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Orr-West And Leitch Emerge From GT Dramas To Take Another Podium
Monday, 5 October 2020, 6:34 pm | Icon Sport
The Dayle ITM Audi R8 leads the winning Aston Martin during the Ruapuna race. Picture - Terry Marshall Dayle ITM Racing duo Christina Orr-West and Brendon Leitch avoided the drama around them to take a second podium from two races in the Carter's Tyres ... More >>
Speed Works Confirms Season Finale For Hampton Downs In September
Friday, 19 June 2020, 6:56 pm | Icon Sport
It will be almost seven months since their last outing, but the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship, and others, will conclude at Hampton Downs in September. Picture Bruce Jenkins. Top level motorsport in New Zealand is back on track as Speed Works ... More >>
New Zealand's finest set for endurance showdown
Friday, 25 October 2019, 9:04 am | Icon Sport
The best endurance racing drivers and cars from both the North Island and the South Island will come together to battle it out in one of the biggest long distance motorsport races the country has ever seen when the New Zealand Endurance Championship final ... More >>
Fuji next stop for Leitch and Lamborghini
Thursday, 4 July 2019, 11:59 am | Icon Sport
Kiwi racer Brendon Leitch heads to the legendary Fuji Motor Speedway in Japan this weekend for the third round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - and he's determined to be at the sharp end of the grid. More >>
Reid excited about Audi speed at Pukekohe
Wednesday, 8 May 2019, 10:05 am | Icon Sport
Series leaders Jonny Reid and Neil Foster will be focussing on extracting the maximum out of their Audi R8 GT3 LMS and International Motorsport's team tried and tested strategy to deliver back-to-back three hour wins this weekend in the ENOS North Island ... More >>
Hedge to Contest Full Aussie FF1600 Championship with Sonic
Wednesday, 13 March 2019, 1:25 pm | Icon Sport
Fifteen year old Callum Hedge - new Overall and Rookie champion in the New Zealand Toyota 86 Championship and the youngest ever New Zealand Formula Ford Champion in the 2017-2018 season - has been confirmed for a full season of Australian Formula ... More >>
Champions Back with New Name And New Look
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 9:05 am | Icon Sport
The New Zealand Endurance Championship winning team has a new name and a heavily modified car to take on the field at Pukekohe Park this weekend and attempt to defend its title. Wet and Forget Racing is the new name of SMEG Racing and championship ... More >>
Greg Collinson Hopes New Look Will Also Be Victory Colours
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 8:15 am | Icon Sport
Hamilton racer Glen Collinson has revealed another stunning livery for his 2017-2018 PORTERGROUP V8 Ute campaign ahead of the new season, which begins at the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park over the first weekend of December. More >>
GT3 Merc for Summer Rush Hour Series
Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 8:18 pm | Icon Sport
Speed Works Events Rush Hour concept is gathering pace, with the first wild card GT3 entry for the three round, televised one hour mini enduro series confirmed with one of Mike Racing's Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 cars. More >>
Race And Series Win for SMEG Racing at Pukekohe Park
Monday, 24 July 2017, 9:14 am | Icon Sport
Simon Evans and Gene Rollinson emerged from a stop-start race peppered with safety car periods and race stoppages to take the final round of the ENEOS North Island Endurance series at Pukekohe on Sunday, and with it the North Island title for 2017. More >>
Mike Pero Motorsport Park secures key domestic date
Wednesday, 10 May 2017, 10:07 am | Icon Sport
Motorsport promoter Speed Works Events has confirmed 12-14 January 2018 as one the key dates of this year's championship calendar for the 2017-2018 summer racing season, with the Mike Pero Motorsport Park, Ruapuna hosting The Lady Wigram Trophy - the ... More >>
2016-2017 Premier Motorsport Championship Revealed
Saturday, 25 June 2016, 3:27 pm | Icon Sport
2016-2017 Premier Motorsport Championship Revealed The 2016-2017 Premier motorsport calendar has been revealed by promoter Speed Works Events and features eight national events where fans can see the best motor racing classes in New Zealand. A new look ... More >>
Two Time World Beater Radisich Set To Rev Up Buy NZ Made
Wednesday, 8 June 2016, 12:43 pm | Icon Sport
Two time world touring car champion and New Zealand icon Paul Radisich has been appointed as the new national and international ambassador for the Buy New Zealand Made Campaign. More >>
Capacity Grids On The Cards For Mahindra North Island Series
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 10:18 am | Icon Sport
The 2016 Mahindra North Island Endurance Series is already promising to be the best yet, with early indications being that each round will feature capacity grids in the three hour events. More >>
Get the Good Oil for Super Black Racing
Friday, 21 August 2015, 8:15 am | Icon Sport
Super Black Racing - New Zealand's only V8 Supercar team - has unveiled a novel fundraising initiative in partnership with two time touring car world champion Paul Radisich's Aegis oil company. More >>
Pedersen back for full enduro season
Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 9:49 am | Icon Sport
Kiwi V8 racer Ant Pedersen will be back behind the wheel of the all-New Zealand Super Black Racing Ford for the 2015 V8 Supercar Endurance races, the team has announced. More >>
HRC Releases 2015-2016 Race Dates
Friday, 13 March 2015, 2:04 pm | Icon Sport
The Historic Racing Club has released its dates for the 2015-2016 season for its historic and modern racing events and although there is no increase in the amount of dates, the content of each looks set to change. More >>
Country’s fastest karts and drivers head to Taupo
Monday, 16 February 2015, 10:56 am | Icon Sport
The country’s fastest karts and top karters will head to Taupo Motorsport Park on Saturday the 28th of February for one of the country’s fastest and most spectacular motorsport events - the 2015 Kartsport New Zealand Superkart Championships and Grand ... More >>
Mahindra Nies already looking forward
Friday, 15 August 2014, 9:52 am | Icon Sport
After three successful events in its inaugural year, organisers of the Mahindra North Island Endurance Series are not only reflecting on impressive facts and statistics - but are already setting dates and putting plans in place for the 2015 series and ... More >>
Baird and Kelly dominate Mahindra Pukekohe Six Hour race
Sunday, 8 June 2014, 1:03 pm | Icon Sport
Kiwi motorsport legend Craig Baird put his world renowned expertise in Porsches to good use today - winning the Mahindra Pukekohe Six Hour race in style. Partnered by Paul Kelly, Baird's immaculate Porsche GT3 finished 10 laps ahead of its nearest ... More >>