Sport & Motorsport

A small wager between an Invercargill couple contesting their first Clubsport event at Teretonga Park last Sunday means Matt McQuoid will be doing the dishes for a week! McQuoid and partner, Melissa Wilson, are both car enthusiasts but they had never contemplated competing in a motorsport event unti

There was enterprise and endeavour, but no glory for the SIT Zero Fees Stags in their Ranfurly Shield challenge against Waikato this afternoon. Southland led for most of the first half against the Shield holders and put plenty of pressure on Waikato’s line in the second half, but again came away emp

While everyone is just getting into their work for the start of the Softball season, Southlands Christopher Telfer has been working hard all off season coaching the Southern Pride U17 girls to a 4th place at the International Friendship Series, Brisbane in July. Then backing that up with a NZ traini

One of New Zealand’s top rally aces, Josh Marston of Christchurch, has entered the Eastern Southland Car Club’s Rankleburn Rally in West Otago on Saturday 6 October. Marston, currently third in the NZ Rally Championship driver standings with one round remaining, will bring his Holden Barina AP4 to t

New Zealand’s ‘F1 driver factory’ – the Castrol Toyota Racing Series – is set to go up a gear next season when the top five finishers in the series will all gain points towards a Formula One FIA Super Licence. With Artem Markelov making his practice debut for Renault at his home Grand Prix at […]

It was an extremely successful week for the team last week at the Tour de Siak in Indonesia, with the boys coming away with what would have to be one of our strongest team performances to date! Following back to back stage victories on the opening two stages, including a clean sweep of the podium […

Last season’s Rookie of the Year Jordan Baldwin will be back for the 2018-2019 Toyota 86 Championship and the 20 year old has his eyes firmly on the overall title. The former ministock, stockcar, national level kart and BMW E30 racer made the podium on his debut in the Toyota 86 Championship last se

Touch Southland’s Nick Mason & Shianna Templeton are gaining invaluable experience and expertise as they take on touch teams across Queensland and the Gold Coast as members of New Zealand Under-16 Mixed Green & Black teams respectively. The mixed tour follows on from both the Under-16 Boys & Girls t