Hayden on Rally Finland - 28th Jul 15
While most other drivers enjoyed some summer break in Europe since Rally Poland, Katie and I headed back to NZ for some PR events and the CRC Speedshow. Despite the colder weather I always love getting home - New Zealand is the best place in the world! The long plane rides and nights in hotels also gave me more chance to prepare for Finland, fine tuning pace notes and studying last years footage - we are prepared and ready to go.. Read more >>
Nelson racers ready for championshi - 22nd Jul 15
LOCAL RACERS PREPARE FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ONSLAUGHT
• Chilly reception in store for southern raiders and overseas imports
• Last chance for points for South Island racers
• 250km forest enduro tests the best. Read more >>
• Chilly reception in store for southern raiders and overseas imports
• Last chance for points for South Island racers
• 250km forest enduro tests the best. Read more >>
200 kmh-1 showdown at Auchenflower - 19th Jul 15
The opportunity to race at high speed on 9kms of great gravel road drew entries from all over the South Island to the 2015 running of the Auchenflower Rd gravel sprint on Sunday 12th July. An oversubscribed field of 54 cars would get light over the brows and the three bridges, the top cars hitting 200km/h plus along the straights as they fought among themselves over three runs at the road. . Read more >>
Cockerton first signing for 2016 TR - 17th Jul 15
Young New Zealander and current Formula Ford champion Taylor Cockerton is the first to commit to the 2016 Toyota Racing Series.
Pukekohe high school student Cockerton, 17, will be challenging both top national and international drivers on the grid when the 2016 Toyota Racing Series gets underway in Christchurch come January next year.. Read more >>
Pukekohe high school student Cockerton, 17, will be challenging both top national and international drivers on the grid when the 2016 Toyota Racing Series gets underway in Christchurch come January next year.. Read more >>
New World Rally Car era from 2017 - 17th Jul 15
A spectacular new era in the FIA World Rally Championship is around the corner after the announcement of rules from 2017 to give cars more power, less weight, better aerodynamics and aggressive looks reminiscent of the infamous Group B machines of the 1980s.. Read more >>
WORLD WRAP: BMW Dominates - 13th Jul 15
Antonio Felix da Costa claimed his maiden DTM victory with a lights-to-flag drive at Zandvoort.
The single seater convert made no mistakes from pole position as he opened up an early lead which he maintained once the mandatory pit stops were completed.
RBM’s Augusto Farfus applied pressure on the Portuguese driver in the second half of the race, but the Brazilian was unable to prevent the Red Bull Formula 1 reserve from taking the victory.
Farfus finished 0.4s adrift in second with the MTEK BMW of Bruno Spengler third.
BMW emerged as the manufacturer to beat with the Munich firm filling the top five positions.
Mercedes’ Pascal Wehrlein and Audi’s Mattias Ekstrom were the best of the rest in sixth and seventh.
Reigning champion Marco Wittmann made the most of a strong start to clinch his first win of the season in Race 1.
Wittmann, who started from second on the grid, quickly grabbed the lead from polesitter Farfus on the run to Turn 1.
The RMG BMW driver was shadowed by da Costa for the entire race with just 0.4s separating the pair at the flag.
Maxime Martin secured the final place on the podium as BMW occupied the top seven positions.
Audi’s Jamie Green leads the championship by five points from Ekstrom and Wehrlein.
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The single seater convert made no mistakes from pole position as he opened up an early lead which he maintained once the mandatory pit stops were completed.
RBM’s Augusto Farfus applied pressure on the Portuguese driver in the second half of the race, but the Brazilian was unable to prevent the Red Bull Formula 1 reserve from taking the victory.
Farfus finished 0.4s adrift in second with the MTEK BMW of Bruno Spengler third.
BMW emerged as the manufacturer to beat with the Munich firm filling the top five positions.
Mercedes’ Pascal Wehrlein and Audi’s Mattias Ekstrom were the best of the rest in sixth and seventh.
Reigning champion Marco Wittmann made the most of a strong start to clinch his first win of the season in Race 1.
Wittmann, who started from second on the grid, quickly grabbed the lead from polesitter Farfus on the run to Turn 1.
The RMG BMW driver was shadowed by da Costa for the entire race with just 0.4s separating the pair at the flag.
Maxime Martin secured the final place on the podium as BMW occupied the top seven positions.
Audi’s Jamie Green leads the championship by five points from Ekstrom and Wehrlein.
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Mäkinen to lead Toyota’s WRC return - 8th Jul 15
Four times World Rally Champion Tommi Mäkinen will head Toyota’s return to the WRC in 2017. The Finn has been appointed Team Principal of the rallying arm of Toyota GAZOO Racing, Toyota’s umbrella motorsport company.Toyota President Akio Toyoda will serve as team chairman. Mäkinen had an 18 year career in the WRC between 1985 and 2002 and won four consecutive World Rally Driver’s Championships between 1996 and 1999. “With comprehensive oversight from Mäkinen, the team will strengthen its vehicle development capabilities and work toward 2017,” said Mr Toyoda.
Since retiring from competitive driving, Mäkinen has developed a company to build and run Group N cars in the WRC, European and national championships.. Read more >>
Since retiring from competitive driving, Mäkinen has developed a company to build and run Group N cars in the WRC, European and national championships.. Read more >>
Top motor racing talent to be attra - 1st Jul 15
Barrie Thomlinson’s annual trip to Europe to attract young motor racing talent to New Zealand has just been made easier for the 2016 season following New Zealand’s historic one-two finish at the Le Mans 24 Hours Sports car race.Thomlinson, the Category Manager of the premier single-seater championship which is run over five rounds in January and February, believes the recent success of its graduates will encourage the next generation of world class driver’s to get involved.. Read more >>
Six racers share top points in offr - 1st Jul 15
THUNDER ROLLS OUT ACROSS WEST MELTON AS OFFROADERS DO BATTLE
• Clean sweep in stadium racing heats for six drivers
• Spectacular programme of stadium racing
• Basalaj and Chang set sights on national title. Read more >>
• Clean sweep in stadium racing heats for six drivers
• Spectacular programme of stadium racing
• Basalaj and Chang set sights on national title. Read more >>
Cassidy clings to Series Lead - 30th Jun 15
It is all tied up at the top of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with Aucklander Nick Cassidy now sharing the series lead after the weekend’s racing at Okayama.
“It was tough to get to the flag. A disappointing weekend, but I know I’m always fighting for the win with no problems,” said Cassidy, claiming an average race after being pushed wide at start of race one and finishing fifth.. Read more >>
“It was tough to get to the flag. A disappointing weekend, but I know I’m always fighting for the win with no problems,” said Cassidy, claiming an average race after being pushed wide at start of race one and finishing fifth.. Read more >>
Rahal wins at Fontana - 28th Jun 15
American Graham Rahal held onto the lead out of a caution with three laps left to earn his second IndyCar win, closing out a wild, record-setting day at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, on Sunday (NZ time).Kiwi Scott Dixon, one of 14 drivers to hold the lead at some point during the race, was sixth after starting from the fourth row of the grid and retains third place in the championship standings.. Read more >>
Hunt dominates Fuchs Rally of Gisbo - 28th Jun 15
The Fuchs Rally of Gisborne saw a dominant display by Subaru drivers, with Ben Hunt taking a commanding victory, Lance Williams second and Matt Summerfield fourth.
Auckland-based Hunt in his Subaru Impreza WRX STi finished the four stages yesterday just under three minutes ahead of Te Aroha’s Williams, driving his Subaru WRX R4. Hunt and co-driver Tony Rawstorn’s game plan had been to drive within their limits and increase their lead in the NZRC. Finishing each stage in the fastest time “without really having to push it,” was encouraging for achieving their ultimate goal of winning their first national title after the final two rallies this year, Hunt said.. Read more >>
Auckland-based Hunt in his Subaru Impreza WRX STi finished the four stages yesterday just under three minutes ahead of Te Aroha’s Williams, driving his Subaru WRX R4. Hunt and co-driver Tony Rawstorn’s game plan had been to drive within their limits and increase their lead in the NZRC. Finishing each stage in the fastest time “without really having to push it,” was encouraging for achieving their ultimate goal of winning their first national title after the final two rallies this year, Hunt said.. Read more >>
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NZ Rally
| NZRC - 2015 Final | ||
| 1. | Ben Hunt | 152 |
| 2. | Phil Campbell | 123 |
| 3. | Matt Summerfield | 110 |
| 4. | Lance Williams | 106 |
| 5. | Emma Gilmour | 86 |
| 6. | Marcus Van Klink | 77 |
NZ Race
| TRS Int 2016 Final | ||
| 1. | Lando Norris (31) | 924 |
| 2. | Jehan Daruvala (6) | 792 |
| 3. | Brendon Leitch (86) | 757 |
| 4. | Ferdinand Habsburg (62) | 727 |
| 5. | Pedro Piquet (-) | 712 |
| 6. | Guanyu Zhou (33) | 687 |
| NZ Touring Cars - after R 6/7 | ||
| 1. | Simon Evans / Holden ST | 1177 |
| 2. | Jason Bargwanna / Toyota TLX | 939 |
| 3. | Tim Edgell / Holden ST | 903 |
| 4. | Mitch Cunningham / Ford ST | 888 |
| 5. | Tom Alexander / Holden St | 702 |
| 6. | Angus Fogg / Holden ST | 691 |
| NZTC TL - After Rd 6/7 | ||
| 1. | Brock Cooley / Ford | 1190 |
| 2. | Brad Lathrope / Ford | 963 |
| 3. | Simon Fleming / Ford | 805 |
| 4. | Kevin Williams / Holden | 584 |
| 5. | Nathan Pilcher / Holden | 496 |
| 6. | Liam McDonald / Holden | 471 |
| Toyota TR 86 - After Rd 5/6 | ||
| 1. | Ash Blewett (66) | 1058 |
| 2. | Callum Quin (91) | 902 |
| 3. | John Penny (22) | 895 |
| 4. | Michael Scott (17) | 688 |
| 5. | Ryan Yardley(18) | 630 |
| 6. | Jacob Smith (27) | 617 |
| Formula Ford - After Rd 5/6 | ||
| 1. | Michael Scott - Te Puke | 1006 |
| 2. | Aaron Marr - Wanganui | 962 |
| 3. | Jordan Michels - Invercargill | 592 |
| 4. | Anna Collins - Christchurch | 568 |
| 5. | James Webb - Feilding | 488 |
| 6. | Ethan Anderson - Riverton | 472 |
| NZ V8 Utes - After Rd 2 | ||
| 1. | Paul Manuell (Holden) | 179 |
| 2. | Peter Ward (Holden) | 155 |
| 3. | James Urquhart (Holden) | 137 |
| 4. | Glen Collinson (Ford) | 137 |
| 5. | Nigel Hanley (Holden) | 109 |
| 6. | Mark Gibson (Ford) | 93 |
Australian Race
| V8 Supercars - After Race 3 | ||
| 1. | Michael Caruso (23) Nissan | 222 |
| 2. | Jamie Whincup (88) Holden | 207 |
| 3. | Shane Van Gisbergen (97) Holde | 197 |
| 4. | Scott McLaughlin (33) Volvo | 189 |
| 5. | Garth Tander (2) Holden | 187 |
| 6. | James Courtney (22) Holden | 186 |
| Australian GT - After Rd 2 | ||
| 1. | Marcus Marshall | 225 |
| 2. | James Koundouris | 225 |
| 3. | Klark Quinn | 206 |
| 4. | Nathan Morcom | 197 |
| 5. | Justin McMillan | 184 |
| 6. | Glen Wood | 182 |
Overseas Rally
| WRC - 2016 after Rd 3 | ||
| 1. | Sebastien Ogier (VW) | 77 |
| 2. | Mads Ostberg (Citroen) | 42 |
| 3. | Andreas Mikkelsen (VW) | 33 |
| 4. | Dani Sordo ( Hyundai) | 30 |
| 5. | Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) NZ | 29 |
| 6. | Jari Matti Latvala (VW) | 27 |
| World RX - Final 2015 | ||
| 1. | Petter Solberg - Citroen | 301 |
| 2. | Timmy Hansen - Peugeot | 275 |
| 3. | Johan Kristoffersson - VW | 234 |
| 4. | Andreas Bakkerud - Ford | 232 |
| 5. | Mattias Ekstrom - Audi | 201 |
| 6. | Davy Jeanney - Peugeot | 201 |
Overseas Race
| NASCAR Sprint - After Race 5/3 | ||
| 1. | Kevin Harvick (4) Chev | 195 |
| 2. | Jimmie Johnson (48) Chev | 184 |
| 3. | Carl Edwards (19) Toyota | 171 |
| 4. | Denny Hamlin (11) Toyota | 170 |
| 5. | Kkyle Bush (18) Toyota | 170 |
| 6. | Joey Logano (22) Ford | 165 |
| World TCC - Final 2015 | ||
| 1. | Jose Lopez / Citroen | 475 |
| 2. | Yvan Muller / Citroen | 357 |
| 3. | Sebastien Loeb / Citroen | 356 |
| 4. | Quing Hua Ma / Citroen | 241 |
| 5. | Gabriele Tarquini / Honda | 197 |
| 6. | Norbert Michelisz / Honda | 193 |
| British TCC - After Rd 10 | ||
| 1. | Gordon Sheddon / Civic | 348 |
| 2. | Jason Plato / BMW | 344 |
| 3. | Matt Neal / Honda | 317 |
| 4. | Colin Turkington / BMW | 310 |
| 5. | Andrew Jordan / MG | 274 |
| 6. | Sam Tordoff / BMW | 270 |
| Formula 1 - After Race 1 /22 | ||
| 1. | Nico Rosberg - Mercedes | 25 |
| 2. | Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes | 18 |
| 3. | Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari | 15 |
| 4. | Daniel Riccardo - Red Bull | 12 |
| 5. | Felipe Massa - Williams | 10 |
| 6. | Roman Grosjean - HAAS | 8 |
| IndyCar - After Race 1 | ||
| 1. | Juan Pablo Montoya (2) | 51 |
| 2. | Simon Pagenaud (22) | 43 |
| 3. | Ryan Hunterr-Reay (28) | 36 |
| 4. | Helio Castroneves (3) | 32 |
| 5. | Mikhail Aleshin (7) | 30 |
| 6. | Takuma Satol (14) | 28 |
NZ Motorcycles
| NZSBK Final 2016 | ||
| 1. | Dennis Charlett (3) | 211 |
| 2. | Linden Magee (M) | 153 |
| 3. | Sloan Frost (4) | 152 |
| 4. | Jaden Hassan (41) | 147 |
| 5. | Scott Moir (87) | 146 |
| 6. | Hayden Fitzgerald (6) | 138 |
Overseas Motorcycles
| MotoGP - After Rd 1 | ||
| 1. | Jorge Lorenzo / Yamaha | 25 |
| 2. | Andrea Dovizioso / Ducati | 20 |
| 3. | Marc Marquez / Honda | 16 |
| 4. | Valentino Rossi / Yamaha | 13 |
| 5. | Dani Pedrosa / Honda | 11 |
| 6. | Maverick Vinales / Suzuki | 10 |
| WSBK's - After Rd 2 | ||
| 1. | Jonathan Rea / Kawasaki | 75 |
| 2. | M Van Der Mark / Honda | 52 |
| 3. | Tom Sykes / Kawasaki | 41 |
| 4. | Chaz Davies / Ducati | 39 |
| 5. | Sylvain Guintoli / Yamaha | 30 |
| 6. | Davide Guigliano / Ducati | 29 |
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