Top five for Sharp in Formula First round at Pukekohe
Louis Sharp continues to move forward after competing in the penultimate round of the Hi-Q Components 2020/21 NZ Formula First Championship, held at Pukekohe Park Raceway, Auckland, over the weekend. Having qualified in seventh, the Christchurch teenager finished fourth, seventh and fifth in the...
M Developments confirm two Super Production entries
M Developments have confirmed that they will run two race cars in the Super Production round at Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell, 23-24 April 2021. As well as running Paul Radisich in the Allied Petroleum TCR New Zealand Championship races, the team has entered two cars...
Pukekohe thriller sets up grandstand finish to Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship
Fantastic weekends for Ryan Wood and Simon Evans in the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship at Pukekohe Park have set up a grandstand finish to the 2021 season. Championship leader Rowan Shepherd is now just two points ahead of Wood and a further five ahead of...
‘Rookie of the Year’ ample reward for Jacob Douglas in South Island F1600 Series finale
Having missed the first two rounds due to international kartsport commitments, Christchurch’s Jacob Douglas has come away from his debut season in the South Island Formula 1600 Series finishing sixth overall and top rookie driver. At the final sixth round held at the Mike...
Perfect Penrose makes history in winning the 2020/21 South Island F1600 Series title
Christchurch’s James Penrose has won the 2020/21 South Island Formula 1600 Series title, setting a record for the history books at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch over the weekend. Penrose (Van Diemen Stealth) qualified on pole at all six rounds of the...
New blood injects adrenalin into V8 Utes
Overnight drizzle did little to dampen the energy levels of the RYCO 24.7 V8 Ute drivers as they headed out for Race 1. When the lights went out, Peter Ward charged ahead of championship leader Paul Manuell, while further back several scraps were developing. Brett...
Tough start to Armstrong’s FIA Formula 2 season
Mechanical issues saw New Zealand driver Marcus Armstrong unable to finish the opening sprint race of the FIA Formula 2 championship, but he was able to run as high as second overall during the second race. Driving with his new DAMS team in the three-race championship...
Times tumble in qualifying as V8 Utes get serious
With several new additions to the grid for Round 3 of the RYCO 24.7 V8 Utes championship, qualifying was primed to be a revelation. Times laid down in the morning’s practice sessions gave little away, as the drivers stepped it up a notch to make...
Grant Martin makes it two F5000 race wins on his series’ return
And just like that, that's it, the 2020/21 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series is over for another year. In a riveting 10-lap final race at the big HRC Events’ Paul Fahey Legends of Motorsport meeting at Hampton Downs this afternoon, category...
Penrose on a mission to seal South Island Formula 1600 Series this weekend
The 2020/21 South Island Formula 1600 Series roars into action this weekend with 30 cars expected on the grid of the final round to be held in Christchurch. Current series leader, James Penrose, has one hand on the overall title with an unbeatable run...