Bethune smashes Toyota 86 qualifying record to secure pole position
Josh Bethune delivered the fastest ever lap around Taupo International Motorsport Park by any Toyota 86 in championship history to secure pole position for the opening race of the crucial final weekend of the Bridgestone GR86 Championship. Sitting third in the championship points table with just...
Pathway prizes confirmed for Toyota 86 Trophy Series
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ has confirmed its prize pool for the forthcoming Toyota 86 Trophy Series – and a competitive step up to the next level is promised for the top drivers. Registrations are pouring in for the winter series, which will use the iconic...
Kitching and Lawton take Mazda Racing Series titles
Will Kitching of Timaru sealed the Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series New Zealand title while Stuart Lawton of Paraparaumu took the series’ North Island title at the final round of both at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding this weekend. Kitching had led the...
Dowdall wraps up 2025 NZ Formula Ford title and wins Morrie Smith Memorial Trophy
Blake Dowdall has won the 2025 Napa Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship title at the final fourth round at Manfeild circuit Chris Amon in Fielding over the weekend. Having led all season, Dowdall continued to dominate the round and scored enough provisional points...
Dowdall has one hand on the NZ Formula Ford Championship trophy (Day 1)
Blake Dowdall has extended his lead in the 2025 Napa Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship after the first two of four races at the final round in Feilding on Saturday. Now with a 98-point lead and two remaining races on Sunday, Dowdall...
Young racer preparing now for 2026 Rodin Cars ‘Formula Ford to Formula 1’ prize
ven before the inaugural recipient of Rodin Cars annual 'Formula Ford to Formula 1' pathway is announced this weekend, the next generation of Kiwi motor racing youngsters are already preparing for the challenge, twelve months out. Each season the winner of the Napa Auto Parts New...
Mazda Racing Series titles still in the balance
It is the final round of the season for the Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding this weekend with both the New Zealand and North Island titles still to be decided. An incident packed round at Taupō last...
NZ Formula First title fight heats up at Manfeild
The penultimate round of the 2024/2025 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship is set to deliver edge-of-your-seat racing as the series descends upon Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon. With 525 points still up for grabs and six drivers vying for the national title, the championship battle...
All to play for with NZ Formula Ford titles on the line at Manfeild this weekend
The 2025 Napa Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship comes to an exciting conclusion as Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon hosts the final fourth round over the weekend in Feilding. Eight drivers have a mathematical chance of winning the title although it is likely...
Corban Sprague wins CareVets TR86 Scholarship
Eighteen year old Timaru racing driver Corban Sprague will fly the flag for CareVets in the forthcoming Toyota TR86 Trophy Series after winning a hotly-contested CareVets Scholarship shootout at Hampton Downs yesterday. Sprague, Jacob Begg, Toby McCormack, Mac Berkett, Yoshi Comeskey, Riley Boswell, Will Kitching...