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Whiter on track for back-to-back Summer Bash titles
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 11:58 am | Hampton Downs
Gaz Whiter hasn’t driven his car since he won the first Summer Bash earlier this year, but the four-time national champion is confident of putting on another good show at the second instalment of Mad Mike Whiddett’s drift extravaganza at Hampton ... More >>
‘Fanga Dan' fired up for Summer Bash
Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 4:40 pm | Hampton Downs
Daniel ‘Fanga Dan’ Woolhouse is confident his new RTR Ford Mustang, the result of a collaboration with US drifting star Vaughn Gittin Jr., will be ready for Mad Mike’s Summer Bash on December 9. More >>
Grassroots drifting boost from 'Mad Mike' Whiddett
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 8:47 am | Hampton Downs
Thirty-two of the best drifters in the country will go head-to-head at MAZDA ‘Mad Mike’s’ Summer Bash at Hampton Downs on December 9. More >>
Hackett/Storey Take Out Hampton Downs 500
Monday, 30 October 2017, 8:26 am | Hampton Downs
Kiwi drivers finished first and second in this afternoon’s Laser Plumbing & Electrical Hampton Downs 500 with Dom Storey and Peter Hackett claiming the win ahead of the Australian Endurance Championship leaders, Jaxon Evans and Tim Miles. More >>
Martin/Talbot claim pole for Hampton Downs 500
Saturday, 28 October 2017, 6:02 pm | Hampton Downs
John Martin and Liam Talbot will start from pole position in the Laser Plumbing & Electrical Hampton Downs 500 on Sunday afternoon after they won today’s Top Ten Shootout. More >>
Kiwi drivers impress in practice for Hampton Downs 500
Friday, 27 October 2017, 6:30 pm | Hampton Downs
Matt Halliday showed no sign of jetlag around Hampton Downs this afternoon. The California-based Kiwi and former A1GP racer set the fastest time in the opening practice session for the Laser Plumbing & Electrical Hampton Downs 500, just hours after getting off ... More >>
Dream car up for grabs in Fast & Furious Racing
Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 3:25 pm | Hampton Downs
Hampton Downs is offering arguably the richest prize in New Zealand motorsport history to celebrate the launch of the new Fast & Furious Racing format at the Laser Plumbing & Electrical Hampton Downs 500 next weekend (October 28-29). More >>
Mike Eady Fired Up for Fast & Furious Racing
Thursday, 5 October 2017, 9:32 am | Hampton Downs
Mike Eady has probably done more laps around Hampton Downs than anyone else. Even so, the owner of TrackTime Driving Academy is excited about the opportunity to race on the international circuit in the new Fast & Furious Racing concept. He was ... More >>
Kiwi team gears up for Australian GTs
Thursday, 28 September 2017, 11:20 am | Hampton Downs
Motorsport isn't the first thing most people would associate with the trendy Auckland suburb of Ponsonby. Yet just off the main drag is the headquarters of International Motorsport, one of New Zealand’s most successful racing teams. More >>
Date Set for 2018 New Zealand Festival of Motorsport
Friday, 10 March 2017, 4:28 pm | Hampton Downs
Aussie motorsport specialists engaged to bring together cars and stars to celebrate the ‘Legends of Bathurst’ More >>
The Voice of Drift: Jarod De Anda
Wednesday, 1 February 2017, 2:20 pm | Hampton Downs
One of the biggest drift events ever held in New Zealand has attracted one of the biggest names in the sport from the United States. Jarod De Anda will man the microphone at Mad Mike’s Summer Bash at Hampton Downs on Saturday, February 18. More >>
Rare opportunity to see Formula 1 cars in New Zealand
Friday, 20 January 2017, 1:34 pm | Hampton Downs
Frank Lyons was at Silverstone in 1977 when James Hunt won the British Grand Prix in a McLaren M26 F1. “If you’d told me back then that I would own James Hunt’s car one day I’d have said there was more chance of me being struck by lightning,” ... More >>
From Mexico with love
Thursday, 12 January 2017, 10:28 am | Hampton Downs
One of the oldest categories at the New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing at Hampton Downs from January 20-22 is also one of the most popular with almost 50 cars from around the world confirmed for the Formula Junior class. More >>
Mad Mike's Summer Bash set for Hampton Downs
Thursday, 8 December 2016, 12:50 pm | Hampton Downs
Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Mazda and New Zealand drift superstar ‘Mad Mike’ Whiddett have joined forces to bring you the biggest drift event of 2017 – Mad Mike’s Summer Bash! More >>
Russell leaves it late to claim Hampton Downs 101
Sunday, 30 October 2016, 8:38 pm | Hampton Downs
There was a thrilling finish to the first Hampton Downs 101 with Supercars driver David Russell snatching the win from South Auckland’s Graeme Smyth in the closing laps. Smyth looked set for the most unlikely of wins but Russell, who started the ... More >>
Murphy heads the Kiwi charge at the Hampton Downs 101
Saturday, 29 October 2016, 9:00 pm | Hampton Downs
Australian driver David Russell posted the quickest time of the day in this afternoon’s Top Ten Shootout to claim pole position for tomorrow’s Hampton Downs 101. Russell clocked 1:30.80s in the Lago Lamborghini REX, just 0.10s faster than the Miedecke ... More >>
Take to the track with HD Auto
Tuesday, 11 October 2016, 10:17 am | Hampton Downs
Going flat out down the back straight of a race track is a ‘bucket list’ experience for many people. Now Hampton Downs are helping make dreams a reality with their new HD Auto initiative. More >>
Greg Murphy teams up with Tony Quinn for Hampton Downs
Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 8:57 am | Hampton Downs
New Zealand motor racing superstar Greg Murphy is set to return to the Australian GT grid for the Hampton Downs 101 at the end of October and the Highlands 101 in November. Murphy will line up alongside Hampton Downs owner Tony Quinn in the Aston ... More >>
101 days to the 101
Thursday, 21 July 2016, 11:21 am | Hampton Downs
This Thursday, July 21 marks 101 days to the first Hampton Downs 101 at Hampton Downs International Motorsport Park. The event, which features cars and drivers from the Australian GT Championship, is also the official opening for the new look Hampton ... More >>
Major International Motorsport Event for Hampton Downs
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 1:28 pm | Hampton Downs
The new, improved Hampton Downs International Motorsport Park will reopen at the end of October after a $25 million upgrade. The Hampton Downs 101 is a new event featuring some of the world’s leading cars including Porsche, Lamborghini and Aston ... More >>
