Learning and improving the key to success for Broughan
Former karter Arthur Broughan is aiming to make a big statement in the inaugural Bridgestone GR86 Championship this season and make a significant step forward in a career inspired by Shane van Gisbergen. The Marlborough Boys High School student started his racing career in karts back...
Orr-West aiming to put experience to work in Bridgestone GR86 Championship
Christina Orr-West – one of the finest racing women NZ has ever produced – will run a full season in the inaugural Bridgestone GR86 Championship. The Whakatane veteran – who has raced in the Castrol Toyota Racing Series, Indy Lights and GT3 during a long and...
Competitor Entries are Live for George Begg Festival 2025
Start your engines: competitor entries for the 2025 George Begg Festival are now live. The George Begg Festival is racing like the good old days, and pays tribute to homegrown Southland hero George Begg, who built 18 racecars between 1965 and 1974 from his workshop in...
Byers next major talent to confirm GR86 campaign
Sixteen year old Caleb Byers – another of the country’s hottest young motorsport prospects – will compete in the inaugural Bridgestone GR86 Championship which begins at Taupo Motorsport Park next month. Byers, from Christchurch, will run with James Marshall Motorsport in the new championship, which will...
Broughan clean sweeps in Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series
Young South Island driver, Arthur Broughan of Tuamarina near Blenheim, raced to a clean sweep at the opening round of the Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing North Island Series at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding at the weekend. Broughan took pole position in qualifying...
Brooks/Riding win Three-Hour South Island Endurance Series title
A near-perfect season has seen Steve Brooks and Bill Riding (Audi R8 GT3) win the 2024 Three Hour Racer Products South Island Endurance Series. The pairing won the third and final round on Saturday at the Timaru International Raceway in Timaru, adding to their...
Michels and Arnott win One Hour South Island Endurance Series titles
Jordan Michels has claimed the Class 2 & 3 One-Hour Racer Products South Island Endurance Series title while Pel Arnott has won the Class 4 & 5 overall title after the final round at the Timaru International Raceway on Saturday. In the Class 2&3 separate race,...
Broughan sets the Nexen Tyre Nz Mazda Racing Series pace
Arthur Broughan of Tuamarina near Blenheim showed his undoubted speed on the opening day of the first round of Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing North Island Series at the OctoberFAST event at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding on Saturday. Broughan who is only contesting...
Hill switches to circuit racing and aims to win in GR86
Still a student at the Kristin School in Albany, 17-year-old Cameron Hill will make the step into circuit racing with the Bridgestone GR86 Championship next season. It’s a significant step up for the kart racer but he’s had plenty of support to ensure he will be...
NextGen New Zealand Championship details announced
The New Zealand summer of motorsport is about to have a green light with the National Racing Group Promotions introducing the NextGen New Zealand Championship. For generations, Motorsport New Zealand’s Premier Race Championship lead by the Toyota Racing Series (now Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Series)...