Jacob Begg launches 2024/2025 Motor Racing Campaign
Young Southland racing driver, Jacob Begg, launched his 2024/2025 motor racing campaign at the George Begg Bunker at Classic Motorcycle Mecca in Invercargill on Tuesday evening. It was a very appropriate venue for Begg to announce his plans and unveil his car for this season,...
Mallard relishing challenge to be GR86 front runner
Seventeen year old Aucklander Thomas Mallard is back for a third season in New Zealand’s leading one make one model championship and will be aiming to pick up his first season in the Toyota GR86 where he finished last season – as one of the...
Simon Hunter aiming for big first season in Bridgestone GR86 Championship
Versatile Christchurch racer Simon Hunter is the first master class racer to be confirmed for the inaugural Bridgestone GR86 Championship, and the former Formula Ford racer is aiming to be the first to finish in the top three overall. Hunter – 38 – has a huge...
Success for cameo duo in Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series
Two drivers making a cameo appearance at the opening round of the Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing South Island Series at Euromarque Motorsport Park at Ruapuna in Christchurch at the weekend dominated the podium. Current New Zealand and South Island title holder, Chris White of...
Bridgestone GR86 Championship biggest test so far for White
Winning the Tony Quinn Foundation Toyota GR86 shoot out recently could help 17 year old Christchurch Boys College racer Chris White get one step closer to his dream of racing in Supercars. Thanks to his win in the shoot-out White is making the step up to...
RaceLab to run two factory-supported GR Supra GT4 EVOs
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand has confirmed a partnership with racing team RaceLab to field its two GR Supra GT4 EVO chassis in next season’s GT New Zealand Championship. This year RaceLab celebrates ten years in NZ motorsport and during that time has been actively...
Morton and iMac aiming to turn heads in fourth season together
Will Morton is the latest driver to confirm a full campaign in the forthcoming Bridgestone GR86 Championship and the 22 year old Auckland racer is aiming big in his fourth season of racing. Three seasons of the Toyota 86 Championship saw Morton start from basics...
Mazda Racing Series begins in the south
Another exciting season of Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series action is upon us with the opening round of the South Island Series scheduled for Euromarque Motorsport Park at Ruapuna in Christchurch this weekend (12/13 October). Leading the entry is the current New Zealand and...
Overall winner’s title for 2024-2025 F5000 Tasman Cup Revival series
The six-round calendar for the thundering SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 race car series includes the return of an overall driver’s title for the 2024-2025 summer season. Running from November 2024 to April 2025, each race will award points to placegetters, counting toward an overall...
Hugo Allan first to lock in GR86 campaign
Twenty year old Hugo Allan, a race winner in the Toyota 86 Championship, is the first driver to confirm a full campaign in the new Bridgestone GR86 Championship. Allan – who made his racing debut with an impressive performance at Taupo in the Toyota 86...