Pack to pursue Penrose as South Island Formula 1600 heads to Timaru
Canterbury’s James Penrose heads to the second round of the 2020/21 South Island Formula 1600 Series as favourite after having the perfect opener last weekend in Christchurch. Timaru International Raceway hosts a grid of nearly of 30 entries and could prove quite a contrast...
Hot entry list for NZ Endurance Championship One Hour race at Highlands
A large grid of over thirty entries will line up at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell for a winner-takes-all One Hour NZ Endurance Championship race on Saturday. Overall and Class titles are on the line with a competitive mix of cars having qualified in the...
Liam Lawson to make saloon car debut
Young Kiwi single-seater star Liam Lawson will make his saloon car racing debut this weekend at Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell in the New Zealand 3-Hour Endurance Championship. Lawson has been named alongside Invercargill's Scott O'Donnell in the Track Tec Racing run Audi R8 in...
‘Close to home’ call popular with local F5000 series’ drivers & fans alike
With travel for competition outside New Zealand’s borders virtually impossible now and into next year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, you’d think that there’d be some long faces as members of the local Formula 5000 Association prepare for a truncated and wholly NZ-based 2020/21 season. ...
Perfect Penrose wins Wigram Cup for second consecutive time
Canterbury’s James Penrose has won the prestigious Wigram Cup for the second consecutive time as the 2020/21 South Island Formula 1600 Series got underway at the Wigram Revival meeting in Christchurch. It was the perfect way for Penrose (Van Diemen RF93) to start his...
Cameraman turns Endurance Racer
With only a week to prepare, Adam Jones has been promoted to the other side of pit wall for this year’s New Zealand 3-hour Endurance Championships at Highlands Motorsport Park. Jones, who has long supported NZ’s popular endurance scene with his work behind the lens...
Giant killers reflect on outstanding SIES campaign
Never bring a knife to a gun fight. It's an old adage and one which could easily apply to many racing scenarios when you pit an older car against younger and more refined machinery. Dayle ITM director and one of motorsport's most enthusiastic servants, Deborah...
Big grids for GTRNZ at Hampton Downs
TradeZone GTRNZ is back to begin its 2020-2021 season this weekend at Hampton Downs and its roaring out of a challenging year with two superb grids of racing cars. Around 23 cars will line up for the epic GT1/GT2 races, with the pick of the crop...
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand enduro field ready to race
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand's two round mini endurance championship gets underway this weekend and there's plenty of interest on the driver front with champions and rookies alike set to take on the two one-hour races on Saturday. 2019/2020 Best Bars Toyota 86 Champ Peter Vodanovich...
NEXEN Tyre Mazdas start their season too
The screaming rotary engines of the NEXEN Tyre Mazda racing Series are back this weekend as the series gets its 2020-2021 season underway. It’s going to be a big year for the series, which is committing to a South Island incarnation of the popular series as...