South Island tour proves costly for Connor Adam
Back-to-back South Island rounds for Mount Albert’s Connor Adam, 20, have proven costly for his Toyota 86 Championship campaign. Following another troublesome weekend at Teretonga, Adam has slipped to fifth in the standings. The weekend started off promising for Adam, who had endured two lacklustre rounds...
Lathrope enjoys race battles to finish fourth overall at Teretonga
Teretonga Park turned on its usual inclement Invercargill weather for the fourth round of the BNT V8s Championship but it did little to dampen the spirits of Brad Lathrope, who finished the weekend on an absolute high. He enjoyed battles with his fellow Class One competitors...
BNT V8 podium for Lathrope at Highlands
Brad Lathrope was “over the moon” with his third place on the podium for the third round of the BNT V8s at Highlands Motorsport Park yesterday. Racing his Dayle ITM #73 Ford Falcon super tourer in the first of two South Island rounds, held over consecutive weekends,...
Ross Maintains Second Place in BNT V8s
Cambridge V8 driver Nick Ross has come away from round three of the BNT V8s Championship at Highlands Motorsport Park near Cromwell in second overall for the weekend. He also maintains second place in the Championship, though Australian driver Jack Smith has extended his points lead. Ross...
Connor Adam slips to fourth after Highlands
Mount Albert’s Connor Adam, 20, has slipped down to fourth place in the 2018/19 Toyota 86 Championship after getting caught up in another driver’s incident in the final of the three races at Highlands Motorsport Park. Adam’s weekend started with a strong qualifying, setting the fifth...
Closing minutes heartbreak for the Dayle ITM Mike Racing team
As is often the case in a three-hour endurance race, the war of attrition takes it toll and the Dayle ITM Mike Racing Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 fell victim to a mechanical failure, in the final half hour of the New Zealand Endurance Championship. The driveshaft gave...
Dayle ITM Mercedes fit and ready for the NZ Endurance Champs
New Zealand Endurance Championship drivers beware – the Dayle ITM Mike Racing team has got to the bottom of the recent issues that have been hampering the Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 and it is fighting fit for the winner-takes-all final this Saturday. The Dayle ITM Mercedes’ gearbox...
Ross Expects Tight Championship Battle in BNT V8s
It will be a measured approach to the BNT V8s season for Nick Ross and his Total Lubricants Nissan Altima when the championship gets underway at Pukekohe November 2-4. It will be the Cambridge driver and his Concept Motorsport team’s 16th consecutive season in the BNT...
Boxes ticked at series finale for van Klink
Christchurch’s Marcus van Klink has wrapped up the Gull Rally Challenge two-wheel drive class title after a third-place finish at the final round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, the Hyundai NZ Raglan Rally of the Coast, held over the weekend. Coming...
Campbell takes positives from Raglan
Tauranga’s Phil Campbell has taken plenty of positives away from the final round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, the Hyundai Raglan Rally of the Coast, with a result derived from strong stage times and lessons to be learnt for the...