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Day, 16, combines with Leitch for win

The Lamborghini Huracan driven by Brendon Leitch and Matt Day beside a Porsche 992 driven by...

Day, 16, combines with Leitch for win

A mature drive from 16-year-old Matt Day (Lamborghini Huracan GT3) along with top Lamborghini driver and Invercargill local Brendon Leitch netted the pair overall victory in the latest three-hour...

Gilmour, Hey shine again at rallysprint

Emma Gilmour blazes her way to victory in the 4WD class at the Ashley Forest Rallysprint at the...

Gilmour, Hey shine again at rallysprint

Emma Gilmour has a long way to go to catch up to Mosgiel driver Chris Hey.

Liam Lawson notches career-best F1 finish

Liam Lawson held off a string of challengers to secure his first top five finish. Photo: Reuters

Liam Lawson notches career-best F1 finish

Liam Lawson lodged a career-best fifth place Formula One finish while Red Bull's Max Verstappen cruised to a dominant Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory.

Having 'good people' around him has helped Lawson

Kiwi F1 driver Liam Lawson. Photo: Reuters

Having 'good people' around him has helped Lawson

Having good people around him has been the biggest help to New Zealand driver Liam Lawson coping with a challenging first season in Formula 1.

Last playoff shot for SVG

New Zealand’s Shane van Gisbergen will have one more chance to avoid elimination in the Nascar Cup Series playoffs when the series heads to Bristol, Tennesse, tomorrow.

Southland motorcyclist struggling for answers

Cormac Buchanan has admitted he is having a tough time at the Moto3 World Championships. Photo:...

Southland motorcyclist struggling for answers

Southland motorcyclist Cormac Buchanan continues to go through some tough times on the world stage and he admits he is struggling for answers.

Lawson to start from back after qualification disaster

Liam Lawson will have it all to do after a disastrous qualification in Italy. Photo: Reuters

Lawson to start from back after qualification disaster

A qualification session to forget for New Zealand formula one driver Liam Lawson, ahead of the Italian Grand Prix overnight tonight.

Lawson hints at F1 move

Liam Lawson racing in the Dutch Grand Prix last week. Photo: Reuters

Lawson hints at F1 move

New Zealand driver Liam Lawson has hinted that his Formula 1 future may not be with Red Bull.

Newgarden leaves it late to chalk up first win of season

Newgarden leaves it late to chalk up first win of season

Josef Newgarden ended the 2025 IndyCar season with a memorable win as he took the title at his hometown race, the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix.

'It just sucks': Lawson shunted back to 12th

Liam Lawson drives during the Dutch Grand Prix at Circuit Zandvoort. Photo: Getty Images

'It just sucks': Lawson shunted back to 12th

A late collision has shut Liam Lawson out of the points at the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, with the frustrated New Zealand driver having been on course for a career-best finish.

Another Australian win for Paddon, Kennard

Another Australian win for Paddon, Kennard

New Zealand rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard secured their third win in a row in the Australian Rally Championship at the Gippsland Rally at the weekend.

Good pace counts for nothing after crash

Good pace counts for nothing after crash

Southland grand prix racer Cormac Buchanan is refusing to let a crash define round 14 of the Moto3 World Championship in Hungary.

Hunt claims third win of championship

Hunt claims third win of championship

Defending national champion Ben Hunt claimed his third win of the New Zealand Rally Championship after winning Rally Coromandel on Saturday.

Buchanan ‘focused on the next goal’ after crashing out

It was a weekend to forget in Austria for Southland motorcycle racer Cormac Buchanan.

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Thrills: ‘I just love being in the kart’

Mosgiel resident Jack McGrath races along the KartSport Dunedin club track yesterday. PHOTOS:...

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Thrills: ‘I just love being in the kart’

Motorsport is not just a sport for Jack McGrath, it is an emotion.

First outright win for Queenstown drivers

Caleb MacDonald and Larisa Biggar, in a Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 6, scream down the road at the 2025...

First outright win for Queenstown drivers

The 2025 Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally had drivers battling wet and wild conditions, with one driver taking his first outright rally win.

Liam Lawson to start ninth at Hungarian Grand Prix

Liam Lawson has qualified inside the top 10, and will start ninth at the Hungarian Grand Prix, while Charles Leclerc stunned favourites McLaren by seizing pole position.

Lawson among points again

Liam Lawson of Racing Bulls competes at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit in Stavelot, Liege province...

Lawson among points again

Oscar Piastri passed McLaren teammate and title rival Lando Norris with a bold early move to win the rain-delayed Belgian Grand Prix and extend his Formula 1 lead to 16 points.

Lawson 10th in Belgian GP sprint, one better in qualifying

Liam Lawson in action during qualifying. Photo: Reuters

Lawson 10th in Belgian GP sprint, one better in qualifying

Liam Lawson finished the Belgian Grand Prix sprint in 10th, but will have another chance to pick up points after qualifying ninth quickest for the main event.

Parachute may have contributed to fatal drag race crash

Craig Smith, 51, died when his 1967 Ford Cortina veered off the track at high speed and slammed...

Parachute may have contributed to fatal drag race crash

A drag racer died after losing control at almost 250kmh and crashing into a wall at Ruapuna Raceway, but the car's parachute and harness may have contributed to his death.

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