EDWARDS CONTINUES TO LEAD NEXEN TYRE MAZDA RACING SERIES
Tauranga driver Rex Edwards continues to lead the Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series North Island Series after the latest round at Pukekohe Park Raceway in South Auckland at the weekend. Edwards was the fastest qualifier on Saturday morning, taking the $500 Premier Insulation Pole Award,...
Crosbie takes back-to-back NZ Formula Ford Championship titles
Southland’s Alex Crosbie has retained his national Formula Ford champion status after winning the 2023 NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship (NZFF) title in Christchurch over the weekend. The final of four rounds saw some intense competition and rivalry between the top-contenders...
Jake Stoneman wins V8 Utes round in Pukekohe’s flying farewell
Sunday morning began with grey skies and heavy hearts knowing this was Pukekohe’s last day of motor racing - ever. Race 2 for the RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes was a 12-lap, reverse grid format, meaning yesterday’s front runners were the back markers, setting the scene...
Glen Collinson tops V8 Utes Qualifying and wins Race One
As the sun sets on the 60-year legacy of the Pukekohe motor racing circuit, the RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes are giving the iconic venue a fitting send-off. As a bumper field of 15 utes rolled into Friday’s practice, brand new graphics and refreshed panelwork on...
Brendon Leitch confirms Michelin Le Mans Cup entry with Leipert Motorsport
Brendon Leitch is thrilled to confirm his participation in the 2023 Michelin Le Mans Cup that gets underway at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 22 April 2023. Leipert Motorsport will enter two Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 cars with Leitch and co-driver Gerhard Watzinger (USA) in the...
Graduates set the pace in the USA
Graduates from the 2023 Castrol Toyota FR Oceania championship graduates have been blazing the motorsport trail beyond New Zealand proving that the Kiwi series in January and February is arguably the best place to be if you are an aspiring single seater driver. A good...
Can Crosbie stay ahead as Formula Ford titles to be decided this weekend?
Christchurch’s Euromarque Motorsport Park host the final round of both the 2023 NAPA Auto Parts NZ Formula Ford Championship (NZFF) and the 2022/23 Yokohama South Island Formula 1600 Championship (SIFF) with both Class and overall titles to be decided over four races. Following an...
Huge field of V8 Utes for the final Ford vs Holden clash at Pukekohe
Fierce rivalry between Ford and Holden has kept fans and race teams feuding for decades. The RYCO 24•7 V8 Utes championship has been the one motor racing category to keep the legendary grudge match alive and this weekend it all comes to a head. A...
Knowles dominates NZ Formula Ford penultimate round at Teretonga
Christchurch’s Blake Knowles has dominated the penultimate round of the 2023 NAPA Auto Parts NZ Formula Ford Championship (NZFF) with four podium finishes at Teretonga Park, Invercargill, in the weekend. Knowles finished second in the opening race on Saturday and went on to win...
Taupō rewards Gilchrist, Steedman at race/drift weekend
Wins by Brock Gilchrist and Dave Steedman at the combined race/drift weekend at Taupō’s Motorsport Park – made for an exciting sixth round of the 2023 Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand Championship. Winning the weekend’s final Toyota 86 Championship race by a narrow margin, Gilchrist...