Break-through Formula Ford wins for Knowles at Timaru
A superb weekend for Christchurch’s Blake Knowles has seen him take his break-through first race win in the 2022/23 Yokohama South Island Formula 1600 Championship after the second round at the Timaru International Raceway on Saturday. The Christchurch Boys High School student won all...
Jacob Douglas confident looking forward to the 2023 USF2000 season in America
Christchurch’s Jacob Douglas shortly arrives back home after competing in the 2022 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship in the USA. It’s been a period of rapid learning for the 16-year-old, gaining experience in the American single seater motorsport category which has set a foundation for...
Steele & Southam Duo Return in Porsche
Rob Steele and Paul Southam will campaign their Porsche 991 Cup car in the Open Class of the GT New Zealand Championship. The Open Class features Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Ferrari Challenge, and Lamborghini Super Trofeo machines. Steele and Southam are a small handful...
Aussie Porsche racer Tom McLennan joins 2023 TRS grid
Australian Tom McLennan will race for mtec Motorsport in the 2023 Castrol Toyota Racing Series, becoming the second Aussie so far to sign up for New Zealand's first full international championship since the pandemic. The 17 year old Brisbane racer has raced with success in...
Extremely close action in NEXEN Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series
Rangiora driver, Shane Paget holds a narrow lead in the points after some extremely close racing at the opening round of the Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing South Island Championship at Levels Raceway in Timaru on Saturday. Qualifying gave an early indication as to how close...
Barry Keen back at the wheel Sixty-Five years on
Southland Sports Car Club Patron and Life Member, Barry Keen, won a race at the very first race meeting at Teretonga Park in Invercargill on 30 November 1957. On Sunday he was back at the wheel of Jordan Michels Ford Focus V8 as the club...
Ryan Wood & Zac Stichbury awarded Team Porsche New Zealand scholarships
Team Porsche New Zealand (TPNZ) have announced their 2023 Scholarship recipients tonight on air during the TVNZ Sunday current affairs show, which you can watch below. The TVNZ Sunday story featured the shootout event at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park that was held on 11th October 2022,...
Finalists announced for TQF HDNZRA Toyota Racing Series Shoot-out
Three of New Zealand's most promising motorsport stars have been chosen for this year's Tony Quinn Foundation TRS shoot-out at Hampton Downs next week. The trio will race off for a $70,000 winner-takes-all prize, with the money going towards participation in the 2023 Toyota Racing Series,...
Callum Hedge back in single seaters for TRS championship challenge
One of New Zealand’s best motorsport prospects is the first Kiwi to commit to the 2023 Castrol Toyota Racing Series and he’s aiming to continue his winning ways. Callum Hedge is well known to Australasian motorsport fans, having won the New Zealand Toyota 86 championship...
James Penrose set for Walter Hayes Trophy Formula Ford weekend at Silverstone
Kiwi Formula Ford driver James Penrose is all set to compete in the prestigious Walter Hayes Trophy weekend at the Silverstone Circuit in England (5-6 November 2022). “I’m excited to be racing at the Walter Hayes Trophy this weekend,” commented Penrose. “It’s...