Catherine Wellington

While he is not eligible for an outright win at this weekend's International Rally of Whangarei, Hayden Paddon has some Finnish head-hunting to do.

After facing his toughest financial test to date, Hayden Paddon has secured enough funding to return to world-level rallying for at least two European-based rounds.

Courtney Duncan might be a small fish in a big pond racing in the United States but she is already making some serious ripples.

I was a little worried about how my baby Jade would respond to being abruptly woken from her cosy car seat to attend her first opera yesterday.

Scott Columb is bracing himself for a long, cold, winter sitting around Queenstown waiting for his up-coming knee surgery to heal.

A flame-emblazoned jet-sprint boat slashes its way around a Wanaka water course at dizzying speeds, drawing enthusiastic responses from the gathered crowd.

After a full-on year in charge of constructing Highlands Motorsport Park, Kevin O'Neill is justifiably ``tired'' but also ``quietly satisfied'' at what has been achieved. 

Speedway fanatics will undoubtedly revel in reading this no-holds-barred autobiography of New Zealand-born but predominantly British-based speedway racer Barry Briggs, or Briggo, as he is more commonly known.

Glenn Macneall usually calls the shots when he is seated next to fiancee Emma Gilmour but the Dunedin duo are trading places for today's Catlins Coast Rally.

Motocross rider Sam Cuthbertson (14) has stepped up from smashing his southern opposition, to blitzing his North Island opponents and has increased his consecutive race-winning tally to 29.

The allure of playing with machines in the sand does not diminish past the toddler years, and the final round of the motocross Sandpit Series 2012 promises to be a drawcard in Balclutha tomorrow.

Cromwell's streets will once again host a car sprints meeting after the Central Otago Motorsport Club received verbal approval from Motorsport New Zealand (MNZ) to proceed with an event.

Just when he was starting to find his form in the Australian Motocross Nationals, Scott Columb, of Queenstown, was given some devastating news by his team.

Mechanical mishaps robbed Otago's two Rally New Zealand entrants of class-winning success but both managed positive outcomes at the end of the gruelling three-day event.

Motorsport reporter Catherine Pattison picks five drivers to keep an eye on at Rally New Zealand, which runs from today until Sunday around the Northland, Kaipara, Auckland, Te Akau and Raglan districts.

  Possessing the rare combination of indisputable courage and impressive riding skills has earned Jacob Jones, of Cromwell, a place on ex-Crusty Demon Luke Smith's Moto Mayhem team.