Rain spoils F5000 party at Taupō International Motorsport Park
Today’s eight-lap race for the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival series sat under a rain cloud, as the opening round of the 2024 season began at the Taupō International Motorsport Park. Just as the grid of 10 cars took to the circuit...
Bilinski masterclass at Taupo gives Roman first win in CTFROC
Poland’s Roman Bilinski showed he’ll be a force to be reckoned with in his M2 Competition entry in this season’s Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Championship after dominating the first race at the Taupo International Motorsport Park this afternoon. Bilinski (19) - who raced in...
Several drivers share the honours at Teretonga Park
Several drivers shared the honours at Teretonga Park in Invercargill on Saturday. Liam MacDonald of Invercargill won both Noel McIntyre Drainage Group A Club Saloon races in his Falcon from fellow locals Jordan Michels (Honda Civic TCR) and Kieran Roberts (Holden Commodore) before Michels won the...
Patient Mansell hits sweet spot for first pole position of the season
A busy first qualifying session of the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship saw Australian Christian Mansell secure the first pole position of the season. The 17 drivers had 15 minutes to get to grips with challenging conditions at the South Waikato circuit. Early...
Tasman Cup returns for 2024 Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Championship
The prestigious Tasman Cup will return to New Zealand this summer to be contested as part of the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship (CTFROC). The Tasman Cup will be awarded to the highest-placed antipodean driver of the first two rounds of the championship. Originally...
Historic marvels at Taupō’s Super Sprint MotorSport NZ Championship event
Taupō roars to life this weekend (19-21 January) as host of the annual Historic GP in conjunction with the Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand Championship premiere series. The second of seven for the 2024 season, this weekend combines two worlds with the historic era alongside the...
2024 Formula Regional Oceania season begins this weekend
The 19th season of Toyota New Zealand’s international single seater competition – the second as the official FIA Formula Regional Oceania Championship - gets underway this weekend in New Zealand and it’s packed with interesting and proven talent. There’s plenty to keep the fans interested with...
Lawson F1 points and van Gisbergen NASCAR victory up for favourite sporting moment
Two motorsport achievements from 2023 will go to the vote for the title of “New Zealand’s Favourite Sporting Moment” at the annual Halberg Awards. Liam Lawson’s first career points finish in Formula 1 at the Singapore Grand Prix and Shane van Gisbergen’s NASCAR win on debut...
F4 US champion joins Castrol Toyota FR Oceania grid
One of the strongest young Canadian talents to emerge onto the international motorsport scene is set to begin a big 2024 season in New Zealand. Reigning Formula 4 United States Champion Patrick Woods-Toth (19) will race in the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship...
Aussie Smith signs for part season in NZ with mtec Motorsport
Australian single seater racer Tommy Smith will compete in thje first three rounds of the forthcoming Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship in New Zealand. Smith competed in the Castrol Toyota Racing Series in 2019 in NZ and has since raced in the Asian Formula 3...