Sport/Motorsport

Fernando Alonso celebrated a winning start to his World Endurance Championship career as he and teammates Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima won the 6 Hours of Spa-Francochamps in their Toyota TS050 Hybrid. In the first race of the 2018-19 WEC they led the vast majority of the race to head home the

On Sunday 22nd April Southern Drags hosted their final day of the season at Teretonga Park, weather did cause some disruptions, otherwise a great day for all involved. Photos by Dave Loudon Photography.

Nick Cassidy lies fourth equal in Japan’s Super GT Series after finishing seventh in the second round, the Fuji 500 kms, on Friday night in his Lexus LC 500. After qualifying ninth, his co-driver Ryo Hirakawa started the race, which was won by former champion Ronnie Quintarelli and Tsugio Matsuda. H

Renowned for his flamboyant driving style, Andrew Hawkeswood won the NZ Rally Championship at the wheel of a heavily modified Mazda 2 engineered by his own team. One hundred and forty-six tyres is a telling statistic. That’s how much rubber Thames-born Andrew Hawkeswood chewed through during the six

A record number of 15 rising race drivers will do battle for two prized seats in the 2018-2019 Toyota 86 Championship on Monday. To win one of two drives, members of the squad will go through on-track familiarisations, fitness tests, interviews in front of the CareVets judging panel, and track drivi

Toyota will push the boundaries of hybrid electric vehicles when it competes in the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with an evolution of its TS050 Hybrid race car. In a change to the championship schedule, eight races will be run over the next 13 months with both the 2018 and 2019 Le

Competitors from both Southland Sports Car Club and Eastern Southland Car Club took part in a clubsport event held on Saturday at Teretonga Park on a very cold and wet day ! Photos by Dave Loudon Photography.

Nick Cassidy showed good race pace and audacious overtaking moves, to climb up eight places to finish seventh in the first round of Japan’s Super Formula Series at the Suzuka circuit. The 23-year-old had qualified 15th, just missing the second qualifying session. “It was a tough race, but I’m happy