Amid a drama-filled top-10 shootout at last weekend’s Leadfoot Festival, Hayden Paddon pulled off a runner-up result in his ‘‘pocket rocket’’ Semog Crosskart. The 1.6km sprint up ex-pat Rod Millen’s driveway in Hahei, Coromandel, saw the h; Read More
Dunedin's Steve Ross loves his blast-from-the-past racers and after many successful years in the F5000 series, he has turned his attention to the South Island's OSCA championship. The anything goes category will feature; Read More
The international 2020 Toyota Racing Series (TRS) field, roaring into the season-opener at Cromwell’s Highlands Motorsport Park this weekend, will be headed by a Kiwi — defending champion Liam Lawson. The recently-signe; Read More
Applications for the Dunedin-based 2020 Elite Motorsport Academy of New Zealand are open and young Kiwi competitors are being encouraged to put their names forward. The academy, which is open to drivers who hold licence; Read More
Father and son rally team Force Motorsport will be trying to recreate history when they take on an international field at the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship’s (APRC) final round in China, this weekend. Auckland’s Andrew and Jack Hawk; Read More
Chris Hey has continued his unlimited 2WD class dominance at the Ashley Forest Rallysprint, winning the category for a staggering 12th consecutive year and breaking its record with a 1min:00.9secs time. ; Read More
Seeing Scottish driving phenomenon Colin McRae rounding a corner at a New Zealand rally in 1993 had a profound effect on a then 12-year-old Mike Sheehan. ‘‘I can still remember him coming around the right-hander. What he did in those three; Read More
Bullishness comes easy to China’s biggest ute producer. Unveiled at Auto Shanghai, a two-yearly international car show that alternates with the Beijing Auto Show as China’s yearly international automotive exhibition, Gr; Read More
Motorsport's camaraderie has led Gore rally driver Derek Ayson to the other side of the world to compete at the Pirelli International Rally in England today. He will drive a top-spec Historic Group 4 BDG Escort owned by Welsh rally driver ; Read More
Kiwi Mitch Evans claimed a breakthrough Formula E victory in Rome last weekend. Evans (24), who has been chasing his first win since joining the series in 2015, described it as a ‘‘beautiful feeling’’. ‘‘It’s been years since I had; Read More
