Van Gisbergen wins NZ Grand Prix
Supercars driver Shane van Gisbergen yesterday won the New Zealand Grand Prix at Hampton Downs, near Hamilton, but not without a major drama in pit lane before the race started.
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Veteran Smith part of stellar all-Kiwi field
Veteran Smith part of stellar all-Kiwi field
It will be a home win in the New Zealand Grand Prix tomorrow — that is a given.
Duncan to make rare grand prix appearance
Duncan to make rare grand prix appearance
Courtney Duncan is lining up to compete in Woodville at the end of the month.
Brothers to contest GP
Brothers to contest GP
The upcoming New Zealand Grand Prix is going to be a family affair.
Richards finishes ahead of fellow Otago driver to claim NZ title
Richards finishes ahead of fellow Otago driver to claim NZ title
Darrell Richards’ streetstock is going to need a new paint job and probably some panel beating.
Australian GP postponement confirmed
Australian GP postponement confirmed
The Australian Grand Prix will be postponed to the back end of the Formula One season with Bahrain replacing it as the opening race in March, Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll has said.
Car racing old hand in it for friendship
Car racing old hand in it for friendship
The camaraderie and not just a love of blinding speed encouraged Allan Kirk to race his Ford Falcon BA production car yesterday at Beachlands Speedway’s first meeting of the new year.
Australian GP may be rescheduled
Australian GP may be rescheduled
The Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne looks set to be rescheduled from its season-opening slot to later in the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a tightening of local quarantine...
Duncan back in action on home soil this weekend
Duncan back in action on home soil this weekend
Double Women’s World Motocross champion Courtney Duncan has confirmed she will be riding in the inaugural KawiGirls Kings and Queens Motocross event at the Rotorua Motorcycle Club track on Saturday.
Young driver’s first taste of speed
Young driver’s first taste of speed
She cannot legally drive a car yet, but that did not stop a Queenstown teenager spending Saturday tearing up Coronet Peak’s access road in her first motorsport event.
Southland teen ‘shocked’ by opportunity
Southland teen ‘shocked’ by opportunity
Southland teenager Cormac Buchanan is set to blaze a new trail for New Zealanders in Europe.
Hey top 2WD at Auckland
Hey top 2WD at Auckland
Mosgiel driver Chris Hey made every post a winning one at the Battle of Jacks Ridge event in Auckland last weekend.
Duncan set for hero’s welcome after winning Italy title
Duncan set for hero’s welcome after winning Italy title
Double world champion Courtney Duncan will trade managed isolation for a hero’s welcome when she returns home to Dunedin next week.
Duncan to feature in NZ event
Duncan to feature in NZ event
Women's world champion Courtney Duncan and grand national cross-country championship runner-up Rachael Archer will headline the inaugural KawiGirls Kings and Queens Motocross event.
Van Gisbergen wins Jacks Ridge sprint with super drive
Van Gisbergen wins Jacks Ridge sprint with super drive
Supercars driver Shane van Gisbergen produced a stunning drive yesterday to win the inaugural Battle of Jacks Ridge rally sprint in Whitford after beating Tauranga’s Phil Campbell in the head-to...
Speedway draws thousands
Speedway draws thousands
From Southland to as far as the United States, thousands of speedway fanatics watched as nearly 100 drivers tore up the track at the ILT Foundation Riverside Speedway on Saturday.
World champion Duncan ‘forced to rest and wind down’ in hotel confinement
World champion Duncan ‘forced to rest and wind down’ in hotel confinement
Two-time world champion Courtney Duncan is well off the pace in managed isolation in Auckland.
Mud flung, vehicles flipped
Mud flung, vehicles flipped
Hot weather, a good crowd and a lot of mud made for a successful landslip rally near Gore at the weekend.
NZ title to Riberas, Kelly
NZ title to Riberas, Kelly
The Heart of Racing Team of Alex Riberas and Darren Kelly won the New Zealand Endurance Championship three-hour title at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell on Saturday.
Dippie one to watch in endurance championships
Dippie one to watch in endurance championships
Competition is bound to be fierce as Highlands host the one-hour and three-hour New Zealand endurance championships over the weekend.