V8 Utes championship to be unleashed at Hampton Downs
The gloves are finally off the RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes with the championship poised to kick off at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, February 11-13th. During the Covid-induced layoff, crews have been busy straightening panels and preparing their rides after last April's fender-bending final round. Under the...
Kiwi Ngatoa in for full S5000 season with BRM
Kiwi S5000 race winner Kaleb Ngatoa will return to Australia to run a full season in the category with Team BRM. The Adelaide team ran Ngatoa in three S5000 meetings last season and the young Kiwi gave them two race wins - at Sandown and Sydney...
Jacob Douglas confirms Road to Indy USF2000 season with Exclusive Autosport
Young Kiwi driver Jacob Douglas has confirmed that he will compete in the 2022 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship in the United States. The 16-year old left for the US before Christmas to test with Exclusive Autosport and has now confirmed his season participation with the...
Speed Works confirms February Hampton Downs meeting
Motorsport championship promoter Speed Works Events has confirmed its meeting at Hampton Downs International Motorsport Park next month will go ahead. Organisers have worked through the red light setting requirements and will run the Hampton Downs meeting as planned over the weekend of February 12-13 –...
Sharp & Christensen impress with race wins and podiums in South Island Formula 1600
Fast-rising young New Zealand racing drivers Louis Sharp and Zac Christensen both made big impressions at the fourth round of the 2021/22 Yokohama South Island Formula 1600 Series run in conjunction with promoter Speedworks’ major national motor racing meeting at Christchurch’s Mike Pero Motorsport Park...
Speed Works cancels forthcoming event at Taupo International Motorsport Park
Following the Government announcement yesterday of the shift to the red setting of New Zealand’s COVID-19 management framework, Speed Works Events has today cancelled the coming weekend’s meeting at Taupo International Motorsport Park. “We have been left with little time to make the substantial changes required...
Another win extends Simon Evans’ Toyota 86 series lead
Simon Evans capped a fine weekend at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park with his second win of the day in the Toyota 86 Championship, extending his points lead after two rounds of the 2022 title battle. With the grid based on points accumulated over the weekend,...
Southam and Steele take Super GT Feature Race Win
Paul Southam and Rob Steele have taken the feature race win aboard their Porsche at Ruapuna in the Rodin Cars Super GT Series. Martin Dippie claimed the round win for the Porsche Class, while Nigel Cromie has taken the victory over the weekend for the GT4...
Simon Evans wins dramatic wet Toyota 86 race
A Simon Evans masterclass in wet weather racing gave the Giltrap Racing ace a second victory of the season at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park this morning after a dramatic race in worsening wet conditions. Evans inherited the lead when contact between leader Dion Pitt and...
Shepherd leads them home for first season win in Toyota 86s
Reigning Toyota 86 champion Rowan Shepherd took a comfortable win in the first race of the weekend at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park today, holding off a chasing pack of five cars. Shepherd, who had started on pole position, was able to control the race on...