New Zealand Archives - RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/tag/new-zealand/ Motorsports news from around the world Sat, 17 Mar 2018 00:44:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-web-optmizedbig-Rm1-32x32.jpg New Zealand Archives - RNW | RacingNewsWorldwide.com | Your latest racing news https://racingnewsworldwide.com/tag/new-zealand/ 32 32 152545424 Indycars in New Zealand is a pipe dream https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/indycar/motorsport-indycars-in-new-zealand-is-a-pipe-dream/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/indycar/motorsport-indycars-in-new-zealand-is-a-pipe-dream/#respond Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:00:00 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/?p=126882 Hopes of Indycar staging a race in New Zealand remain a pipe dream at the moment despite talk of Pukekohe Park Raceway attempting to entice the American series Down Under.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/indycar/motorsport-indycars-in-new-zealand-is-a-pipe-dream/feed/ 0 126882 Supercars season set to soar https://racingnewsworldwide.com/touring/supercars/motorsport-supercars-season-set-to-soar/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/touring/supercars/motorsport-supercars-season-set-to-soar/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2018 17:05:07 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/?p=119789 I was at the launch of the 2018 Supercars' drivers at Fox Studios in Sydney last week and the category do really know how to put on a show. The best thing for New Zealand is there are five full time drivers in the line up and all of them are capable of winning a race, and three of them are title contenders.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/touring/supercars/motorsport-supercars-season-set-to-soar/feed/ 0 119789 JM CORREA GAINS MORE EXPERIENCE IN CASTROL TOYOTA RACING NEW ZEALAND PROGRAM https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/jm-correa-gains-experience-castrol-toyota-racing-new-zealand-program/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/jm-correa-gains-experience-castrol-toyota-racing-new-zealand-program/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2018 19:23:05 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/?p=117573 With some down time before any schedule racing series kick off in 2018, American driver JM Correa, along with his race engineer, would enter and compete at the Castrol Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand with M2 Competition. With the goal to gain valuable seat time and develop a high quality working relationship, the duo went on to score a pair of victories and one pole position as they competed through New Zealand for the past five weeks.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/jm-correa-gains-experience-castrol-toyota-racing-new-zealand-program/feed/ 0 117573 Classic motorsport event takes centre stage at Ruapuna https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/classic-motorsport-event-takes-centre-stage-at-ruapuna/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/classic-motorsport-event-takes-centre-stage-at-ruapuna/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2018 03:10:00 +0000 http://stuff.co.nz/101091792 This weekend sees the 27th running of one of the biggest classic motorsport events in New Zealand, the SKOPE Classic.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/classic-motorsport-event-takes-centre-stage-at-ruapuna/feed/ 0 113455 Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon to compete in New Zealand Open next month https://racingnewsworldwide.com/rally/wrc/kiwi-rally-driver-hayden-paddon-to-compete-in-new-zealand-open-next-month/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/rally/wrc/kiwi-rally-driver-hayden-paddon-to-compete-in-new-zealand-open-next-month/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2018 21:52:26 +0000 http://stuff.co.nz/101073214 Kiwi motorsport star Hayden Paddon will get a chance to show off his golf swing in Queenstown next month. 

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/rally/wrc/kiwi-rally-driver-hayden-paddon-to-compete-in-new-zealand-open-next-month/feed/ 0 113457 Motorsport: Brocas stuns Pickens to claim sprint car title https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/motorsport-brocas-stuns-pickens-to-claim-sprint-car-title/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/motorsport-brocas-stuns-pickens-to-claim-sprint-car-title/#respond Sat, 20 Jan 2018 19:16:53 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/?p=109249 Veteran speedway racer Kerry Brocas has stunned Michael Pickens to win the New Zealand Sprint Car title at Vodafone Speedway Western Springs on Saturday night.The 55-year-old Aucklander was considered an unlikely winner leading.

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/motorsport-brocas-stuns-pickens-to-claim-sprint-car-title/feed/ 0 109249 Sloan Frost runs hot in NZ Superbike Championship https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/sloan-frost-runs-hot-in-nz-superbike-championship/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/sloan-frost-runs-hot-in-nz-superbike-championship/#respond Sun, 14 Jan 2018 21:10:11 +0000 http://stuff.co.nz/100573774 A gap is starting to open up at the top of the New Zealand Superbike Championship standings after another scintillating performance from former national champion Sloan Frost at the weekend. ...

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/sloan-frost-runs-hot-in-nz-superbike-championship/feed/ 0 105113 Freshly laid track brings drifting championship to Wellington for first time https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/freshly-laid-track-brings-drifting-championship-to-wellington-for-first-time/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/freshly-laid-track-brings-drifting-championship-to-wellington-for-first-time/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2018 05:00:59 +0000 http://stuff.co.nz/100515509 "Build it and they will come" was Brendon White's approach after building a temporary concrete drifting track in Upper Hutt. ...

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]]> https://racingnewsworldwide.com/news/freshly-laid-track-brings-drifting-championship-to-wellington-for-first-time/feed/ 0 103421 JM CORREA SET TO COMPETE IN CASTROL TOYOTA RACING SERIES IN NEW ZEALAND https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/jm-correa-set-compete-castrol-toyota-racing-series-new-zealand/ https://racingnewsworldwide.com/open-wheel/jm-correa-set-compete-castrol-toyota-racing-series-new-zealand/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:44:30 +0000 https://racingnewsworldwide.com/?p=102357 American driver JM Correa will get back on track for the next five weekends as he competes in the Castrol Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand.

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