Paddon secures NZRC title at Coromandel
August 18, 2018
New Zealand’s WRC star Hayden Paddon won the Hyundai New Zealand Goldrush Rally of Coromandel on Saturday to claim his fourth Brian Green Property Group
Silverstone to Kick Off 2019-20 WEC Season
August 17, 2018
Silverstone will serve as the kickoff round of the 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship season, with the calendar for the globe-trotting series having been revealed
Bamber looking for another IMSA win at Virginia this weekend
August 17, 2018
The Porsche GT Team fields two 911 RSR at round nine of the IMSA SportsCar Championship season on the Virginia International Raceway this weekend. The
Get the wheels moving
August 17, 2018
Dear people in charge, I am afraid you are going to have to speed up your glacial pace of change. While our two worthy working
McLaren has announced Carlos Sainz Jr will race for it in the 2019 Formula 1 season, replacing the outgoing Fernando Alonso. As reported by Autosport,
DJRTP and Triple Eight’s role reversal
August 16, 2018
Shell V-Power Racing and Triple Eight have switched roles this year, in having “one eye on the future and one eye on the present”, Ryan
McLaren will reportedly confirm Carlos Sainz as Fernando Alonso’s replacement before the end of this week. Earlier this week Alonso announced he was quitting Formula 1 at the end
Auckland racer Connor Adam is first off the blocks in the chase for the 2018-2019 Toyota 86 Championship title and is highly motivated to put
McLaren is working on a plan to enter IndyCar full-time with double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso in 2019, according to series chief Mark
Fernando Alonso Won’t Be Racing In F1 In 2019
August 15, 2018
The double world champion has said that he won’t be competing in F1 next year, although he might be open to a return in the
Australian GT title to be decided at Hampton Downs 500
August 15, 2018
This year’s Australian GT Championship will be decided at the Laser Plumbing & Electrical Hampton Downs 500 on October 13-14. The event will feature some
Coromandel unfinished business for Paddon
August 14, 2018
This Saturday’s Hyundai NZ Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel represents unfinished business for Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon – it’s the one national rally he’s
The trigger point for shock MSR switch
August 14, 2018
Matt Stone Racing’s frustrating debut main game season with its Ford Falcon reached a tipping point at Queensland Raceway last month. Team owner Stone says
MILLER: Dixon’s much-deserved bidding war
August 14, 2018
Bidding wars and race drivers are rarely used in the same sentence – especially when we’re talking IndyCar drivers. A handful make decent money, a
Scott Dixon is staying with Chip Ganassi for 2019
August 13, 2018
Scott Dixon is staying with Chip Ganassi for 2019. RACER has learned the official announcement of the four-time IndyCar champion’s return for his 18th year
Kevin Harvick claimed his seventh NASCAR Cup series victory of the season with a dominant performance at Michigan. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver was at the
Ducati’s Jorge Lorenzo took his third victory of the 2018 MotoGP season after outduelling Honda rider Marc Marquez at the Red Bull Ring. Starting from
Evans sets electric record as Shelsley Wash marks 113 years
August 13, 2018
Jaguar Formula E driver Mitch Evans set a new Shelsley Walsh hillclimb electric record on the day marking 113 years of competition on the world’s
Auckland racer Connor Adam is first off the blocks in the chase for the 2018-2019 Toyota 86 Championship title and is highly motivated to put the disappointments of his last championship campaign firmly behind him and claim the top spot this time around. Entries for the championship – expected to be the biggest so far
Kiwi F5000 contingent headed for Laguna Seca
August 9, 2018
Passports have been updated, work leave arranged and bags packed; now all the 14 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series drivers heading to the United States for the 50th Anniversary celebrations of their category this and early next week have to do is wait for the day they are due to fly
John McIntyre and Simon Gilbertson have proved strategy is stronger than speed to score their maiden ENEOS North Island Endurance Series title together. The pair managed to win the Three Hour Series and the GT–B class in their Manthey Racing-built Porsche 911 GT3 Cup MR despite battling some stiff GT3 opposition. A win at round
Alexander takes out SuperUtes Race Two at Ipswich
July 22, 2018
Tom Alexander claimed a comfortable victory in the second race for Round 4 of the ECB SuperUtes Series at Queensland Raceway. The SP Tools Holden Colorado driver made his way from 10th on a reversed-grid to take top spot, ultimately finishing 1.8735 seconds clear of Ryal Harris. Click here for full Race 2 results Alexander
Tom Alexander takes SuperUtes pole at Ipswich
July 21, 2018
Holden driver Tom Alexander shaded Ryal Harris to take ARMOR ALL Pole for Saturday’s ECB SuperUtes opener at Queensland Raceway. Alexander’s 1:31.0463s was set on a back-to-back flyer in the final quarter of the 20-minute ARMOR ALL Qualifying session. Click here for full ARMOR ALL Qualifying results Finishing 0.4026 seconds clear, the SP Tools Holden
Female motorsport participants create showcase
July 18, 2018
Motorsport in New Zealand is one of the few sports in which women compete on a completely level playing field with men. That’s why MotorSport New Zealand, via its Women in Motorsport Advisory Commission, will be at this weekend’s CRC Speedshow at Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds. “We know tens of thousands of Kiwi women from all
Record field expected for Toyota 86 Championship
July 12, 2018
A record field, featuring the cream of the country’s young up and coming motor racing talent is expected to contest this summer’s Toyota 86 Championship. “We’ve never had so many potential drivers three and a half months before the first round,” said Geoff Short, the category manager. When registrations officially open, he expects 17 drivers
Asian, British and European based drivers are being sought for next summer’s Castrol Toyota Racing Series, which starts at Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell from January, 10-13. In a mirror image of next January and February’s races, Series Manager Nicolas Caillol, is visiting five different race meetings in five weekends to recruit drivers in the junior
Formula 1’s history resonates with a significance rivalled by few other motorsport disciplines. Everything can be traced back to the Old Country, as it were; those halcyon days of the 50s and 60s and tales of derring-do and otherworldly heroics. PHOTOS Brabham understands this. The fabled former F1 team is as storied as the best of
2018 Toyota Festival dates confirmed
February 27, 2018
Kicking off on the Friday evening at the National Motorsport Museum, ‘Talks with Toyota’ gives attendees the chance to meet Toyota ambassadors including Marc Ellis, Dave Dobbyn and Dr Michelle Dickenson, Co-founder and CTO of Nanogirl Labs. “Each year we have seen more people and their vehicles attend the Festival,” said Andrew Davis, the General
Meet the new world order
September 19, 2017
Ford and Mahindra have today announced a cooperation agreement. While on the face of it there is nothing outstanding in that agreement but it represents a giant stride forward in the established order of vehicle manufacturing. One of the world’s oldest most established brands leaps into bed with one of the newest brands. On the
Ford announce Raptor version of Ranger
September 11, 2017
The purpose-built, desert-racing inspired pickup truck joins the Ford Performance family, carrying the name ‘Ford Ranger Raptor’. Designed and engineered to deliver an adrenaline pumping experience, Ford Ranger Raptor sports a head-turning exterior look that exudes toughness as well as a level of capability and off-road performance never before seen in the mid-size pickup truck
Toyota launches Limited Edition Chris Amon Edition 86
September 8, 2017
Toyota New Zealand has built on the driving pleasure of its 86 sports coupé with a limited-edition ‘Chris Amon Edition’ GT86 which is available in a unique Solar Flare exterior colour. “Just ten of the bright orange, limited-edition vehicles are available,” says Toyota New Zealand’s General Manager of Product, Spencer Morris. “The updated Brembo brakes
AMG celebrates 50 years
August 31, 2017
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Aufrecht, Melcher and Großaspach – the high-performance arm of Mercedes-Benz better known as Mercedes-AMG – special ‘Edition 50’ versions of the newly arrived AMG GT C Coupé and Roadster have been created. The Edition 50 AMG GT C Coupé and Roadster deliver an impressive 410kW output
BMW to launch electric mini
August 30, 2017
MINI is using the Frankfurt car show to showcase its MINI Electric Concept. Designed for use in urban areas, this concept car offers a window into how pure-electric day-to-day mobility might look in the years ahead. MINI Electric Concept also brings the iconic design, city-dwelling heritage and customary go-kart feeling of the MINI brand
OTT Mercedes Maybach
August 23, 2017
At this year’s gathering of the most magnificent classic cars at Pebble Beach in California, Mercedes-Benz is once again set to present a highlight: the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet is a car which, with its sensual, emotionally appealing design and innovative technical concept solutions, defines the ultimate in luxury of the future. At the same
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