Rowan Shepherd confirms Toyota 86 title defence
Christchurch racer and current Best Bars Toyota 86 Champion Rowan Shepherd will defend his title next season. Rowan will race a Toyota 86 entered by race promoter Speed Works Events and he will be aiming squarely at retaining his title and securing a Supercar test in...
Shane van Gisbergen and Simon Evans confirmed for Elite Academy Esport event
Supercars star Shane van Gisbergen and Jaguar iPace eTrophy champion Simon Evans will be on the grid for Friday night's Elite Academy Graduate Challenge esport event. Already MotorSport New Zealand has run six esport events since lockdown began in the middle of August where over 120...
Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship calendar revealed
The 2021-2022 Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship – which will be the biggest in its nine year history – will be fought out over six rounds starting in November. There will be four North Island rounds and two in the South Island with the championship heading...
Premier Race Championship Series calendar confirmed for 2021/22
Motorsport promoter Speed Works Events has confirmed its 2021-2022 summer season calendar and it will feature eight premier motorsport events with a return to the South Island. Up to ten classes will race at each of the two day events and for South Island fans, they...
New Zealand Grand Prix only for 2022 Toyota Racing Series
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand has today confirmed that the 67th New Zealand Grand Prix at Hampton Downs on February 11-13 will be the only chance to see the Castrol Toyota Racing Series cars in action this summer. “Ongoing COVID disruption has affected our ability to...
New Super GT series launches in New Zealand
Cars from three world class motorsport categories will combine to add a new dimension to next summer’s motorsport season. Super GT is a new category which will be introduced to the Speed Works Events 2022 summer calendar and will include cars from the global Porsche...
Liam Lawson joins Charlotte Circus grid
Kiwi Formula 2 and DTM racer Liam Lawson will join the grid for tonight's Oval Street Stock esport event. The Red Bull Racing Junior is fresh off a tough weekend at the latest DTM round at the Nurburgring. Lawson, an avid sim racer, has enjoyed competing...
MotorSport New Zealand begins tender process for Premier Race Championship Series promoter
MotorSport New Zealand has begun the tender process for the rights to promote and organise the MotorSport New Zealand Premier Race Championship Series for 2022-23 season onwards. The current promoter agreement expires at the conclusion of the upcoming 2021-22 season and as such the formal tender...
Redefined eligibility for Super Production as second season confirmed
Interest in the 2022 NZ Production Racing Championship title is gaining momentum as the category looks to race on the same grid as the TCR Championship this summer. Referred to as the Super Production Championship and class, it is expected to run a three-round series...
Formula Ford test added to Esport Lockdown Challenge prize pool
The winner of tonights Esport Lockdown Challenge Formula Vee Festival will now receive a test in the North Island Formula Ford 'Have a Go' car. Announced late Wednesday evening, the Esport Lockdown Challenge is a series of three iRacing events taking place to cure the boredom...