Consistent driving at the third round of the Ace Hire South Island Formula Ford Championship has paid dividends for Christchurch’s Michael Collins.  With two wins and a second place, the apprentice electrician has moved into the points lead over rival Jamie Conroy who had a weekend to forget.

“We are really pleased with the weekend,” commented Collins.  “We had a good run, no problems with the car which had good speed.  Jamie’s (Conroy) misfortune has given us a few more points which we will take.”

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One of Formula 1’s most famous names will be on the starting grid when the 2014 Toyota Racing Series fires into action in early January.

Young international rally driver, Michael Young, is gearing up for a new challenge this weekend as he sets to tackle Rally Thailand for the first time, which doubles as the last round of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship’s (APRC) Asia Cup series, this weekend.

Young, piloting his Cusco Toyota Vitz, says while he’ll be competing in Thailand for the first time, he’s confident of a good result despite his lack of experience at the event.

Entries are open and the venues for the overnight stops on the epay Silver Fern Rally have been announced as the 2014 version of the iconic event takes shape.

The event returns to the South Island of New Zealand next year where it will traverse some of the world's most beautiful scenery after starting from Picton on Saturday 8 November 2014. That night competitors will stay in Blenheim before crossing the island the following day to overnight in Westport on Sunday night.