Formula Ford Festival announces ‘Driver to Europe’ prize
Organisers of the Formula Ford Festival celebrating both the 40th anniversary of the South Island Formula Ford Club and the 50th anniversary of Formula Ford racing in New Zealand, have announced a major prize on offer at the one day of racing, 1 May, in...
NZ Formula First battle hot at the top
The battle at the top of the Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship is hotting up with just two rounds remaining in the 2020-21 season. Pukekohe Park will play host to the penultimate round this weekend. Chris Symon currently holds a small seven-point advantage at the...
Sharp intent on making gains at Pukekohe Formula First round this weekend
Louis Sharp heads to the seventh round of the Hi-Q Components 2020/21 NZ Formula First Championship at Pukekohe Raceway this weekend intent on moving up the grid. The Kartsport rookie has spent the summer of racing learning race craft, close wheel to wheel competition...
Pukekohe Toyota 86 races to be the best in category history?
The fourth and penultimate round of the 2021 Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship at Pukekohe Park this weekend could produce three of the most intense on-track battles ever seen in the seven year history of the category. Just 40 points separate the top three in the...
Matthew McCutcheon continues winning ways in NZ Formula Ford Championship
Matthew McCutcheon continued his winning ways in the NZ Formula Ford Championship with two more race wins, but he didn’t have it all his own way at Pukekohe Park. The second round, held at Pukekohe Park on the traditional long back straight layout, saw the NZ...
Kaleb Ngatoa gets first S5000 race win at Sandown
Marton’s Kaleb Ngatoa, 19, claimed his first international race victory at the weekend at Melbourne’s Sandown International Raceway in the S5000 class. The S5000 series racers for the Australian Drivers’ Championship which is the top Australian open-wheel racing series. The cars are the fastest in Australian...
Dayle ITM racers respectful of Pukekohe challenge but raring to go
It's game on for Dayle ITM Racing this weekend at the penultimate round of the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship as both Christina Orr-West and Ronan Murphy aim to build on the success of their first podiums. The vastly experienced Orr-West was competitive throughout at Manfeild...
Close racing, different winners expected this weekend for Honda racers at Pukekohe
The MOTUL Honda Cup heads to Pukekohe Park this weekend, with Greg Spark holding down a slender lead in the closely fought series as it gears up for its fourth round of the 2020-2021 season. Spark currently has a slender seven-point lead over Steve Hughes in...
Douglas sets high expectations for final South Island F1600 round at home track
Single seater rookie Jacob Douglas has set himself some tough goals for competing in the final round of the 2020/21 South Island Formula 1600 Series at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park, Christchurch, this weekend. It’s been a summer of learning and gaining important race...
Tussle at the top as V8 Utes return to Pukekohe
As action heads to Pukekohe for the Round 3 of the RYCO 24.7 V8 Utes series, the battle for the championship is still wide open as the first two rounds saw two different winners. With the closely-matched Ford and Holden utes separated only by pre-race...