International Motorsport (New Zealand) has confirmed its long awaited return to Mount Panorama in 2016, this week confirming its entry to the Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race. Founded by Lyall Williamson alongside Formula One champion Denny Hulme in the early 1960s, International Motorsport has become one of the longest running and most successful […]
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Renowned for its size and diversity, this year’s GT Radial Thunder in the Park meeting is set to be one of the largest circuit racing events on the New Zealand motorsport calendar. The diversity and calibre of motorsport talent for this year’s event has just expanded, with the announcement of involvement from some of New […]
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In time for the commencement of New Zealand’s 2014 Endurance Racing Season the International Motorsport R35 GTR has been revealed today. Competition in Round One of the Origin Windows Endurance Series at Taupo will commence this weekend and looking more than impressive in every way, from workmanship to livery this GTR is on a competitive […]
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Mortimer Motorsport prepares to leave the country this week ready for the team’s debut assault on the Bathurst 12 hour Endurance race on the ninth of February. Flanked by supporters Gull New Zealand, Te Manava Resort Rarotonga Cook Islands and DSV Air and Sea New Zealand, the team are headed for Australian shores with their […]
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After two years of waiting, GT Radial Thunder in the Park will return to Pukekohe Park Raceway this weekend, with over 250 cars from Super Mini’s to NZV8’s racing in the two day event. Supported by long-time name in New Zealand Motorsport GT Radial Tyres, Thunder in the Park is famous for providing families and […]
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Current New Zealand V8 Supertourer champion Scott McLaughlin has today confirmed for fans that amongst rumours, the Supercheap Auto Holden Racing team will be returning to compete in remaining rounds of the 2013 V8Supertourer series. Alongside fellow V8 Supercar series driver and 2012 endurance championship partner Jonathon Webb, Scott McLaughlin will defend his title. McLaughlin, […]
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Enjoying the opportunity to spread his feet across the pedals of many New Zealand based motor racing series this year, Kiwi V8 Supercar legend Shane Van Gisbergen has confirmed his partnership with NZ based tyre company Carters Tyre Service supported by GT Radial New Zealand. This will see Van Gisbergen compete in the popular annual […]
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Returning to New Zealand from work in Australia has proven to be a gamble worth taking for 25 year old professional Drifter Cole Armstrong, taking first place in the NAC Insurance National Drift Championship attended by some 3000 performance driven fans at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park this weekend. Proving that the young and tested driver […]
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When Tauranga based driver Cole Armstrong left New Zealand two weeks ago bound for Round One of the World Drift Series, the passionate 26 year old was under the impression that he would be meeting his NZ built Nissan RB34 Skyline at the Chinese based round and preparing it for battle against international competition. In […]
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As momentum builds around the ‘coming-out’ of Drift as a professional genre of New Zealand Motorsport, three time NZ title holder and multi-season international Drift competitor Carl Ruiterman put’s another notch in his belt pre-season to kick-start his summer campaign in the 2012/2013 Drift championships. 32 year old Ruiterman from Pukekohe has been Drifting competitively […]
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