Tom Alexander of Bombay is positioning himself to wrest New Zealand’s leading one-make series title away from Wellingtonian Jamie McNee.
Basing the first Targa tarmac motor rally event of the year, the one-day Metalman Targa NZ Rally Sprint, at Ardmore Airport in south-east Auckland, on Sunday March 08, has proved a popular choice, and not just with competitors in the greater Auckland area.
The sight and sound of the Formula 1 Ferrari 412T1B V12 plus the 3-seater Arrows AX3 was a highlight for many at Teretonga this weekend. With much needed rain falling on Saturday (great for farmers not so for expensive F1 cars) the cars did not run on Saturday but on Sunday the shrill tones of the Ferrari V12 and the Arrows' Hart V10 3-seater complete with passengers aboard, delighted the large crowd with their demonstration laps at the 2015 Evolution Motorsport Classic SpeedFest.
Global Motorsport sensation Ken Block has today announced he is heading to New Zealand. The American rally driver who has participated in the World Rally Championship and Global Rallycross series will include a round of the New Zealand Rally Championship on his 2015 competition schedule.
Caleb Cross will head to the final round of the 2014/2015 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship locked in a title battle that is set to go down to the wire.
One second placing and a fifth in last weekend’s penultimate round at Manfeild Autocourse now sees Cross’ Neale Motorsport team-mate Taylor Cockerton head the championship standings by just one point ahead of next month’s final round.
An exclusive inside connection to Swedish shock absorber company Ohlins could be crucial if Wilson Security Racing GRM is to find the edge that will give Scott McLaughlin the best possible chance of dethroning perennial V8 Supercars champions Jamie Whincup and Red Bull Racing Australia.
While the team chose not to rehomologate the aerodynamics of the Volvo S60 for 2015, it has delved under the car’s skin in search of speed, as well as looked wider into every aspect of the operation in an attempt to make it more efficient and faster.
Super Black Racing’s Andre Heimgartner has had a confidence boost heading into the Clipsal 500, after a positive rookie (test) day yesterday at Winton Motor Raceway.
The 19-year old debuts in the V8 Supercars Championship at the season opening event, and while he knows he will be nervous lining up on the grid next weekend, the chance to steer his FG Falcon before hitting the streets of Adelaide was a huge positive.
The entry list for this year’s Otago Rally has been boosted with news that young-gun, Alex Kelsey, will contest the event in his home-built Peugeot 207 – aptly named “Mad Creation 2”.
Twenty-two year old Kelsey will contest all six rounds of this year’s Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, of which the Otago Rally is the second round.
Classic motor racing returns to the south this weekend with the annual Classic SpeedFest at Teretonga Park near Invercargill.
Supported by Evolution Motorsport the event has again attracted the rare, the exciting and the exotic.
A 1994 Formula 1 Ferrari 412T1B V12 will make demonstration runs during the lunch break on both Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting, while rides in a three-seater Arrows Formula One car are also on the menu. Anyone interested should make inquiries at Formula 1 Rides NZ - 0800 F1 RIDE (0800 317 433).
The leading Kiwi digital communications company Cumulo9 is entering the Australian market in spectacular fashion through its sponsorship of Trass Family Motorsport (TFM), New Zealand’s Ferrari Racing Team.
The sponsor will help TFM to compete in the 2015 Australian GT Championship with Jono Lester and Paul Kelly at the wheel of the TFM Ferrari 458 Italia GT3. An initial 12-month agreement covers branding of the car, clothing and pit area, and corporate hosting opportunities for the New Zealand team’s challenge for the title against the best GT teams in the region.
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