Scott Dixon named as finalist for 59th Halberg Awards
New Zealand motorsport star, Scott Dixon, has been named as a finalist in the ‘Sportsman of the Year’ category for the 59th Halberg Awards. Dixon won his sixth Indy Car Championship in 2020, putting him just one shy of the current all-time record of seven set...
GT feature race to headline former NZGP event
Motorsport Promoter Speed Works Events has announced a new feature event for its Hampton Downs race meeting on February 12-13 following today's cancellation of the New Zealand Grand Prix race. A feature race for the country's fastest sports and GT cars will now headline the meeting,...
Border control force 2022 NZGP cancellation
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand, MotorSport New Zealand and promoter SpeedWorks Events have today confirmed that the 2022 New Zealand Grand Prix has been cancelled. TGRNZ was due to run its field of Toyota FT-60 cars for a one-off weekend including the 67th Grand Prix next...
Lawson a star attraction as countdown on for Highlands and Ruapuna
Red Bull Junior Liam Lawson will be a star attraction at Speed Works' first two race meetings of the year in Cromwell and Christchurch as major motorsport gets into gear for 2022. The former TRS champ will be at both Highlands on January 15 and 16...
Ginetta GT4 Entry for Steve Scoles in Rodin Cars Super GT Series
Central Muscle Cars regular Steve Scoles, will step out of his 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, and into his Ginetta G55 GT4 for the Rodin Cars Super GT Series which commences in January at Highlands Motorsport Park. With the Central Muscle Cars not making the trip to...
Championship victory the target for Gilchrist
Matakana racer Brock Gilchrist will race in the Toyota 86 Championship for a fifth full season in 2023 and will be focussed solely on putting together a title winning campaign. Brock, still only 19 despite being one of the most experienced racers in the TR86...
Pause put on TCR New Zealand Championship
The TCR New Zealand Championship has been put on pause after economic and supply constraints ruled the scheduled January start dates out. “I am very disappointed to have to announce this,” commented Lindsay Dodd (TCR Category Manager). “I’m equally sorry for Geoff Short and the Speed...
Track Tec Racing have proven performance in TCR category
Competition in the New Zealand TCR Championship is expected to again be close as we head into a new three-round 2022 season. Highlands Motorsport Park based Track Tec Racing have a proven race and championship winning history and bring plenty of experience to the new...
“TCR offers huge benefits” M-Developments
Results on track are always the best proof and TCR category cars certainly showed what they are capable of in the recently completed four-round 2021 Carter’s Tyre Service South Island Endurance Series. Two VW Golf GTi TCRs’ finished second and fourth overall in the Three-Hour...
NZ Formula Ford opener postponed
In a joint decision, North Island Formula Ford and South Island Formula Ford have postponed the opening round of the 2022 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship scheduled at Highlands Motorsport Park on January 12-14. Indecision and uncertainty from the government over covid protocols, boundaries etc. combined...