Southland motorcyclist Cormac Buchanan is getting to know all about the rollercoaster of elite racing. Buchanan had a mixed weekend as he finally got his second season in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup underway at the weekend. Hav; Read More
April has come to a busy end in the world of motorsport, with World Rally Championship and Formula One rounds last weekend, the latter at Imola in Italy featuring Kiwi racers Liam Lawson and Marcus Armstrong. Traditionally, though, May has; Read More
Premium German marques BMW and Mercedes-Benz have unveiled new high-end electric vehicles, and both are heading to these shores. Revealed as part of its radically styled, all-new seventh-generation 7-series line-up, BMW’s i7 is a fully ele; Read More
Richard Bosselman puts the versatile Isuzu MU-X workhorse through its paces. Diesel seven-seater family four-wheel drives that can adeptly take on big kilo towing are something of a rare breed these days. Those that can do that, and are al; Read More
Deane Buist has added a rare third Otago Classic Rally trophy to his cabinet after triumphing in his much-anticipated battle against fellow Cantabrian Jeff Judd. The long-time rivals fought a tight battle, resolved only yesterday afternoon; Read More
Proving he is nigh-on unbeatable, Hayden Paddon extended his record-breaking victory tally to nine at the weekend’s Otago Rally. Despite a fresh onslaught of newer, faster and more purpose-built rally cars entered in the New Zealand Rally ; Read More
The 2022 New Zealand Rally Championship begins with hurricane strength this weekend, as arguably the most exciting field in the event’s history blows into Dunedin for the Otago Rally. For starters, the bumper national championship field fe; Read More
Two of the national scene’s rising stars Robbie Stokes and Ari Pettigrew have some influential rally heavyweights overseeing their burgeoning driving careers. In Stokes’ corner is his dad Brian, whose two New Zealand Rally; Read More
Some big local names will be involved in this year’s Otago Rally, which takes place from its Dunedin base next Friday to Sunday. Catherine Pattison catches up with them ahead of the big weekend for Southern motorsport. Th; Read More
David Taylor is taking the classic weekend drive with his grandson to a new level. When he and Arthur Broughan get into his Honda Civic, it will be to race around Otago’s back roads as fast as possible. They are set to become the f; Read More
