Rooney takes two from two in Toyota 86
Jackson Rooney made it two from two at Hampton Downs this morning after an action-packed second race at the penultimate round of the 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship. Starting eighth in a reverse grid format start that had Ryan Denize and debutant Tyler Collins on the front...
THUNDER AND RAIN AT TERETONGA PARK
There was thunder and rain at Teretonga Park in Invercargill today when the annual Southern Thunder race meeting got underway at the country’s oldest motor race circuit. The NAPA Auto Parts NZ Super Truck Championship and the Mobil 1 Mainland Muscle Cars were among the...
Jackson Rooney takes first Toyota 86 win
Rookie Jackson Rooney took his first win in the Toyota 86 Championship in fine style this afternoon at the Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. Rooney started from the front row, but it took him until lap four to find a way past pole position sitter William...
From pole to race win for Kyan Davie in V8 Utes
Relative newcomer Kyan Davie stormed from a hard earned pole to winning Race One of the V8 Utes at Hampton Downs. For the rest of the field, after some promising performances in Qualifying, Race One brought mechanical dramas and frustrations for some of the championship...
Wins for Osborne and Sax in GT New Zealand Championship at Hampton Downs
Clay Osborne has taken the win in the Open Class of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship, with James Sax winning in GT4, in the first race of the final round at Hampton Downs today. Sunny conditions greeted the opening encounter of the weekend, and saw...
Exton takes control of Toyota 86 qualifying at Hampton Downs
William Exton left the rest in his wake as he grabbed pole position for the first race at the penultimate round of the Toyota 86 Championship at Hampton Downs this morning. In a hugely competitive qualifying session with the top twenty cars covered by a second,...
Track to Town Supercars journey to set the stage for the inaugural Taupō Super400
All 24 Supercars will take part in a first-of-its-kind Track to Town journey, making their way from the Taupō International Motorsport Park to Taupo's lakeside precinct where drivers will meet with fans on the eve of this year’s highly anticipated New Zealand event. The Track to...
Thunder approaching Teretonga Park
A fantastic line up of classes headlined by the Mobil 1 Mainland Muscle Car Series and the NAPA Auto Parts NZ Super Trucks will make for an earth- shattering programme of racing this weekend (16/17 March) when Teretonga Park hosts its annual Southern Thunder meeting. ...
Toyota 86 Championship continues at Hampton Downs
The fifth and penultimate round of the 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship heads to Hampton Downs this coming weekend and promises more of the intense racing of the first four rounds. This weekend, however, will be different. The tight-knit and close community that is the championship...
Formula Atlantic Showcase, Ford Celebration and New Date for 2025 Taupō Historic Grand Prix
Lock in 11-12 January 2025 on the calendar; the Taupo Historic GP at Taupo International Motorsport Park is an event not to be missed. “We’re very excited to celebrate some iconic cars and drivers that have graced New Zealand circuits in years gone by,” said...