Nervous granddad wins Superbike Cha - 30th Mar 14
Dennis Charlett went slow to clinch the New Zealand Superbike Championship at Manfeild. The Christchurch rider, a proud grandfather of 45 who keeps fit with kick-box training, went into today’s two races with a big points lead and decided to play it safe to make sure of collecting the points he needed to claim New Zealand’s top title. “I was riding at nine-tenths, not ten-tenths,” he said after placings of eighth and sixth on his Suzuki gave him an unbeatable points lead with two races left tomorrow to conclude the championships. He admitted to being nervous during the races, and feeling the bumps more than usual.. Read more >>
Champions start title defence - 27th Mar 14
Leading the line-up entered for this year’s VINZ International Rally of Whangarei, the opening round of seven for the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) will be series defending champions Gaurav Gill and co-driver Glenn Macneall. Competing to set the fastest time across rural roads north and south of host city Whangarei from 11 to 13 April the pair will be joined by eight other international entries and 39 New Zealand teams.. Read more >>
Rule tweaks set to enhance SIERDC S - 25th Mar 14
The South Island Endurance Racing Drivers Club (SIERDC) have announced a revised car eligibility criteria for this seasons South Island Endurance Series, that will see some space-framed cars allowed into the 3 hour Series for the first time in 20 years. “As a series we need to continue to move with the times” said series secretary Chris Dunn, “Our ruling about cars being of total monocoque construction is now a bit outdated so we have tweaked it to allow more cars into the Series. The change will allow the GT cars like the Mosler MT900, Audi R8 LMS, Ginetta G50 and others into the Series, as well as catering for the new breed of V8’s as we have agreed to accept both the TLX NZV8 and V8 Supertourers into the 2014 3 hour Series.”. Read more >>
Dowel wins Victorian rally opener - 24th Mar 14
Together with co-driver Scott Spedding, Dowel drove a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X to a victory of nearly five minutes, with the next four-wheel drive turbo car back in sixth place. Grant Walker led a trio of Ford Escorts in second, third and fourth places, with the BDA driver finishing ahead of team-mates Luke Sytema and Justin Walker. The experienced Brian Semmens was fifth in a Nissan 200SX, while Tod Reed was sixth in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3.. Read more >>
Kyle Busch holds of Kyle Larson for - 24th Mar 14
In somewhat of a repeat of the closing laps of Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Kyle Busch and the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet of Kyle Larson battled for the win in the closing laps of the Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup Series race at the track on Sunday. Busch came out on top, claiming his 29th-career Cup win and his third victory at ACS. Larson finished second, and Kurt Busch wound up third in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet, his first top-20 finish of the season.. Read more >>
Home-town hero Moir wins Superbike - 24th Mar 14
Scott Moir was the home-town hero as he convincingly won the New Zealand Superbike Tourist Trophy race at Taupo today. The Taupo racer seized the lead on the first lap and kept his Suzuki there for the full distance, stretching the lead to win by nearly five seconds – an unusually big margin in national Superbikes where the racing is usually very close.. Read more >>
Walton wins V8 Ute round - 24th Mar 14
Kris 'Killa' Walton made it two from three winning both the third race and the round at Pukekohe Park this afternoon - though the third race was marred by more contact between Mike 'Buzz' Lightfoot and James 'Huggi' Urquart and the bizarre late arrival of a biblical storm at one end of the circuit.. Read more >>
Marquez Victorious in MotoGP opener - 24th Mar 14
Marc Marquez showed the world why he is the reigning MotoGP champion with the Repsol Honda rider snatching the victory of the Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar after a classic battle with Movistar Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi at the Losail International Circuit with Dani Pedrosa sealing another podium finish in third for the Repsol Honda team.. Read more >>
Conroy adds Ace Hire Series to trop - 24th Mar 14
Invercargill’s Jamie Conroy has won the 2013/14 Ace Hire South Island Formula Ford Series after a dominant drive in the sixth and final round over the weekend. Having won the New Zealand national title earlier in the month, the Southlander secured the overall South Island title after winning all three races at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park, Ruapuna just outside Christchurch. He was also first in Class 1 and named top rookie driver of the year at the prize giving dinner held last evening. . Read more >>
Murphy holds on for gritty V8 victo - 23rd Mar 14
Greg Murphy survived intense pressure to bring his damaged car home to victory in the feature BNT V8 SuperTourers race at Pukekohe today.
Murphy said there was something wrong with his Holden after he got pushed across a kerb when Ant Pedersen passed him at close quarters.
“The car sledged at the next corner and I thought it might have a puncture,” the winner said. “It was really bad over the hill and at turn one but I decided to keep going.. Read more >>
Murphy said there was something wrong with his Holden after he got pushed across a kerb when Ant Pedersen passed him at close quarters.
“The car sledged at the next corner and I thought it might have a puncture,” the winner said. “It was really bad over the hill and at turn one but I decided to keep going.. Read more >>
Marc Marquez saved the best until l - 23rd Mar 14
Marc Marquez saved the best until last under the floodlights at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar with the reigning World Champion grabbing the first pole position of the 2014 MotoGP season for the Repsol Honda team ahead of GO&Fun; Honda Gresini rider Alvaro Bautista and the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine of Bradley Smith.. Read more >>
2014 Rally North Wales cancelled - 23rd Mar 14
Wolverhampton & South Staffordshire Car Club Ltd regrets to announce it has been forced to cancel next month’s Welshpool-based Rally North Wales (April 5th) due to insufficient entries and the consequential potential loss of more than £10,000.. Read more >>
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NZ Rally
| NZRC - Final 2014 | ||
| 1. | Richard Mason | 174 |
| 2. | Ben Hunt | 95 |
| 3. | David Holder | 94 |
| 4. | Matt Summerfield | 71 |
| 5. | Lance Williams | 57 |
| 6. | Phil Campbell | 56 |
| Rally Xtreme - Final 2014 | ||
| 1. | Stewart Taylor XT | 378 |
| 2. | Geof Argyle XT | 354 |
| 3. | Nigel Adams XT1 | 339 |
| 4. | Lee Robson XT1 | 334 |
| 5. | Graham Featherstone XT | 323 |
| 6. | Carl Davies XT | 321 |
NZ Race
| TRS Int 2014 Final | ||
| 1. | Andrew Tang (22) Singapore | 790 |
| 2. | Jann Mardenborough (23) UK | 782 |
| 3. | Damon Leitch (87) NZ | 708 |
| 4. | Martin Rump (66) Estonia | 627 |
| 5. | Steijn Schothorst (21) Neather | 626 |
| 6. | Egor Orudzhev (55) Russia | 595 |
| NZV8 TL - 2014/15 After Rd 2 | ||
| 1. | Kevin Williams / Holden | 434 |
| 2. | Craig Baird / Holden | 393 |
| 3. | Steve Taylor / Ford | 313 |
| 4. | Brad Lathrope / Ford | 304 |
| 5. | Nathan Pilcher / Holden | 265 |
| 6. | Brendan Murphy / Holden | 256 |
| NZV8 TLX - 2014/15 after Rd 2 | ||
| 1. | Jason Bargwanna / Toyota | 442 |
| 2. | Nick Ross / Nissan | 410 |
| 3. | Lance Hughes / Holden | 342 |
| 4. | Ian Booth / Holden | 288 |
| 5. | Scott Taylor / Toyota | 147 |
| V8SuperTourers Round 3 | ||
| 1. | Shane van Gisbergen (4) | 1203 |
| 2. | Simon Evans (4) | 1158 |
| 3. | Tim Slade (10) | 973 |
| 4. | Richard Moore | 951 |
| 5. | Jack Perkins (1) | 944 |
| 6. | Greg Murphy (1) | 934 |
| Toyota TR 86 - After Round 2 | ||
| 1. | Ash Blewett (66) | 391 |
| 2. | Jamie McNee (1) | 383 |
| 3. | Tom Alexander (11) | 357 |
| 4. | Callum Quin (91) | 297 |
| 5. | Marcus Armstrong (9) | 265 |
| 6. | Matt Gibson (88) | 265 |
| Formula Ford - After Rd 1 | ||
| 1. | Caleb Cross - Christchurch | 191 |
| 2. | Michael Scott - Te Puke | 189 |
| 3. | Ryan Yardley - Christchurch | 169 |
| 4. | Aaron Marr - Wanganui | 157 |
| 5. | Grant Campbell - Auckland | 135 |
| 6. | Stephen Heffernan - Invercargi | 120 |
| NZ V8 Utes 2014 Final | ||
| 1. | Kris Walton (Ford) | 792 |
| 2. | Brett Rudd (Holden) | 577 |
| 3. | Sam Barry (Ford) | 548 |
| 4. | Mike Lightfoot (Ford) | 536 |
| 5. | Geoff Spencer (Holden) | 522 |
| 6. | Peter Ward (Holden) | 503 |
Australian Race
| V8 Supercars 2014 Final | ||
| 1. | Jamie Whincup (1) Holden | 3364 |
| 2. | Shane van Gisbergan (97) Holde | 2781 |
| 3. | Mark Winterbottom (5) Ford | 2768 |
| 4. | Craig Lowndes (888) Holden | 2659 |
| 5. | Scott McLaughan (33) Volvo | 2509 |
| 6. | James Courtney (22) Holden | 2489 |
| Australian GT - Final 2014 | ||
| 1. | Richard Muscat | 487 |
| 2. | Tony Quinn | 455 |
| 3. | John Bowe | 388 |
| 4. | Justin McMillan | 313 |
| 5. | Klark Quinn | 292 |
| 6. | Peter Edwards | 273 |
Overseas Rally
| WRC - 2014 Final | ||
| 1. | Sebastien Ogier (VW) | 267 |
| 2. | Jari-Matti Latvala (VW) | 218 |
| 3. | Andreas Mikkelsen (VW) | 150 |
| 4. | Mikko Hirvonen (Ford) | 126 |
| 5. | Mads Ostberg (Citroen) | 108 |
| 6. | Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) | 105 |
| World RX - 2014 Final | ||
| 1. | Petter Solberg | 250 |
| 2. | Toomas Heikkinen | 200 |
| 3. | Reinis Nitiss | 182 |
| 4. | Timmy Hansen | 179 |
| 5. | Andreas Bakkerud | 173 |
| 6. | Anton Marklund | 159 |
Overseas Race
| NASCAR Sprint - 2014 Final | ||
| 1. | Kevin Harvick (4) Chev | 5043 |
| 2. | Ryan Newman (31) Chev | 5042 |
| 3. | Denny Hamlin (11) Toyota | 5037 |
| 4. | Joey Lagano (22) Ford | 5028 |
| 5. | Brad Keselowski (2) Ford | 2361 |
| 6. | Jeff Gordon (24) Chev | 2348 |
| World TCC - 2014 Final | ||
| 1. | Jose Lopez / Citroen | 462 |
| 2. | Yvan Muller / Citroen | 336 |
| 3. | Sebastien Loeb / Citroen | 295 |
| 4. | Norbert Michelisz / Honda | 201 |
| 5. | Tiago Monteiro / Honda | 186 |
| 6. | Gabriele Tarquini / Honda | 182 |
| British TCC - 2014 Final | ||
| 1. | Colin Turkington / BMW | 433 |
| 2. | Jason Plato / MG6 | 402 |
| 3. | Gordon Sheddon / Civic | 349 |
| 4. | Mat Jackson / Focus | 316 |
| 5. | Andrew Jordan / Civic | 310 |
| 6. | Robert Collard / BMW | 277 |
| Formula 1 - 2014 Final | ||
| 1. | Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes | 384 |
| 2. | Nico Rosberg - Mercedes | 317 |
| 3. | Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull | 238 |
| 4. | Valtteri Bottas - Williams | 186 |
| 5. | Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull | 167 |
| 6. | Fernando Alonso - Ferrari | 161 |
| IndyCar - Final 2014 | ||
| 1. | Will Power (12) | 671 |
| 2. | Helio Castroneves (3) | 609 |
| 3. | Scott Dixon (9) | 604 |
| 4. | Juan Pablo Montoya (2) | 586 |
| 5. | Simon Pagenaud (77) | 565 |
| 6. | Ryan Hunter-Reay (28) | 563 |
NZ Motorcycles
| NZSBK 2014 Final | ||
| 1. | Dennis Charlett (3) | 211 |
| 2. | Linden Magee (M) | 153 |
| 3. | Sloan Frost (4) | 152 |
| 4. | Jaden Hassan | 147 |
| 5. | Scott Moir (87) | 146 |
Overseas Motorcycles
| MotoGP - Final 2014 | ||
| 1. | Marc Marquez / Honda | 362 |
| 2. | Valentino Rossi / Yamaha | 295 |
| 3. | Jorge Lorenzo / Yamaha | 263 |
| 4. | Dani Pedrosa / Honda | 246 |
| 5. | Andrea Dovizioso / Ducati | 187 |
| 6. | Pol Espargaro / Yamaha | 136 |
| WSBK's - Final 2014 | ||
| 1. | Sylvain Guintoli / Aprilia | 416 |
| 2. | Tom Sykes / Kawasaki | 410 |
| 3. | Jonathan Rea / Honda | 334 |
| 4. | Marco Melandri / Aprilia | 333 |
| 5. | Loris Baz / Kawasaki | 311 |
| 6. | Chaz Davies / Ducati | 215 |
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