Chinese Formula 4 Champion Xie heading for NZ
Junior formulae championship winner Gerrard Xie is the latest international rising star to sign up for the nineteenth season of the New Zealand Championship, second season under the name of Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Hong Kong born, but residing in Shenzhen, China, 17-year-old Xie...
Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Championship makes Pirelli switch
The Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Championship will switch to Pirelli tyres for its highly competitive 2024 and 2025 competitions. Hankook’s plant in Daejeon, where much of its racing tyre manufacture was located was almost completely destroyed by the fire. A significant number of international championships, including...
Bilinski aiming to put Formula Regional experience to good use in NZ
Polish/British 19 year old Roman Bilinski will be joining team M2 Competition for the five round back-to-back Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Championship that races in NZ’s North and South Island and concludes with the New Zealand Grand Prix. He will bring a wealth of...
Brock Gilchrist announced as 2024 Team Porsche New Zealand Scholarship recipient
Porsche New Zealand is pleased to announce that the Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia scholarship driver for the 2024 season is Brock Gilchrist. The scholarship allows Gilchrist to race in a 911 GT3 Cup Car, with the support of Team Porsche New Zealand (TPNZ) and Earl...
Frustration for Leitch at opening Asian Le Mans Series weekend
The opening two races of the 2023/24 Asian Le Mans Series proved frustrating for Brendon Leitch and his Leipert Motorsport team over the weekend. The Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia hosted the first two of the five race series which saw Leitch and teammates top...
Blincoe reduces Grant’s lead after North Island Formula Ford round at Manfeild
Dylan Grant continues to narrowly lead the 2023/24 Giltrap Group North Island Formula Ford Series (NIFF) after the third round at the Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding over the weekend. Rival Zach Blincoe has reduced the lead to just five points after winning...
Three new lap records set at Teretonga Park
Three new lap records were set amid some exciting action at Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend. Cameron Jones of Palmerston North in a turbocharged Mazda RX7 broke the OSCA Sport Saloon record as he stormed from a lap down to fifth in a handicap race,...
Manson extends lead in South Island Formula Ford Series after four race wins at Teretonga
Seb Manson has dominated the third round of the 2023/24 Yokohama South Island Formula Ford Series presented by Team Hutchinson Ford this weekend in Invercargill. The Aucklander won all four races setting a new lap record of 1 minute 02.920 seconds. Caleb Byers of Rolleston...
Young Kiwi driver, Callum Hedge is the 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Champion
Team Porsche New Zealand scholarship recipient Callum Hedge has taken out the championship for Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 2023. The title was earned in the dramatic final race of the season as his main rival Jackson Walls, contacted the fence and retired on the spot, leaving...
Grant’s lead in North Island Formula Ford series under threat heading to Manfeild
Dylan Grant’s lead in the 2023/24 Giltrap Group North Island Formula Ford Series (NIFF) may well come under threat this weekend at the third round of the season in Feilding. Heading to the Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon, Grant has a 26-point lead back to...