Entries are continuing to roll in for the opening round of the 2024 North Island Endurance Championship Series, which begins on Hampton Downs’s National Circuit next Saturday, the 4th of May. Twenty-seven entries have been confirmed to date for the 1-Hour, which will crown a new champion as defending champion Luke Manson steps up to […] The post Good fields confirmed for NIERDC opener appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

The success of the first Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia round in New Zealand will further the Trans-Tasman relationship between Porsche Motorsport entities on both sides of the ditch.  That’s the word from both Aussie and Kiwi Porsche Motorsport Management following a hugely successful weekend at the ITM Taupo Super400 event. “We’re really pleased […] The post Trans-Tasman Porsche relationship to grow following Taupo success appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

A bold move to walk up and introduce himself to one of the most influential people in Australasian Motorsport might have lit the fuse, but Hawkes Bay’s Jackson Rooney’s career exploded this week with news the Tony Quinn Foundation had awarded him their 2024 Supercar test prize. Rooney enjoyed a run of sensational form and […] The post Jackson Rooney set for Red Bull Racing Gen 3 Camaro Supercar test appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

The 2023/24 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship came down to the wire in a three-race finale in front of a sell-out crowd at the ITM Taupo Super400 last weekend. Through it all, Blake Knowles battled challenging weather and tight competition to be crowned the NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Champion by just two […] The post Blake Knowles wins NZ Formula Ford Championship in Taupo thrillers appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

We’ve got some world-class Kiwis competing at venues across the world this weekend, ensuring there’s plenty to follow. Shane van Gisbergen returns for Round 10 of the Xfinity Series at Dover Motor Speedway in the United States. The four-strong Kiwi IndyCar contingent will be in action just a few states to the southwest in Alabama, […] The post Motorsport Diary: Kiwis racing overseas this weekend appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin have been excluded from IndyCar’s Grand Prix of St. Petersburg results for violating ‘Push to Pass’ parameters. The disqualifications for winner Newgarden and third-placed McLaughlin elevate McLaren’s Pato O’Ward to the win from Will Power and Colton Herta. Scott Dixon has been reclassified seventh, which gives him the […] The post Newgarden & McLaughlin disqualified from IndyCar Grand Prix of St Petersburg appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

Toyota 86 Champion Tom Bewley—the final driver to win the championship in the current model TR86—was the top prize winner, adding his name to the overall title and securing a drive at the Nürburgring aboard a KCMG-run, factory-supported Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO. He’ll be joined on that potentially career-changing week away by third-place championship finisher […] The post Bewley, Robb, Exton and Rooney take the big prizes appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

The trip back home to Taupo International Motorsport Park was fruitful for SCT Motorsport’s Jaxon Evans during Round 3 of the Repco Supercars Championship in front of family and friends in New Zealand. Supercars’ maiden trip to Taupo marked Evans’ first race in his homeland since 2017, and it was a homecoming of sorts after contesting […] The post Evans praises home support following maiden top 10 at ITM Taupo Super400 appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

The first-ever Supercars event at Taupo International Motorsport Park is being deemed a success after drawing 67,411 spectators over three days as the series made a long-awaited return to New Zealand. The venue became the 35th to host a Supercars Championship event and the country’s third, behind Pukekohe and the Hamilton Street Race. “This has […] The post Supercars CEO: “This has been an incredible weekend for Supercars” appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more

A calculated fuel-saving drive and a late defensive effort has seen Scott Dixon hold on for a thrilling victory in the IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach. The six-time Champion ran towards the front through early proceedings, having qualified ninth, and elected to make his first stop when a caution was called on Lap 16. […] The post Dixon wins IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach appeared first on VelocityNews ..read more