Invercargill features strongly amongst the finalists named for the 2018 Speedway New Zealand Awards. Oreti Park Speedway’s flagship event the Burt Munro Challenge Speedway Spectacular has been named a finalist for Individual Event of the Year. Talented duo Aiden Thwaites and Shane Twiss are in the r
ITM MIKE Racing have overcome adversity in the opening race of the ENEOS North Island Endurance Series to win on debut. Drivers Brendon Leitch and Christina Orr-West won the GT-A division for FIA GT3 homologated cars and finished fourth overall in a dramatic Three Hour race. It was a trying start fo
Southland driver Liam MacDonald was in Wellington attending the 71st Motorsport New Zealand Awards on Saturday night. Liam formally received the NZV8TC Class 2 Championship Award, cementing the top honours for the second year in a row. “What a great night for all and congratulations to all other rec
Southland driver Liam MacDonald was in Wellington attending the 71st Motorsport New Zealand Awards on Saturday night. Liam formally received the NZV8TC Class 2 Championship Award, cementing the top honours for the second year in a row. “What a great night for all and congratulations to all other rec
Invercargill features strongly amongst the finalists named for the 2018 Speedway New Zealand Awards. Oreti Park Speedway’s flagship event the Burt Munro Challenge Speedway Spectacular has been named a finalist for Individual Event of the Year. Talented duo Aiden Thwaites and Shane Twiss are in the r
ITM MIKE Racing have overcome adversity in the opening race of the ENEOS North Island Endurance Series to win on debut. Drivers Brendon Leitch and Christina Orr-West won the GT-A division for FIA GT3 homologated cars and finished fourth overall in a dramatic Three Hour race. It was a trying start fo
The competitors and cars have all gone home, but the winners of the ENEOS North Island Endurance Series opener have yet to be decided. Reigning champions Wet & Forget Racing dominated proceedings at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park in the Three Hour race. Drivers Chris Hanley and Simon Evans ran a near
Nick Cassidy got the better of former Formula One World Champion Jensen Button on his way to third place in the Suzuka 300 kms Super GT race in his Lexus LC500. With co-driver Ryo Hirakawa, the pair have now moved up to third overall in the series after three of the eight rounds. After qualifying […
It was an extremely wet day, but was good to see the competitors stick it out. Some of the clubs Southland are heading up to Nelson and Blenheim at Queens Birthday weekend to complete in the ‘Sunbelts’ race meeting. This meeting along with three other meetings in Invercargill/Dunedin (18th 19th Augu
ITM MIKE Racing will sport a striking new livery for the winter season of endurance starting this weekend at Hampton Downs. Brendon Leitch, 22, and Christina Orr-West, 30, will race in a similar guise to Leitch’s Castrol Toyota Racing Series FT50 featuring the signature ITM yellow. The Mercedes-Benz
The Southland Stock Car Drivers Association met on 14th May to address matters that have occurred in recent weeks. With the resignation of the previous Executive Committee, the Association has appointed a temporary Executive Committee in order to run its affairs until the AGM is held in June. The as
