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Monday, 14 December 2020, 12:24 pm Though still only 17 Frazer, a graduate of the 2018 New Zealand Elite Motorsport Academy, has plenty of experience and success to bring to his first campaign in a high level, high performance single seater formulae. The 2020 NZ Formula Ford Champion, Billy started his motorsport journey in 2012 racing karts. He progressed through domestic junior karting classes, the highlight being representing New Zealand in the Rok Cup finals in Milan, Italy, before jumping into single seaters for the first time in 2016 to drive in Formula First. Billy took third in the Na...

Monday, 14 December 2020, 3:33 pm | Hampton Downs The North Island Formula Ford Racing group have purchased a car for aspiring drivers to hone their skills on and introduce themselves to high end motor racing in an initiative backed by Hampton Downs. Over the past half century some of the biggest names in ... More >> Friday, 1 May 2020, 3:32 pm | Hampton Downs Mike Pero has confirmed his company’s ongoing commitment to motorcycle racing in New Zealand with the announcement today that both the Southern Classic and Motofest will proceed under the Mike Pero brand and with its financial su...

Simon O'Connor/Stuff The contents of 23-litre para kai/food scrap bins are still being trucked out of the district, as a stoush over resources consents heads to a hearing. (File Photo) A week-long hearing is the next step in an effort to resolve a stoush over resource consents which left New Plymouth district's food scraps being trucked 300 kilometres out of the city. Efforts to resolve opposition to Remediation (NZ) Ltd's attempts to renew two resource consents necessary to run their Urutī-based composting facility have not been successful. A formal Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) consent...

Thursday, 10 December 2020, 12:02 pm Matthew Payne has tested FT50 and FT60 cars and is confirmed for the 2021 series Matthew Payne will be one to watch when the 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series blasts into action. The Kiwi karting sensation has today confirmed he will run in the three round championship which kicks off with the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix at the Hampton Downs International Circuit over the weekend of 23rd and 24th January. Only just turned 18 years old and relatively inexperienced at this level, Matthew will be taking a giant leap to compete against the best motorsport tal...