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...
F5000 drivers turn up the heat as they revel in racing return
After a largely frustrating 12 months in which three of the four race meetings due to host rounds of the 2021/22 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series were either cancelled outright or postponed, the drivers who made it to Hampton Downs today...
Scoles and Byers Take Wins in Action Packed Rodin Cars Super GT Series Round
It was action aplenty in the opening round of the Rodin Cars Super GT Series at Highlands Motorsport Park this weekend. It was a tough start to the weekend for the new series with Saturday afternoon’s race one abandoned after a lengthy red-flag period. Pole...
Motorsports’ governing bodies unite to navigate COVID-19 Protection Framework
Following the Government's COVID-19 Protection Framework announcement the governing bodies of various motorsport disciplines in New Zealand have created a collaborative partnership. MotorSport New Zealand, Speedway NZ, Motorcycling NZ, KartSport NZ and the NZ Drag Racing Association have formed a collaborative partnership where they will work...
Armstrong takes pole for race two at Monaco
A finely judged race that included a daring last-lap pass on Jehan Daruvala has scored Marcus Armstrong pole for today’s second race at Monaco. Starting from a mid-teen grid position for the first sprint race, Armstrong worked his way up through the field, adapting quickly to...
Kiwi young guns join Aussie star for Ruapuna FT60 test
Three of New Zealand's best single seater prospects – including the champions of Formula Ford – will join one of Australia's young guns and step aboard Toyota's FT60 for the car's first run at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch tomorrow. It's not only an...
Simon Baker claims the Nexen Tyre Mazda Racing Series North Island title
The final of the North Island Mazda Racing Series was run over the weekend and even though Simon Baker choose not to drive this event his dominant position on the table gave him the title. The only thing left to decide was second and third. Keith...
Avalon Biddle to tackle Otago Rally
She’s already a legend in the world of motorcycle racing, and now superbike racer Avalon Biddle is switching from two wheels to four to compete as Otago Rally’s celebrity guest driver. The first woman to win the much-coveted New Zealand’s Supersport 600 title and two-times winner...