TYSOE HANGS ON TO FINAL PODIUM SPOT ON THE WAY TO ROTORUA FINISH LINE
A late event charge on Thursday saw UK historic marathon rally specialist Roger Tysoe and co-driver Paul Morris wrest the final podium spot in this year’s NZ Silver Fern Rally off Kiwi pair Brent Rawstron and Ian McKee on. But any hope Tysoe had of further...
CHILMAN WINS THE DAY BUT CAN’T WREST RALLY LEAD OFF ROBINSON
A hard-charging Roger Chilman and co-driver Max Freeman (Ford Escort Mk 2) dominated the sixth day of 2018 NZ Silver Fern Rally action in the northern Wairarapa and southern Hawke’s Bay today. Yet, after topping the time sheets in five of the six stages, the pair...
Lawson first Kiwi for Castrol Toyota Racing Series
Liam Lawson has competed successfully in Australia, Germany, Malaysia and the USA but hasn't been allowed to race in New Zealand's top single-seater motor racing series, that is, until now. Drivers in the Toyota Racing Series are required to be 16 years of age and last...
OSCA SUPER SALOONS HEADLINE BIG TERETONGA WEEKEND
A great field of OSCA Super Saloons will headline a great weekend of motor racing presented by Downer at Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend. The OSCA category encourages kiwi ingenuity and the result is a wide range of big, fast, noisy exciting saloons. Two Southlanders...
SILVER FERN RALLY’S SHORTEST DAY PACKS HEAVY PUNCH
Day five of this year’s NZ Silver Fern Rally might have been the shortest in terms of special stages – three – and stage kilometres – just 84 – but it packed a serous punch. For a start, overnight leader Roger Chilman and co-driver Max Freeman...
South Island Formula 1600 rivals will target young Bethune at Teretonga
Auckland’s Josh Bethune has a narrow lead heading into the third round of the South Island Formula 1600 Championship in Invercargill this weekend. While Bethune may have set the pace in the opening two rounds, it has not been straight forward with a group of...
CHILMAN KEEPS HIS COOL TO TAKE SILVER FERN RALLY LEAD
Roger Chilman and co-driver Max Freeman (Ford Escort RS1800) from Great Britain are the new leaders of this year’s NZ Silver Fern Rally after another drama-filled day in the central North Island today. Day 1 pace-setters Meirion Evans and co-driver Lestyn Williams from Wales started out...
Smith to run Castrol Toyota Racing Series with Giles Motorsport
Up and coming Australian single seater racer Thomas Smith is the latest driver to be confirmed for the 2019 Castrol Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand. The Melbourne 16 year old will drive in the five round championship for former McLaren F1 Chief Mechanic Stephen Giles...
Asian F3 clean sweep for Lawson
Rising New Zealand single-seater racing star Liam Lawson made an emphatic debut in Asia, totally dominating the final round of the Formula 3 championship at Sepang. Lawson made a clean sweep of all three races, top in both qualifying sessions, recorded the fastest lap in all...
BATTERED AND BRUISED BUT EVANS’ ESCORT IS BACK LEADING SILVER FERN RALLY
Battered and bruised it might be but the hard-driven Ford Escort RS1800 of Welshman Meirion Evans and co-driver Lestyn Williams is back on top of the leader board on this year’s NZ Silver Fern Rally after another long day in the central North Island today. Defending...