Race championship decider at Hampton Downs this weekend
Simultaneous action will fill Waikato’s Hampton Downs race circuit this weekend with the Repco D1NZ and Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand series operating across 15-17 March. On the schedule is Nexen Tyres Mazda Racing, TradeZone GTRNZ, Toyota 86 Championship, Summerset GT New Zealand and the Super...
Championship still wide open as the V8 Utes head to Hampton Downs
As we pass the halfway mark in the NZV8 Utes racing championship, Round Three at Hampton Downs looks anything but a foregone conclusion. Last season’s champion Brad Kroef leads the championship with his father Greg just a few points behind in 2nd. But with two drivers...
GT4 Title to be Decided at Hampton Downs in GT New Zealand Championship
A new GT4 Class Champion will be crowned this weekend at the fifth and final round of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship at Hampton Downs. McLaren driver Brock Gilchrist holds a 138 point lead over the Mercedes AMG of James Sax. “I will be going into...
Legends of Speed celebrations for Graeme Lawrence and family set to go at Hampton Downs
The 2024 HRC Legends of Speed will this year be celebrating Graeme Lawrence and family over the weekend of 22-24 March 2024. Three days of motor racing will be run at the Hampton Downs Motorsport Park commemorating the achievements of Graeme Lawrence and family...
Inaugural Porsche Endurance Trophy to be decided at GT New Zealand Finale
The first Porsche Endurance Trophy New Zealand will be decided at the upcoming final round of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship at Hampton Downs from 15-17 March 2024. This is the first time that Porsche New Zealand has awarded this trophy, which is a factory-backed...
Banks takes Phillip Island Formula 5000 GP title
Auckland’s Codie Banks clean-swept the field of F5000 cars to secure the inaugural Phillip Island Formula 5000 GP title today, concluding the 2024 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series. Contesting five races at the Southern Hemisphere’s largest historic festival of motorsport, Banks...
NZ Super Truck Championship returns to Teretonga Park
The NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Super Truck Championship pays its annual visit to Teretonga Park in Invercargill over the weekend of 16/17 March with a lot of interest as to whether Lower Hutt driver Alex Little can win the Mobil Delvac 1 Trophy for...
Kiwi Codie Banks dominates trans-Tasman F5000 racing
Flying the New Zealand flag at the Phillip Island Classic-‘Festival of Motorsport’, Auckland’s Codie Banks led a Kiwi 1-2 at this afternoon’s second race for the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series. Banks (Lola T332 HU 16) has so far topped every...
Ten Kiwis add to Phillip Island F5000 trans-Tasman event
Of the 21 Formula 5000 cars competing at Australia’s Phillip Island Classic this weekend (8-10 March 2024) will be ten from the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival series. The fourth event on the 2023/24 calendar it is one of multiple off-shore adventures the...
Tickets on sale for Southern Thunder at Teretonga Park
Tickets for the Southland Sports Car Club’s popular annual Southern Thunder event, featuring the NZ Super Trucks and Mainland Muscle Cars at Teretonga Park in Invercargill are on sale. The event takes place at Teretonga Park over the weekend of 16-17 March The Super Trucks and Mainland...