Motorsport

Historic and classic vehicle sector has an $11 billion footprint

Monday, 02 October 2023

A major market research survey by the NZ Federation of Motoring Clubs (FoMC) has concluded that the total economic footprint of the historic and classic vehicle sector is a staggering $11 billion.<

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Lawson Living every racers dream

Friday, 29 September 2023

Pukekohe racer Liam Lawson has made an impeccable Formula 1 debut under difficult conditions, out-racing his team-mate at the Dutch Grand Prix and then posting the best result of the year for Alpha

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Toyota Racing boss hunts 2024 talent

Tuesday, 05 September 2023

New Zealand’s premier motorsport series is focussing on the future.

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The Giz does it again

Tuesday, 01 August 2023

Shane van Gisbergen’s rivals and fans have often had cause to wonder if there is any motorsport category he can’t win.

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Kiwi drivers rock the world

Monday, 03 July 2023

New Zealand continues to punch well above its weight in motorsport with drivers winning races around the world.

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Kiwi leads European Rally Championship

Monday, 29 May 2023

New Zealand rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard lead the 2023 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) points-table after scoring second place at the second round.

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Stokes kicks off Mainland campaign with a win

Tuesday, 02 May 2023

Generational speed: Robbie Stokes/Dave Neill won the opening round of the 2023 Mainland Rally Championship, held on the first of the two-day Otago Rally, on Saturday. Stokes is the son of New Zeal

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Kiwi drivers hit Indy

Monday, 06 March 2023

Scott Dixon first, then Scott McLaughlin, Marcus Armstrong, so who's next? Possibly multiple New Zealand Grand Prix winner Nick Cassidy.

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Wurz Wins TRS Series

Monday, 06 March 2023

There are two truths about the single-make Toyota Racing Series: consistency is key, and like no other series, it shapes future F1 drivers.

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Premier race series back on the pace

Wednesday, 08 February 2023

After three years of pandemic that crippled economies worldwide, New Zealand’s premier race series is at full speed once more.

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THTGUY Drift takes Techspan Motorsport to a higher plane

Wednesday, 08 February 2023

You may recall that in the April 2022 issue of Motor Equipment News we featured the Techspan Motorsport Toyota GT86 that Jake Fastnedge (Thtguy Drift) and his dad Tim were building.

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Ruiterman is 2022 Off-road champion

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Photos courtesy of Mike Peffers Photography

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Repco Rally New Zealand 2022

Monday, 31 October 2022

Rallying’s history books were re-written in Auckland in early October as 22-year-old Kalle Rovanperä became the youngest ever world rally champion.

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The Mountain is calling for Justin Allen

Wednesday, 05 October 2022

Spurred on by a top five result in last year’s New Zealand Toyota 86 Championship, Justin Allen has one target for the 2022/23 season.

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V8 Supercars say goodbye to Pukekohe

Monday, 03 October 2022

Shane van Gisbergen drew inspiration from trips to Pukekohe with his dad to watch Kiwi racing legends Greg Murphy and Jason Richards to give a massive crowd the perfect send-off for the Pukekohe Ra

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Kiwi rally returns to WRC

Tuesday, 06 September 2022

In a few weeks, the Rally of New Zealand makes its keenly awaited return to the World Rally Championship, travelling the roads of the Auckland and Waikato regions that are carved into the history o

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Shane of all trade’s heads for Rally NZ

Monday, 04 July 2022

Karting, Formula First, Formula Ford, ATV racing, rallysprints, classic rallying, V8 Supercars – Kiwi Shane van Gisbergen has competed in a bewildering range of motorsport disciplines and won races

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