McFarlane and AMG GT4 Confirm Entry for GT New Zealand Championship
Jono McFarlane will race his Mercedes-Benz AMG GT4 in the upcoming season of the NZ GT Championship. Relatively new to motorsport, McFarlane was a late starter to last season’s GT4 Championship with the late arrival of his Mercedes AMG into the country in January, but...
Downs and Colville fight for South Island Historic Formula Ford honours at Wigram Revival meeting
Current South Island Historic Formula Ford champion Andy Downs has taken the initial lead in the 2022/23 season after winning the opening round at the Wigram Revival Race meeting in Christchurch. While Wayne Colville (Van Diemen RF81C) won the first two races at the...
Alex Crosbie wins Wigram Cup
Current NZ Formula Ford champion Alex Crosbie has added the Wigram Cup to his collection after winning the 12-lap feature race at the opening round of the 2022/23 South Island Formula 1600 Series in Christchurch. The first of six-rounds was part of the Wigram...
Fillmore & Reid take the title in Three-Hour NZ Endurance Championship
Sam Fillmore and Jonny Reid have won the 2022 Three-Hour New Zealand Endurance Championship at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell on Saturday (29 October 2022) after both their rivals and the weather did their utmost to stymie their charge. Second home was the Glenn Smith/Damon...
Finalists chosen for Hampton Downs NZ Racing Academy Shoot-out
The Hampton Downs New Zealand Racing Academy (NDNZRA) has chosen the three finalists that will race off for this year's Toyota 86 Championship prize package in a one-day shoot-out on November 9th. The successful winner will receive a cash prize of $37,500 towards a season...
South Island Historic Formula Ford series gets underway at Wigram Revival meeting in Christchurch
The four-round 2022/23 South Island Historic Formula Ford Series gets underway at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch as part of the Wigram Revival Race meeting this weekend. Last season’s series winner, Andy Downs (Lola 642E), returns to the grid as does Duncan...
Orr-West poised for best season yet in Toyota 86
Whakatane’s Christina Orr-West is hoping to make it third time lucky in the chase for one of New Zealand motorsport's most closely contested series, the Toyota 86 Championship. After two solid seasons in the Toyota 86 Championship where she grabbed the occasional eye-catching result, Christina is...
Liam Lawson back in AlphaTauri for FP1 at Mexico
Liam Lawson will have his second outing with the Scuderia AlphaTauri Formula 1 team this weekend when he takes part in Free Practice 1 at the Mexican Grand Prix. After making his debut in a weather affected session at Spa, Belgium in August, the 20-year-old...
Patron recalls beginnings as Teretonga celebrates 65th
Teretonga Park in Invercargill turns 65 years old next month and club patron Barry Keen has been there and seen it all from the beginning. The Southland Sports Car Club, which operates the circuit, celebrates its own milestone with a 75th anniversary next year and in...
Cromie Returns to Defend GT4 Title
Reigning GT4 Champion, Nigel Cromie is eager to strap back into his McLaren 570S when the GT New Zealand Championship gets underway at Cromwell’s Highlands Motorsport Park in January. Cromie was somewhat a revelation in 2022, with minimal circuit racing experience, he managed to clinch...