th year driving in the ADAC TotalEnergies Nürburgring 24 Hour Race 26th-29th May 2022. Moore this year will drive a BMW F30 328i in class V2T for production 2-litre turbo cars...