Jackson Rooney capped off a fine day at the Taupo International Motorsport Park – taking pole position in qualifying after dominating the timesheets on the opening day of the final weekend of the Toyota 86 Championship. Still in with a mathematical chance of winning one of the most coveted titles in New Zealand motorsport, Rooney […] The post Rooney blazes to red-hot Taupo Toyota 86 pole appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

Top-level endurance racing returns to Imola for the first time in 40 years this weekend for the inaugural 6 Hours of Imola. A 19-strong Hypercar contingent from Alpine, BMW, Cadillac, Ferrari, Isotta Fraschini, Lamborghini, Peugeot and Porsche will battle it out on the famed Northern Italian circuit, with Kiwis Brendon Hartley and Earl Bamber included […] The post Hartley: “We all need to be on top form to challenge at the front” appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

Shane van Gisbergen will be kept busy at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend as he runs double duties in the NASCAR Cup and the Xfinity Series. It will be the three-time Supercars champion’s first race at the famed 4.281 km track, the longest on the NASCAR calendar. It is also his first oval outing in the Cup […] The post SVG prepares for “massive challenge” in maiden NASCAR Cup oval race appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

Legendary businessman and motorsport supporter Sir Colin Giltrap has passed away aged 84. Giltrap was made a Knight Companion of the Order of New Zealand in 2012 for his services to motorsport and his philanthropy. The family has supported drivers, including Liam Lawson, Shane van Gisbergen, Scott Dixon, Earl Bamber, Brendon Hartley, Callum Hedge, Brendon […] The post Sir Colin Giltrap passes away aged 84 appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

It’s been eight months since the ITM Taupo Super400 was officially announced, and the time has finally come for Supercars to feature on their 35th track in their maiden outing at Taupo International Motorsport Park. The long-awaited return of Supercars to New Zealand has Kiwis travelling from around the country to the Central North Island […] The post All you need to know: ITM Taupo Super400 appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

Three drivers are still in with a chance of securing the Toyota 86 Championship title, and they have the biggest stage in NZ motorsport for what’s set to be a thrilling finale. Three races at the Supercars debut weekend at the Taupo International Motorsport Park are all that remain in the 2023-2024 season, the final […] The post Three races for top three to decide TR86 title appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

SCT Motorsport’s Jaxon Evans has enjoyed a busy few weeks since the last Repco Supercars Championship round at Albert Park, and he believes this will be an advantage ahead of the category’s first trip to Taupo International Motorsport Park. A large contingent of friends and family will be supporting Evans at the event as he […] The post Constant seat time holds Jaxon Evans in good stead for homecoming appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

Kiwis Rick Armstrong and Sam Fillmore will compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Pro-Am class at the ITM Taupo Super400 this weekend. The duo joins a 19-strong contingent that made the trip across the Tasman, with the field also including Marco Giltrap and Fabian Coulthard. International Motorsport is preparing Fillmore’s and Armstrong’s cars, which […] The post Rick Armstrong & Sam Fillmore join Carrera Cup field at ITM Taupo Super400 appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

Three races at the Taupo International Motorsport Park in Taupo will decide eight different Formula Ford titles as the final rounds of both the 2024 NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship and the 2023/24 Giltrap Group North Island Formula Ford Series simultaneously take place.   Such is the competitiveness and closeness of both […] The post All to play for as Formula Ford titles to be decided in Taupo this weekend appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

Hayden Paddon and John Kennard finished fourth in Rally Hungary, suffering a puncture on the final stage, which dropped them out of the top two. Driving BRC Racing’s Hyundai i20N Rally2, Paddon sat second entering the final 18.5km Nagyloter Power Stage, 7.7 seconds behind lead Simone Tempestini, but suffered damage to his left front to […] The post Paddon begins ERC title defence with fourth in Rally Hungary appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more