Winners of this year's Targa Bambina event were Glenn Inkster and Spencer Winn in the Ecolight Mitsubishi Evo 8. Class winners in Instra.com Modern 2WD were Simon Clark and Richard Somerville in a late model BMW M3 while popular winners of Metalman Classic 2WD were Opiki (Horowhenua) ace Bevan Claridge and co-driver Campbell Tannock in Claridge's Holden Commodore V8. Photo credit: Fast Company/ProShotz. Motorsport Press Release

Targa Bambina!

TARGA BAMBINA WIN PART OF SEASON PLAN – INKSTER Winning this year’s Targa Bambina which finished in Rotorua on Sunday May 17 was all part of a plan for the country’s top tarmac motor rally duo, Glenn Inkster and Spencer Winn and their Ecolight Mitsubishi Evo 8. Inkster, from Patumahoe near Pukekohe, and Winn, from […]

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New NSX to come to NZ!

Honda New Zealand has announced that the NSX will be released to the New Zealand market in 2016. Managing Director, Nobuya Sonoda says, “Honda New Zealand is excited to announce the launch of the new NSX in 2016. The NSX is a part of Honda’s DNA, and we are proud to bring this icon to […]

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Bamber signed as Porsche works driver

Porsche has made a clear commitment to factory and customer racing at the Night of Champions motorsport gala. “We will be keeping the throttle down, and even shift up a gear! Motorsport is deeply rooted in the Porsche marque and for us it is more than an end in itself. On race tracks around the […]

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PRESS RELEASE: New Zealand Car of the Year – Mazda3

PHOTO: Mazda New Zealand’s Maria Tsao accepts the NZCOTY trophy The Mazda3 was named as the New Zealand Car of the Year at an event hosted by the AA and the NZ Motoring Writers’ Guild at Auckland’s Viaduct Events Centre today. The compact car beat the nine other finalists to take the ultimate award which included […]

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SUVs dominate NZ Car of the Year top 10 line up

A pack of SUVs dominate the top finalists for the 2014 New Zealand Car of the Year. The New Zealand Automobile Association and New Zealand Motoring Writers’ Guild (NZMWG) will announce the Car of the Year at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland on December 4. Members of the guild and AA judges who have […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Paddon all set for Rally Australia

With today’s shakedown sessions now complete, Kiwi rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard are all set for the next three days of international competition as the 2014 World Rally Championship’s tenth round takes place in Australia. Paddon has been looking forward to the 12-14 September running of the Coates Hire Rally Australia all season. […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Tulloch to pilot Camaro GT3 in Highlands 101

Southland’s Ian ‘Inky’ Tulloch is creating another piece of local motorsport history with the brand-new Camaro GT3 race car he’s importing into New Zealand to contest key events such as November’s Highlands 101 endurance race. Tulloch, the former Mayor of Mataura and Gore District and a successful businessman, has won numerous national and Australian motor […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Race To The Sky returns!

Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell today (August 13, 2014) announced New Zealand’s iconic Race to the Sky motorsport hill climb will return next year under new management after an eight year hiatus. Held in the Cardrona Valley near Wanaka, the high-profile event known as the Highlands Race to the Sky, will be held 17 – […]

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