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Friday, 12 February 2021, 9:58 am FEBRUARY 12, 2021: MotoFest 2021 is coming up and legendary former Kiwi international Aaron Slight is one man who simply cant wait for it to begin. It will no doubt be another classic weekend at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, when the popular north Waikato race track hosts the fourth annual Mike Pero MotoFest on the weekend of March 6-7, world-renowned Masterton personality Slight looking forward to having another opportunity to ride the rare Proton KR3 bike d...

Championship leader Simon Evans and up and coming star Ryan Wood have had it all their own way so far in the first two rounds of the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship, but it could all change this weekend at Manfeild for round three. <img src='https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2102/75722bd57e5cac83fcd4.jpeg' ...

Never enough time with it We still can’t afford one A V12 and a Ferrari are a match made in horsepower heaven, and throw in a modern folding hardtop roof, and there’s potentially the best of all worlds. The 812GTS recently landed in NZ, as the open-top version of the comically titled 812 Superfast, and though only slightly less super fast, the GTS is certainly special in all the right ways. Patience. It just requires a moment of patience, as we round the final turn of Hampton Downs onto the...

Press Release – New Zealand Formula 5000 Association Legendary Kiwi racing driver & car builder Graham McRae delivering his driving master class at Wigram in 1972 in his then new Leda GM1 001. The year 1972 will go down in the annals of New Zealand’s motor racing history as the year driver/engineer Graham McRae came of age – in a car – the garish fluro pink Leda LT27/GM1 – of his own design. This weekend, at the 31st annual Skope Classic historic motor racing meeting in Christchurch, ...

Thursday, 4 February 2021, 8:15 am Legendary Kiwi racing driver & car builder Graham McRae delivering his driving master class at Wigram in 1972 in his then new Leda GM1 001. The year 1972 will go down in the annals of New Zealand’s motor racing history as the year driver/engineer Graham McRae came of age – in a car – the garish fluro pink Leda LT27/GM1 – of his own design. This weekend, at the 31st annual Skope Classic historic motor racing meeting in Christchurch, the legacy of this...

Motofest revving up for another classic weekend 31 Jan, 2021 09:29 PM 6 minutes to read Dunedins Kevin Goddard (Yamaha TZ250 No.148), seen here leading the way at Hampton Downs last year, sure to be among the frontrunners in the Shoei Classic Two-stroke races. Photo / Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com MotoFest is just around the corner and, as final preparations are made, the revs are already starting to build ahead of what will no doubt be another classic weekend at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park....

Lexus has unleashed the new IS on New Zealand roads, so we headed out onto those roads to check the new range out.

 Matthew Payne topped qualifying at Hampton Downs for the second TRS round. Picture Bruce Jenkins The seven remaining cars in the championship were covered by just seven tenths of a second – ensuring both of the races on Saturday are likely to be closely fought affairs. With just fifteen minutes available to clock a fast time and with only a few tenths separating the seven drivers in Friday practice, it was all to play for in the morning qualifying session on Hampton Downs’ national circu...

Matthew Payne raced to his first win in TRS at Hampton Downs and took the series lead. Rookie racer Matthew Payne made it two from two at the second round of the Toyota Racing Series at Hampton Downs, storming home in Saturdays second race to claim the Dorothy Smith Memorial Cup. The youngster – who took three third-place finishes in last weekend’s New Zealand Grand Prix – won the days first race by holding out fellow rookie Peter Vodanovich, then did the double in style. After 30 laps ...

Shane van Gisbergen showed once again that he can seemingly drive anything, anywhere at the top level on Sunday by winning the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix - after starting at the back of the grid from pit lane. Van Gisbergen accidentally set the fire extinguisher off in his car as the field set out on the formation lap prior to the fans grid walk. That meant a hasty return to the pits to clean out the car, his overalls, his boots and a replacement extinguisher. When the race got under way he ha...