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SUPER COMPETITIVE FORMULA FORD FIELD!The NZ Formula Ford National Championship kicks off this weekend at Levels. The sev...
23/01/2024

SUPER COMPETITIVE FORMULA FORD FIELD!

The NZ Formula Ford National Championship kicks off this weekend at Levels. The seventeen-car-strong field is super strong, featuring at least 6 genuine championship contenders!

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What is arguably the most competitive field of up-and-coming single-seater drivers will take to the grid this weekend at the opening round of the 2024 NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship.  Timaru International Raceway hosts the four-race opening round that has attracted a depth of...

Kiwis in the mix in Daytona!Pipo Derani, the teammate of Tom Blomqvist, broke the lap record to qualify on pole ahead of...
22/01/2024

Kiwis in the mix in Daytona!

Pipo Derani, the teammate of Tom Blomqvist, broke the lap record to qualify on pole ahead of Sebastien Bourdais, who is partnering Scott Dixon!

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Lap records in a tight session have resulted in Cadillacs locking out the front row in Monday’s qualifying run for the Daytona 24 Hours on the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Brazil’s Pipo Derani, the teammate of Tom Blomqvist and Jack Aitken at Whelen Cadillac Racing, delivered a re...

A successful return!MTEC Motorsport drivers Kaden Probst, Lucas Fecury, Tommy Smith and Elliott Cleary enjoyed a strong ...
22/01/2024

A successful return!

MTEC Motorsport drivers Kaden Probst, Lucas Fecury, Tommy Smith and Elliott Cleary enjoyed a strong opening round at Taupo International Motorsport Park!

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It proved a successful return for MTEC Motorsport in the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship as they scored multiple top-10s during the opening round at Taupo International Motorsport Park. The first round at Taupo played host to the battle for the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy, with....

Sceats second for the round!M2 Competition's Liam Sceats reflects on a solid opening round of the Toyota Formula Regiona...
22/01/2024

Sceats second for the round!

M2 Competition's Liam Sceats reflects on a solid opening round of the Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship, where he finished in the top five in all three races!

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Liam Sceats leaves the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship’s opening round as the top-ranked Kiwi, sitting second overall, behind only M2 Competition teammate Roman Bilinski. The Auckland-based teenager finished in the top five of all three races at Taupo International Motorsport ...

Bring on Round 2!This weekend's Mazda Racing Series South Island Championship round at Levels features some familiar fac...
22/01/2024

Bring on Round 2!

This weekend's Mazda Racing Series South Island Championship round at Levels features some familiar faces- and some new ones!

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Five North Island competitors and some new faces have added considerable interest to Round 2 of the Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series South Island Championship at Levels Raceway in Timaru this weekend. Prebbleton’s Chris White Junior leads the series after the opening round at the same venue in No...

A stunning debut from the Southlander!Alex Crosbie leaves the opening round of the Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Champ...
21/01/2024

A stunning debut from the Southlander!

Alex Crosbie leaves the opening round of the Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship as the top rookie in the field!

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Invercargill’s Alex Crosbie has made a stunning debut in the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. The 17-year-old Southlander lined up for the first round of the series, which attracts talented drivers from all over the world at Taupō International Motorsport Park over the w...

Steve Ross wins Historic GP!The Dunedin-based driver drove a 50-year-old McRae GM-1 to victory at Taupo International Mo...
21/01/2024

Steve Ross wins Historic GP!

The Dunedin-based driver drove a 50-year-old McRae GM-1 to victory at Taupo International Motorsport Park!

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It was the 50-year-old McRae GM-1 of Dunedin’s Steve Ross that triumphed at Sunday’s Historic GP title – contested by the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival series. The final of three races held at the Taupō International Motorsport Park, today’s 10-lap race for the Historic GP t...

Bilinski doubles down!Roman Bilinski won Race 3 of the Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship in Taupo, claiming t...
21/01/2024

Bilinski doubles down!

Roman Bilinski won Race 3 of the Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship in Taupo, claiming the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. Liam Sceats ensured there was a Kiwi on the podium in third!

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Poland’s Roman Bilinski has won his second Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship race in as many days to claim the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy at Taupo International Motorsport Park. M2 Competition’s star recruit drove with calculated precision and managed his tyres well for the v...

A Kiwi podium!China's Gerrard Xie hunted down Alex Crosbie to win this afternoon's Toyota Formula Regional Oceania race,...
21/01/2024

A Kiwi podium!

China's Gerrard Xie hunted down Alex Crosbie to win this afternoon's Toyota Formula Regional Oceania race, with the Southlander claiming honours as the first Kiwi on the podium in the 2024 series!

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M2 Competiton’s Gerrard Xie overcame an early Alex Crosbie charge to win Sunday’s Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship opener at Taupo International Motorsport Park. Saturday’s race-winner, Roman Bilinski, made moves from eighth on the grid for second, with Crosbie forced to se...

What a lap from Alex Crosbie!!Christian Mansell qualified on pole for Race 3 of the Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Cham...
20/01/2024

What a lap from Alex Crosbie!!

Christian Mansell qualified on pole for Race 3 of the Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship, while Southland's Alex Crosbie starts both of today's races from the front row!

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Australia’s Christian Mansell has topped his second qualifying session of the weekend to claim pole for Race 3 of the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship in Taupo. Giles Motorsport’s star recruit put in a 1:23.540 through the mid-stages to finish 0.349 seconds ahead of the field...

Bilinski powers to the win!Poland's Roman Bilinski has thrown down the gauntlet to his CTFROC rivals with a dominant vic...
20/01/2024

Bilinski powers to the win!

Poland's Roman Bilinski has thrown down the gauntlet to his CTFROC rivals with a dominant victory in the season-opener in Taupo!

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Roman Bilinski has thrown down the gauntlet in the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship, taking a dominating win in the season-opener at Taupo International Motorsport Park. M2 Competition’s Polish driver jumped pole-sitter Christian Mansell off the line before holding off a spirit...

Mansell claims pole!Australia's Christian Mansell has topped the first CTFROC qualifying session of 2024 on a rapidly dr...
19/01/2024

Mansell claims pole!

Australia's Christian Mansell has topped the first CTFROC qualifying session of 2024 on a rapidly drying Taupo track!

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Australia’s Christian Mansell has continued on from Friday’s fast practice pace to claim pole for the season-opening Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship race at Taupo International Motorsport Park. Mansell’s 1:26.763 came late on a rapidly evolving track, with a late red flag,...

It's all go in Taupo!The New Zealand Historic GP kicked off with a busy day of practice ahead of a thrilling two days of...
19/01/2024

It's all go in Taupo!

The New Zealand Historic GP kicked off with a busy day of practice ahead of a thrilling two days of action this weekend!

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Wet conditions challenged competitors at times at Taupo International Motorsport Park today when the New Zealand Historic GP began with practice sessions and two qualifying runs. The event, a part of the Super Sprint Motorsport New Zealand Championship, is also hosting the Castrol Toyota Formula Reg...

Taking on Bathurst!Ford’s Transit SuperVan will run demonstration laps at next month’s Bathurst 12 Hour!Read more 👇👇👇
18/01/2024

Taking on Bathurst!

Ford’s Transit SuperVan will run demonstration laps at next month’s Bathurst 12 Hour!

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Fans in attendance of this year’s Bathurst 12 Hour can expect a little something extra for their admission as Ford will be there to pit its outrageous Transit SuperVan 4.2 against the twists and turns of Mount Panorama. It won’t quite go head-to-head with the GT race cars that’ll be taking par...

It all begins this weekend!!Seventeen of the world's most promising talents will take to the grid for the opening round ...
17/01/2024

It all begins this weekend!!

Seventeen of the world's most promising talents will take to the grid for the opening round of the Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship in Taupo!

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The 19th season of Toyota New Zealand’s international single-seater competition – the second as the official FIA Formula Regional Oceania Championship – gets underway this weekend in New Zealand, and it’s packed with interesting and proven talent. There’s plenty to keep the fans interested...

Cast your votes!Liam Lawson's points finish in Singapore and SVG's NASCAR win on debut are in the running for the 'Favou...
17/01/2024

Cast your votes!

Liam Lawson's points finish in Singapore and SVG's NASCAR win on debut are in the running for the 'Favourite Sporting Moment' Halberg Award!

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Liam Lawson and Shane van Gisbergen are included as finalists in the only publicly-voted category of the Halberg Awards, receiving nominations for New Zealand’s Favourite Sporting Moment. Ten moments are up for the award, with the winner announced at the 61st Halberg Awards at Spark Arena on Febru...

Kenny Smith in action this weekend!Smith will take to the track in his 1990 New Zealand Grand Prix-winning Formula Atlan...
17/01/2024

Kenny Smith in action this weekend!

Smith will take to the track in his 1990 New Zealand Grand Prix-winning Formula Atlantic Swift DB4 in the Formula Open field!

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Legendary Kiwi racer Kenny Smith will wind back the years at this weekend’s New Zealand Historic GP, taking to the track in his 1990 New Zealand Grand Prix-winning Formula Atlantic Swift DB4. Smith will be in action in the Formula Open class in his fully restored Ford BDA-powered car, running in i...

Triple Eight announce Bathurst 12-Hour lineup!Will Brown and Broc Feeney team up with Mikaël Grenier for next month's en...
17/01/2024

Triple Eight announce Bathurst 12-Hour lineup!

Will Brown and Broc Feeney team up with Mikaël Grenier for next month's enduro!

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Triple Eight Race Engineering has confirmed that new signing Will Brown will debut for the team at next month’s Bathurst 12 Hour. Brown will join his 2024 Supercars teammate Broc Feeney and Mercedes-AMG factory driver Mikaël Grenier to compete in the Pro class in a Mercedes-AMG GT3. “It’s bee...

The IMSA season begins!A 60-strong field will be in action at Daytona International Speedway this weekend in the buildup...
16/01/2024

The IMSA season begins!

A 60-strong field will be in action at Daytona International Speedway this weekend in the buildup to next week's Daytona 24 Hours!

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Six Kiwis will be on hand for their first official hitout of 2024 when the IMSA season kicks off with the annual Roar Before the 24 practice and qualifying sessions this weekend. Scott Dixon, Brendon Hartley, Tom Blomqvist, Scott McLaughlin, Hunter McElrea and Earl Bamber will be present. Teams will...

It all starts this weekend!Liam Sceats returns to the Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship expecting "the toughe...
15/01/2024

It all starts this weekend!

Liam Sceats returns to the Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship expecting "the toughest challenge in my career to date."

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Liam Sceats enters the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship amongst the pre-season favourites but admits he will have to be at his best against an extremely competitive field. The Auckland-based teenager returns to M2 Competition for his campaign, having finished fourth for them...

A dream debut!Jaguar TCS Racing leaves Mexico City second in the Formula E Teams Championship after a podium for Nick Ca...
14/01/2024

A dream debut!

Jaguar TCS Racing leaves Mexico City second in the Formula E Teams Championship after a podium for Nick Cassidy and fifth for Mitch Evans!

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Nick Cassidy has recognised the significance of his podium on debut for Jaguar TCS Racing, saying it was the perfect way to begin his tenure with the team. The 29-year-old finished third in the Mexico City E-Prix, behind only Pascal Wehrlein and former Envision teammate Sebastien Buemi, off the back...

A new champion crowned!Less than three months after racing a Midget for the first time, Luke McClymont has won the North...
14/01/2024

A new champion crowned!

Less than three months after racing a Midget for the first time, Luke McClymont has won the North Island Championship!

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Less than three months after racing a Midget Car for the first time, young Tauranga Speedway talent Luke McClymont raced to his first major victory on Saturday night at Baypark Speedway. The home track win in the North Island Championship was an impressive performance from the 21-year-old third-gene...

A successful oval test for SVG!The three-time Supercars champion was seventh fastest on Day 2 of testing at Daytona, his...
14/01/2024

A successful oval test for SVG!

The three-time Supercars champion was seventh fastest on Day 2 of testing at Daytona, his best lap ranking 12th overall from 76 drivers across the entire program!

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Shane van Gisbergen has completed a two-day ARCA pre-race test at Daytona International Speedway, setting the thirteenth fastest time on Day 1 before going seventh quickest on Day 2. The 34-year-old completed the test with Pinnacle Racing Group, the same team he will join in next month’s race at t...

CASSIDY PODIUMS ON JAGUAR DEBUT!Nick Cassidy finished this morning's Mexico City E-Prix in third place, while Mitch Evan...
13/01/2024

CASSIDY PODIUMS ON JAGUAR DEBUT!

Nick Cassidy finished this morning's Mexico City E-Prix in third place, while Mitch Evans came home fifth!

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Nick Cassidy has finished third on debut for Jaguar TCS Racing in this morning’s Mexico City E-Prix, behind only winner Pascal Wehrlein and former Envision teammate Sebastien Buemi. A defensive drive from teammate Mitch Evans brought a fifth-placed finish, having held off a persistent challenge fr...

The 2024 Formula E season is underway!Mitch Evans was 7th fastest, and Nick Cassidy was 13th in the first practice sessi...
13/01/2024

The 2024 Formula E season is underway!

Mitch Evans was 7th fastest, and Nick Cassidy was 13th in the first practice session in Mexico, which was affected by two red flags.

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The 2024 Formula E season is officially underway, with McLaren’s Jake Hughes topping first practice in Mexico City before crashing out at Turn 1 moments later. The red flag, the second of the session, brought an early end to proceedings with Hughes’s 1:14.364 topping Porche Formula E Team’s Pa...

Another star confirmed for CTFROC!US Formula 4 champion Patrick Woods-Toth heads to NZ to drive for Kiwi Motorsport in t...
12/01/2024

Another star confirmed for CTFROC!

US Formula 4 champion Patrick Woods-Toth heads to NZ to drive for Kiwi Motorsport in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship!

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One of the strongest young Canadian talents to emerge onto the international motorsport scene is set to begin a big 2024 season in New Zealand. Reigning Formula 4 United States Champion Patrick Woods-Toth (19) will race in the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship and will be one...

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