Van Gisbergen hits out at ‘fake rivalry’
November 21, 2018
Shane van Gisbergen has stressed his respect for Scott McLaughlin ahead of their title showdown in Newcastle, declaring recent hysteria at Pukekohe has created “a
Ticktum dominates FIA F3 World Cup at Macau
November 20, 2018
DAN TICKTUM DOMINATES FIA F3 WORLD CUP WHEN SOPHIA FLÖRSCH WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. The incident also involved Sho Tsuboi and led to
Paddon takes second at 2018 WRC final in Australia
November 18, 2018
New Zealander Hayden Paddon aimed to push hard at this week’s final round of the FIA World Rally Championship in Australia and, with co-driver Seb
Farfus, BMW Win Emotional FIA GT World Cup in Macau
November 18, 2018
Augusto Farfus has won the FIA GT World Cup in Macau following a dominant run in Sunday’s title-deciding race. The Brazilian took his No. 42
Lamborghini unveil new SUV racing series to launch in 2020
November 18, 2018
Lamborghini has unveiled a brand-new sports utility vehicle (SUV) that will form the basis of a new championship in 2020. The new SUV will be
1:59s record set in Bathurst 12 Hour testing
November 17, 2018
On the same day Triple Eight announced its assault on the 2019 Bathurst 12 Hour, German Christopher Mies has smashed the Mount Panorama track record
Triple Eight trio unite for Bathurst 12 Hour
November 17, 2018
Triple Eight Supercars stars Craig Lowndes, Jamie Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen will unite for the 2019 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour. The trio will share
It may have only been the FIA GT World Cup Qualification Race in Macau, but emotions were already running high as Augusto Farfus took a
Oh no, Not again
November 16, 2018
When Motorsport last let a pressure group take control of one of their flagship classes it ended in financial disaster that the sport has not
Paddon and Marshall aim to push hard in Australia
November 15, 2018
New Zealander Hayden Paddon and his British co-driver Seb Marshall will be pushing hard at this week’s final round of the FIA World Rally Championship
Reid targets NZ Endurance title at Highlands
November 15, 2018
On the same weekend that his former Dick Johnson Racing team will be hoping to win the V8 Supercars title with Scott McLaughlin, Kiwi driver
‘Nervous’ van Gisbergen shutting out pressure
November 15, 2018
Shane van Gisbergen admits he is “pretty nervous” about his bid for a second Supercars title, but says he is trying to ignore external pressure.
Brendon Hartley vents on team mate Pierre Gasly as pressure mounts on Kiwi F1 driver at Brazil GP
November 12, 2018
Brendon Hartley used strong language to voice his frustrations at team mate Pierre Gasly with the Kiwi driver’s Formula One career hanging by a thread
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Brazilian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen was taken out of the race lead while lapping Esteban Ocon.
For the second time in a fortnight Nick Cassidy has had to swallow the bitter pill of finishing runner-up in both of Japan’s premier motor
Button insists winning the 2018 SUPER GT title feels ‘just as big’ as Formula 1 crown
November 11, 2018
Jenson Button feels winning the Super GT title in his debut season is “just as big” an achievement as his Formula 1 championship success in
Alonso and McLaren returning to Indy in 2019
November 11, 2018
Fernando Alonso and McLaren will return to the Indianapolis 500 in 2019 as the Spaniard chases the Triple Crown. McLaren ran Alonso at the Brickyard
Sepang to host first Super GT night race in 2020
November 11, 2018
The Super GT series will hold its first-ever night race when it returns to Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit in 2020. The circuit has agreed a
Reid targets NZ Endurance title at Highlands
November 15, 2018
On the same weekend that his former Dick Johnson Racing team will be hoping to win the V8 Supercars title with Scott McLaughlin, Kiwi driver Jonny Reid will be chasing championship glory of his own at Highlands. Reid and co-driver Neil Foster will be one of the fancied pairings to win the 2018/19 Carters Tyre
NZ Endurance title to be decided at Highlands
November 6, 2018
Bragging rights and national titles are at stake when Highlands hosts some of the fastest cars in the country at the 2018/19 Carters Tyre Service New Zealand Endurance Championship (NZEC) on Saturday, November 24. The top 20 cars from the North and South Island Endurance Series’ have been invited to compete in the ‘winner takes
Connor Adam resists the pressure to win Toyota 86 season opener
November 3, 2018
Connor Adam got his Toyota 86 Championship campaign off to the best possible start with a lights-to-flag victory in the first race of the season at Pukekohe Park. It wasn’t an easy victory however, as the Post Haste-backed International Motorsport driver came under intense pressure during the race from both pole position holder Jordan Baldwin
Have Inkster and Winn done enough to win fifth Targa title?
October 26, 2018
Have four-time and defending Targa New Zealand title-holders Glenn Inkster and Spence Winn (Mitsubishi Evo 8) done enough to claim a record-making fifth consecutive event win in Queenstown tomorrow? That was the question being asked late this afternoon as the 57 remaining teams arrived in Heriot for the final stage of the penultimate day of
With his ‘eye back in’ and the exhaust manifold problems which slowed him on the second leg behind him defending Targa NZ title holder Glenn Inkster and co-driver Spencer Winn (Mitsubishi Evo 8) spent a wet, cold Thursday slowly re-building a lead in this year’s southern South Island-based Targa New Zealand tarmac motor rally the
Dunedin drivers to the fore on second day of Targa Rally
October 25, 2018
Dunedin pair Martin Dippie and Greg Ball (Porsche GT3 RS) were battling for the lead with defending title-holders Glenn Inkster and co-driver Spencer Winn (Mitsubishi Evo 8) at the end of a dramatic second day of this year’s southern South Island-based Targa New Zealand tarmac motor rally this evening. Another local pairing, Regan Hall and
Targa newbies take early lead on exciting opening day
October 24, 2018
Event rookies Haydn Mackenzie and co-driver Matty Sayers (Mitsubishi Evo 10) showed their hand early on the opening day of this year’s five-day Targa New Zealand tarmac motor rally on Tuesday. Defending – and four-time consecutive event winners – Glenn Inkster and co-driver Spencer Winn (Mitsubishi Evo 8) won the opening stage from just north
Local driver Chris Symon sweeps Manfeild Formula First opener
October 22, 2018
Chris Symon has made his intentions clear for his 2018/19 Hi-Q Formula First Championship after claiming Race 3 of the championship and complete a perfect clean sweep of the opening round. The win didn’t come as easy this time for Symon however. The school teacher didn’t get the best of starts, losing a spot at
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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