NZ F5000 series emerges from beneath COVID-19 cloud in good shape
No-one is prepared to ‘crack the bubbly open just yet,’ however if the size of the field assembled for the final round of the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series at Hampton Downs this weekend is anything to go by, the series...
eRace Series calendar tweaked
The inaugural MotorSport New Zealand eRace Series has been delayed by one week, meaning round one will now take place on Thursday night. The eRace Series, which is the first officially sanctioned esport racing series in New Zealand, was forced to delay its commencement after issues...
Southern Thunder ready to rumble at Teretonga Park
Southern Thunder is ready to rumble at Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend. An outstanding line up headlined by the NZ Super Trucks and Mobil 1 Mainland Muscle Cars will provide an outstanding weekend of motor racing, the last of the season at Teretonga Park. ...
Lochie Fitzgerald-Symes completes Track Tec Racing’s TCR NZ line up
Lochie Fitzgerald-Symes will pilot the third 2019 Audi RS3 LMS TCR car alongside 4 times Bathurst winner, Greg Murphy, and Asian Porsche Carrera Cup Champion, Chris van der Drift. Fitzgerald-Symes joins the grid as one of the more experienced TCR drivers in NZ having raced in...
SP Tools to support Matthew Payne in debut Porsche Carrera Cup season
SP Tools Mechanic of the Year Award to provide recognition to unsung heroes of Carrera Cup Australia Porsche Cars Australia (PCA) is pleased to announce that it will partner with SP Tools as the ‘Official Tool Partner’ for the 2021 Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia...
Jacob Douglas moves forward in NZ Formula Ford Champs at Pukekohe
Jacob Douglas has relished the challenge of another new circuit with three more top-ten placings at the second round of the 2021 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. Fifth in qualifying resulted in the Christchurch teenager finishing seventh, fifth and eighth at Pukekohe Raceway...
New challenges for Chris Van der Drift in TCR title fight at Highlands
Experienced international driver Chris van der Drift is not fazed by the new challenges ahead on confirmation that he will race in the Allied Petroleum TCR New Zealand Championship at Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell, in April. Van der Drift joins a growing list of familiar...
Armstrong tops timesheets in FIA Formula 2 test
New Zealand driver Marcus Armstrong has gone fastest at the FIA Formula 2 pre-season test in Dubai. Driving with his new DAMS team in the three-day session at the 5.421 km Bahrain International Circuit, the 20 year old racer was third fastest on day two...
Preparation the key for Jacob Douglas heading to Pukekohe
The 2021 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship gets back in action for round two this Sunday at Pukekohe Park Raceway, Auckland. Heading north, to yet another new circuit, is Christchurch teenager Jacob Douglas. It’s the kartsport champion’s first season in single seaters and...
Competition for TCR title hots up with Jordan Michels entry
The rivalry for the 2021 New Zealand Touring Car Championship has heated up with the entry of multi-national title-winning driver, Jordan Michels, in a Honda Civic TCR FK7. Michels could be considered an early favourite heading to the winner-takes-all three-race title-deciding round at Highlands Motorsport...