Dan Overton and Dave Ayres will be covering the Johnny Herbert Karting Challenge again this year. Now in its 16th year and run by Roy Craig on behalf of Johnny, the Karting Challenge will take place at The Raceway, Docklands, London on 29th November 2009.
This years chosen charity is ...[Click for more]
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Craig Baird, one of New Zealand’s most successful racing drivers, has won the prestigious Jim Clark Trophy at this year’s MotorSport Awards, presented in Wellington on Saturday night.
Scott Dixon, winner of last year’s Indianapolis 500 and the Indycar Series Champio...[Click for more]
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Auckland driver Mitch Cunningham chose a spectacular way to win the 2008-2009 Toyota Racing Series at the final round, held at Pukekohe during the weekend: he took the title despite a high speed spin in one race, then capped his weekend with victory in the 20-lap New Zealand Motor Cup.
Cunningham’...[Click for more]
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Auckland’s Mitch Cunningham faces what may be the toughest battle of the 2008-2009 Toyota Racing Series when he arrives at Manfeild this weekend to contest the New Zealand Grand Prix.
Closest on points in the championship, and aiming to notch up top results this weekend, are young Austral...[Click for more]
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PYE TAKES TIMARU TOYOTA RACING SERIES WINSecond major trophy for Australian rising starCunningham extends overall series leadBritish drivers show their speed
Young Australian driver Scott Pye led all the way to take the historic Timaru Herald Trophy in the third Toyota Racing Seri...[Click for more]
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07 January 2009
RECORD INTERNATIONAL DRIVER ENTRIES FOR TOYOTA SERIESA1GP Team China rookie driver for Timaru: first Chinese driver in TRSFive overseas racers commit to Toyota Racing SeriesLeading Kiwi Formula Ford and NZV8 drivers join
A record five-strong international entry and race commitmen...[Click for more]
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Ian Foster made the most of the intense heat over the weekend to dominate the results sheet and take three wins from three starts in the Formula First National Championship at Pukekohe. In a weekend where the biggest winning margin was five hundredths of a second, Foster, Championship runner-up fo...[Click for more]
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London, Great Britain – With Christmas fast-approaching, the world of A1GP is as busy as ever with plenty of action continuing off the track.
It has been an eventful weekend for current A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Champion, A1 Team Switzer...[Click for more]
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TOP TALENT IN ACTION IN TOYOTA RACING SERIES AT RUAPUNA
Seasoned TRS racers face onslaught of fresh talent
Strong international interest in series
New Zealand’s premier single-seater racing championship roars back into action this weekend (November 28-30) at Ruapuna near Christchurch.
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A1GP Heads to Surfers Paradise in Five Year Deal
London, Great Britain – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport will be racing on one of the most exciting street circuits in the world when it returns to Australia for Season Five. The series has signed a five year deal with the organisers...[Click for more]
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A1 Team Korea continued to make progress in its first season of A1GP yesterday, as the team completed a test programme at the Silverstone circuit in the UK.
Taking part in a collective test with five other teams, A1 Team Korea driver Jin-...[Click for more]
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POWELL IS 2008 OFFROAD RACING NATIONAL CHAMPION
Christchurch racer takes first championship at Full Throttle
Christchurch racer Daniel Powell, a newcomer to the sport’s top unlimited class, has won the 2008 Asset Finance New Zealand Offroad Racing National Championship.
At the fin...[Click for more]
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Ireland Bounce Back from Zandvoort Disappointment at Silverstone Test
Silverstone, Great Britain – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport was in action again today in Silverstone, Northamptonshire, UK with some teams taking the opportunity to get some extra track time ahead of the second round of t...[Click for more]
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Media Release
Thursday, 25 September 2008
Mitsubishi Evo dominates national rallying
New Zealand’s youngest-ever rally-driving champion has helped power Mitsubishi to a virtual clean sweep of the 2008 New Zealand Rally Championship.
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London, Great Britain – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport is due to hit the ground running with a full line of up of both new and renewed TV deals ensuring continued worldwide exposure for the series that kicks off Season Four in less than a month.
Commenting on the new agreements, A...[Click for more]
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London, Great Britain – The Principality of Monaco is famous worldwide for its racing heritage, so A1GP World Cup of Motorsport is delighted to announce A1 Team Monaco will be competing in the series in Season Four. Not only will the red and white colours of the Monaco flag adorn the...[Click for more]
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London, Great Britain – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has moved A1GP Mugello, Italy from the opening round of the 2008/09 championship following a delay in the build schedule of the new chassis. The first time all the nations will be seen in action will now be on the 4 – 5 Octob...[Click for more]
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Mugello, Italy – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport will race in Italy for the first time this season with the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello today holding a launch event including the first public running of the new A1GP Powered by Ferrari car ahead of the 2008/09 season opener later th...[Click for more]
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London, Great Britain – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has entered into a partnership with the Gauteng Provincial Government for the hosting rights for the South African A1GP event, ushering in a new era for both parties and promising to provide significant economic, social and tourism ben...[Click for more]
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Michelin Become Official Tyre Supplier to A1GP
London, Great Britain - Michelin is to become the exclusive tyre partner to A1GP World Cup of Motorsport starting with the 2008/09 season. The French company which has a vast motorsport heritage has signed a three year deal to provi...[Click for more]
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2008 Elite Motorsport Academy Graduate Richie Stanaway recently won round two of the Tony Oliver Contractors Formula Ford Series (formerly the winter series) using the new French Mygale chassis. "It has been a really busy week at the Elite Motorsport Academy in Dunedin and it was great to come strai...[Click for more]
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London, Great Britain - A total of 3,500 kilometres, the equivalent of over half a season's mileage, is the distance covered to date by the new A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Powered by Ferrari car. The latest series of tests for the car were in Spain with five days at the Guadix C...[Click for more]
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Date:
9 June 2008
Release Number:
0304
Embargo:
For immediate release
A1GP WORLD CUP OF MOTORSPORT2008/09 SEASON
A1GP World Cup of Motorsport is pleased to con...[Click for more]
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The photographers at MotorSportMedia would like to offer their congratulations to our own Lee Howell and Graham Blow (SportProMedia) in wining the Photographer of the Year Portfolio and Single Shot awards respectively.
Outstanding work gentlemen, I trust you will understand when we hide your ...[Click for more]
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Media Release
Saturday 24 May 2008
Motorsport’s Premier Awards Announced
MotorSport New Zealand’s premier awards were announced by MotorSport New Zealand president Steven Kenn...[Click for more]
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A difficult weekend for the Andrew Simms rally team at Rally Otagodidn't stop them moving up the rankings to secure fourth position in the2008 New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC).Halfway through the first special stage of the event Chris West and hisco-driver Gary Cowan were forced to stop and cha...[Click for more]
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London, Great Britain - A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has revealed the first image of its brand new 'Powered by Ferrari' car for use in season four (2008/09). The CAD drawing was released ahead of the car's inaugural shakedown test in Southern England.A1GP's own tv commentator and Formula One legend,...[Click for more]
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For Immediate Release:6 May 2008Ten year old Kart racer Kurt James of Lower Hutt New Zealand became the new 2007/2008 WPKA Gold Star Series Champion at the final round in Hastings New Zealand on Sunday 4th May.
In taking the title Kurt James beat reigning NZ CIK Champion Mitchell Tur...[Click for more]
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Media Release
Tuesday 6 May 2008
Hot competition for MotorSport’s premier awards
Finalists for the MotorSport New Zealand premier awards have been annou...[Click for more]
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Race: A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain (round 10 of 10)
Brands Hatch, Great Britain - A1 Team Switzerland has won the 2007/08 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, after finishing fourth in this morning's sensational Brands Hatch Sprint race in the UK, in which Great Britain's Robbie Kerr...[Click for more]
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Race: A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain (round 10 of 10)
India Wins as GBR Takes Home Race Podium
Brands Hatch, Great Britain - A1 Team India secured its second win of the season when Narain Karthikeyan took victory in the Brands Hatch season finale Feature race this afternoon w...[Click for more]
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Race: A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain (round 10 of 10)
GBR and India on Pole at Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch, Great Britain - GBR's Robbie Kerr put in a sensational performance to qualify in pole position for tomorrow morning's Sprint race at the A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain, much t...[Click for more]
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A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has confirmed the first race of the 2008/09 season to be held at the Mugello circuit in Italy on 21 September 2008.[Click for more]
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Brands Hatch, Great Britain - Home nation A1 Team Great Britain topped the time sheets in the second of today's two free practice sessions at Brands Hatch, as the final round of the 2007/08 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport got underway at the legendary Kent circuit in Great Britain in changeab...[Click for more]
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Brands Hatch, Great Britain - As part of the service to New Zealand and Australian publications, MotorSportMedia's Dan Overton wil be covering the final round of the 2007/08 A1GP series at Brands Hatch, Kent in the UK.
Along with specific assignments requested by some publicati...[Click for more]
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London, Great Britain - As part of the build up to the A1GP season finale at Brands Hatch in Kent, where the thrilling championship will be decided in just over a week's time (2-4 May), A1 Team Great Britain's Robbie Kerr was in London to celebrate St George's Day and drum up support for his nat...[Click for more]
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Drifting for his country:
He’s broken “way too many” bones on two wheels, and now gets his adrenalin fix in the high speed world of drifting: East Auckland racer “Mad Mike” Whiddett has been invited to represent New Zealand at the first round of the Formula Drift championship in Singapore
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Garth Tander has dominated the field in all three races in Hamilton to claim the inaugural Mark Porter Trophy and secure Holden's first round win of season 2008 and ensuring New Zealand remains a strong hold of the Red Lion.
Tander again showed why he is the current V8 Supercar Champion after only ...[Click for more]
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Earl Bamber has scored a clean sweep of the Toyota Racing Series events at the Hamilton 400.
Bamber, 17, was fastest in testing, took pole in dominant form in the two qualifying sessions and won both races. It was his first clean sweep of the 2008 season and included a new race lap ...[Click for more]
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A1 TEAM KOREA TO COMPETE IN 2008/09A1GP WORLD CUP OF MOTORSPORT
Korea as a nation has taken its first steps into international motor racing, joining A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in an official signing ceremony at the A1GP Shanghai, China yesterday.
Led by seat holder Joshua Kim of Omnibus Inves...[Click for more]
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ENZED V8 UTE SERIES Date: 13 AprilRelease: 0119Embargo: NoneRace: Round 2 – Teretonga wrap-upMcDonald’s taste success at TeretongaThree races in one day provided a most excellent mix of racing for the teams at the Allied Petrole...[Click for more]
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ENZED V8 UTE SERIES
Date: 8 April
Release: 0117
Embargo: None
Race: Television Schedule
Television dates confirmed for series
TV3 has confirmed the screening dates for the ENZED V8 Utes Series
Program 1 - May 18 - 3pm
Program 2 - June 1 - 4pm
Program 3 - June...[Click for more]
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