Two racing teams are being chased by the liquidators of a company that used to run the V8SuperTourers motorsport series. The event started in 2012 and its reigning champion is Kiwi driver Simon Evans. A company that formerly ran the event, V8 Supertourers 2013 Ltd, sold the rights to it in April, a fortnight before […]
Read moreNew Zealand motor racing is in pole position for its best season in years after agreement was reached to unite the country’s racing series under one Premier Racing Calendar. MotorSport New Zealand together with a newly-formed Series Organising Group consisting of the major North Island racing categories and the Historic Racing Club agreed a calendar […]
Read moreThe trial unification of the V8 SuperTourers and New Zealand Touring Cars at the United V8 Spectacular in Pukekohe at the weekend has been lauded as a resounding success. In the season finale of the SuperTourer, TLX and TL classes, 20 drivers across the three categories lined up side-by-side for the first time since the […]
Read moreThe V8 SuperTourers and New Zealand V8 Touring Cars will lineup side by side for the first time since 2012 this weekend, in a race that could foreshadow the merger of both competitions. Dwindling driver numbers have plagued both racing series over the past year so having more than 25 cars lineup on the starting […]
Read moreThe BNT NZ Supertourers South Island rounds of the championship will not be going ahead due to a declining grid size making the events unfeasible to run. A declining grid size has rendered it unfeasible to run the category at the planned events on March 7/8 at Timaru and Ruapuna on March 21/22. NZ SuperTourers […]
Read moreMitch Evans showed Kiwi fans his world-class speed as he raced with his brother Simon in the BNT NZ SuperTourers races at Hampton Downs today. Simon enjoyed the perfect weekend, winning all three races, while younger brother Mitch finished second for the round at the Rush Security Waikato 250 meeting with two second placings today […]
Read moreSimon Evans achieved another milestone as he won the BNT NZ SuperTourers race at Hampton Downs today. The Aucklander came to the Rush Security Waikato 250 meeting as the effective leader of the 2014-15 championship after his fine results in the three-round endurance series that formed the first section of the overall championship. Evans and […]
Read moreA few tips from Kiwi ace Shane Van Gisbergen have Simon Evans finally eyeing his first New Zealand motor racing championship. The 24-year-old Aucklander effectively leads the 2014-15 BNT NZ SuperTourers by more than 100 points as he heads into this weekend’s fourth round of the championship at Hampton Downs and will certainly be hard […]
Read moreAt next weekend’s third round of the Toyota Racing Series at Hampton Downs, fans will see a former two-time series champion back in action – but not in a TRS car. GP2 ace Mitch Evans is belting up in a tin top for the first time in his racing career for a yahoo in the […]
Read moreThe New Zealand SuperTourer series could have its first female driver with Australian Renee Gracie completing a successful test session at Hampton Downs. The 20-year-old was one of several drivers from across the Tasman to get a taste of the Kiwi experience yesterday. Having just completed two seasons in the Australian Porsche Carrera Cup championship, […]
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