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.
The format for the final round of the championship had slightly changed because of the number of support classes there were, this meant that we could only fit in 3 races instead of our normal 4. This also meant that qualifying would be worth full race point.
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.
Excitement is building as the start of New Zealand motor racing's Production GT Series looms at Teretonga Park near Invercargill next month.
The series caters for a wide range of cars and will be fought over four rounds this season - two in the South Island and two in the North, whereas last year it was contested over two rounds in the South.
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.
Leading the Ace Hire South Island Formula Ford Championship going into the third round on his home track will give Jamie Conroy a strong advantage. However his Christchurch rival Michael Collins considers this one of his favourite tracks and has previously finished very well.
This weekend's motor racing at Teretonga Park will feature a sensational line up of classes.
Mike ‘Buzz’ Lightfoot has wrapped up a career best runner up spot in the 2013 UDC V8 Ute championship after recording fourth for the final round of the series at Pukekohe over the weekend.
Lightfoot entered the weekend confident of a good result having taken a round win last time the series visited the high-speed circuit and was immediately on the pace, recording the third fastest time in qualifying.
UDC Finance has confirmed title sponsorship of the V8 Ute category for the next three seasons. The new deal extends the existing arrangement as the series' principal partner.
UDC has activated its sponsorship over the past three seasons with trackside hospitality for its clients and hot lap experiences and this will continue along with branding on all of the series' Ford and Holden racers and on signage at events in the championship.
Following Saturday’s dominating double race wins at the final round for the 2013 Winger Suzuki Swift Sport Cup title, Hamilton’s Shaun Lawrence sealed his season title with a third victory on the Sunday morning – as part of the Hankook Super Series and BNT V8 SuperTourer weekend.
The sixth of six rounds for the year was contested at the South Auckland located Pukekohe Park Raceway – a circuit hard on the small 1600cc cars due to the high speeds. Often the scene for carnage and car wrecking manoeuvres it was instead a clean end to the season.
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