Motocross: Ideal lead-up for Columb
Motocross: Ideal lead-up for Columb
Scott Columb could not have asked for a better lead-up event to defending his national MX2 crown at the first round near Timaru this weekend.
Catherine Wellington
Motocross: Rested Duncan ready to compete
Motocross: Rested Duncan ready to compete
Competitors in the 125cc open class at the New Zealand motocross championship have been put on notice.
Motocross: Otago riders battered
Motocross: Otago riders battered
Three of the five Otago riders who contested the 53rd annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville at the weekend have been left nursing injuries.
Motorsport: Trying to make performance add up
Motorsport: Trying to make performance add up
Motor racing can raise drivers up and just as quickly knock them back down again, Ant Pedersen has discovered. He talked to Catherine Pattison about the life and luck of a ''semi'' professional V8 SuperTourer driver.
Motorsport: Driver goes from PlayStation to pole position
Motorsport: Driver goes from PlayStation to pole position
Jann Mardenborough had wanted to be a racing car driver for almost as long as he could remember but with no-one he knew in the sport and a family which could not financially support an entry into such a career, he resigned himself to racing on a PlayStation.
Motorsport: Rump retains series lead at Highlands
Motorsport: Rump retains series lead at Highlands
The third round of New Zealand's premier single-seater championship, the Toyota Racing Series (TRS) was missing one of its star names at Highlands Motorsport Par, but there was still plenty to entertain a two-day crowd approaching 20,000.
Motorsport: Murphy proves himself master
Motorsport: Murphy proves himself master
Greg Murphy may be known as the King of Pukekohe but after a totally dominant display in the BNT V8 SuperTourers at the Cromwell circuit this weekend, he laid claim to another royal title - King of Highlands Motorsport Park.
Motorsport: V8s' first showing at Highlands
Motorsport: V8s' first showing at Highlands
The BNT V8 SuperTourers and the Toyota Racing Series will share the race card for the first time this weekend at Highlands Motorsport Park.
Motorsport: 'Nothing to lose' for double series winner Ross
Motorsport: 'Nothing to lose' for double series winner Ross
Two-time consecutive New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series winner Steve Ross, of Dunedin, has ''nothing to lose'' going into this weekend's second round at Hampton Downs.
Motorsport: Behind every good man ...
Motorsport: Behind every good man ...
Hayden Paddon's No 1 supporter is his partner, Katie Lane, who is most often found behind a video camera or a laptop as she promotes Paddon's career. She talks to Catherine Pattison about her role in the rally driver's rise.
Motorsport: SuperTourers to top January billing
Motorsport: SuperTourers to top January billing
Central Otago will become V8 central in late January, as a variety of series centred around V8s will converge at Highlands Motorsport Park.
Motocross: Coppins at Lee Stream event
Motocross: Coppins at Lee Stream event
While former Grand Prix motocross star Josh Coppins has seen many of the sport's great tracks, he has not yet tackled Lee Stream.
Motocross: Otago riders prominent in southern series
Motocross: Otago riders prominent in southern series
As the Southern Motocross Series nears its final round of five on Saturday in Balclutha, Otago riders are dominating several classes.
Karting: Rain spoils Josh's chances in Vegas
Karting: Rain spoils Josh's chances in Vegas
Persistent rain marred Dunedin karter Josh Bethune's first international racing foray at the17th annual SuperKarts USA (SKUSA) SuperNationals meeting in Las Vegas last week.
V8 Supercars roadshow to visit
V8 Supercars roadshow to visit
Helping to alleviate any motor racing withdrawal symptoms in Central Otago after the Highlands 101, the ITM 500 Auckland V8 Supercars event, is bringing its road show to Cromwell's race track next Thursday.
Motocross: Columb's chances ruined
Motocross: Columb's chances ruined
Getting his leg caught in a fellow rider's rear wheel and being dragged for about 25m was not the way Scott Columb wanted to end his second race meeting since knee surgery six months ago.
Motorsport: Not too late to enter Whare Flat Rallysprint
Motorsport: Not too late to enter Whare Flat Rallysprint
In typical southern style, Otago drivers are leaving it to the last minute to get their entries in for the Otago Sports Car Club's Whare Flat Rallysprint, near Dunedin, tomorrow.
Family of racers
Family of racers
, to like sons like father'' when it comes to car racing in his family.
Motorsport: Success at Highlands for father, son
Motorsport: Success at Highlands for father, son
It was the perfect outcome for the Quinn family on Saturday, with Klark Quinn winning his second Australian GT Championship and father Tony victorious in the second race.
Motorsport: Southern team almost snatches title
Motorsport: Southern team almost snatches title
For Dunedin's Allan Dippie and Invercargill's Scott O'Donnell it was a case of almost close enough to win the South Island Endurance Series (SIES) three-hour category.