Sport & Motorsport

It was third time lucky for Matthew Wilson today as the Cambridge rider was finally crowned champion of the SBS Bank Tour of Southland.

Matthew Wilson has a 1min 16sec lead with only a 14km individual time trial and a final 77km stage from Winton to Invercargill standing between him and victory.

Invercargill’s Nieko Scoles – a star performer in the Toyota 86 Trophy Series over the winter – is locked in for the forthcoming Bridgestone GR86…

From Andorra to Lumsden, Ben Airey's stage win on the SBS Bank Tour of Southland was a dream come true today.

In 2024 Kirk received an Award of Merit acknowledging many years' service to motorsport at the Motorsport New Zealand Awards.

Cambridge's Matthew Wilson produced a commanding performance on the 108km stage from Mossburn to the Remarkables to win the stage by more than 1min.

Southlander Jeremy Presbury, 31, leads the general classification by just 1sec after time bonuses helped him rein in Cameron Jones on stage three.

Cripps leaves the opening round second in the championship, with Round 3 at his home circuit, Teretonga Park in Invercargill, over the weekend of 5/6 December.