World class commentary team for Highlands 6 Hour
Organisers of November’s huge 10th Anniversary weekend 6 Hour race at Highlands Motorsport Park have confirmed the event commentary team – and it’s a star studded and vastly experienced crew who will be behind the microphones. Heading the line-up is multiple-championship winning Australian racing driver...
Zeal Jones tops Elite Motorsport Academy camp to win Bruce McLaren Trophy
Pukekohe rally driver Zeal Jones, 18, has won the Bruce McLaren Trophy by topping the points table for the 2023 Elite Motorsport Academy of New Zealand camp. The Elite Motorsport Academy is an annual competitor development program put on by the MotorSport New Zealand Scholarship Trust...
2023 NZ Hillclimb Championship confirmed with backing of WinmaX
The MotorSport New Zealand Gold Star Hillclimb Championship returns in 2023 with a unique, one-weekend shootout for the title taking place over the weekend of 18 and 19 March in Lawrence, Otago, thanks to the support of WinmaX Brakes. The NZ Hillclimb Championship is one of...
Porsche Entry for Regan Scoullar in Golden Homes GT NZ Championship
Wellington teenager, Regan Scoullar will make his debut in the Golden Homes GT NZ Championship this weekend when round two gets underway at Hampton Downs aboard a Porsche 997 Cup Car. No stranger to Porsche racing, Scoullar who has just turned 17, competed in...
Ron Mackersy appointed to MotorSport New Zealand board
Ron Mackersy of Queenstown has been appointed to the board of MotorSport New Zealand for a three-year term. The MotorSport New Zealand board is made up of six members, four elected and two appointed. A vacancy for an appointed board member was created at the organisation’s...
Paddon and Kennard add APRC championships to list of achievements
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard are the 2022 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Champions, having secured the title at the winner-takes-all APRC final at the Coffs Coast Rally in northern New South Wales over the weekend of 25 to 27 November. 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...
NZ One-Hour Endurance Championship titles on the line at Highlands this Saturday
Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell host this weekend’s 2022 New Zealand Endurance Championship with two separate 60-minute winner-takes-all races that will decide both overall and Class titles in the One-Hour category. All competitors in both the separate 2022 North and South Island series are eligible...
75th Anniversary Gala cancelled
MotorSport New Zealand has made the difficult decision to cancel its 75th Anniversary Gala. The decision comes due to the rapidly rising costs of hosting large-scale events and the increasingly difficult logistics of gathering guests from overseas. Cancelling the event ensures we can preserve the prestige...
MotorSport New Zealand bans Internal Combustion Engines from 2025
MotorSport New Zealand has agreed to ban internal combustion engines from 2025 in order to reduce the carbon footprint of motorsport in New Zealand. Instead, motorsport competitors will have to choose between steam-engines, bicycle style pedal-power or solar power as their method of propulsion from 1...