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8:33AM
LEITCH WINS BIG IN FORMULA 4 USA Southland race driver Brendon Leitch is celebrating an ‘unbelievable’ breakthrough race winning weekend in the FIA Formula 4 USA Championship having won the rain-affected opening race at the Mid Ohio circuit and taken podiums in the following two to win the weekend outright. 293 views

4:56PM
Liam Lawson wins CareVets Scholarship for coming Toyota 86 Championship Pukekohe student Liam Lawson will be the CareVets Racing Team’s scholarship driver in the coming 2017-2018 Toyota 86 Championship. 181 views

9:35AM
Triumph and frustration for Marcus Armstrong at Mugello Marcus Armstrong continues to show race-winning form in the Italian Formula 4 Championship with a win and a second placing at the latest round – and has increased his championship lead despite a frustrating third race. 58 views

10:12AM
Leitch happy with performance in Formula 4 at Mosport Brendon Leitch is wrapping up a successful race weekend at the Mosport circuit in Ontario, Canada, with points on the board and the satisfaction of having completed three races with a fast and consistent car beneath him. 375 views

11:39PM
ARMSTRONG WINS AGAIN IN GERMAN F4 Marcus Armstrong (TRS 2017) has added another win and a second placing at the latest round of the ADAC (German) Formula 4 Championship, cementing his third place at the championship midpoint. 93 views

11:17AM
Determined Leitch heads for third round of US Formula 4 After a tough initiation in the Formula 4 United States Championship, New Zealand race driver Brendon Leitch arrives in Canada today confident of showing good form in the third round. 333 views

6:59PM
Experience the key as Moriarty wins the Mainland Challenge Christchurch's Wayne Moriarty, one of the fastest and most experienced offroad racers in New Zealand, has once more scooped the Mainland Challenge trophy. 411 views

11:42PM
USA vs New Zealand in unlimited class at Mainland Challenge Otago’s Donald Preston wheels out his new racer Brownlees and Powell back into the fray Spectacular action certain at West Melton The fastest unlimited-class racers come together this weekend at the 2017 Hydraulink Mainland Challenge, a two-day championship race event at West Melton. 204 views

5:00PM
Rally star Hayden Paddon to contest 2017 Polaris NZ1000 Hyundai World Rally Championship driver Hayden Paddon will race in September’s Polaris NZ 1000 offroad endurance race in his home country. 241 views

12:18PM
Marcus Armstrong ready for battle Building on a podium finish at the previous round, Christchurch racer Marcus Armstrong says he is ready to do battle at the coming round of the ADAC German Formula 4 Championship Austria. 115 views

11:43AM
The Morgan Express rolls through Woodhill John Morgan has taken his first Woodhill 100 win, adding his name to the 36 others on the trophy and giving his Desert Dynamics Chev two-seater its first major title. 349 views

9:55AM
Brusing weekend delivers a podium for Marcus Armstrong A tough run for Marcus Armstrong in the second round of the ADAC F4 Championship. 347 views

10:19AM
MARCUS ARMSTRONG STARTS AS HE MEANS TO CONTINUE 142 views

11:46PM
NORTHERN UTV RACER STEALS OFFROAD RACING PRIZE AT NELSON There were crashes and rollovers in every race, but the new wave of 'side by side' or UTV drivers once more injected excitement into the sport of offroad racing at the Nelson round of the national championship over the weekend. 434 views

11:33PM
Ryan Yardley confirms Australian 86 racing campaign Current Toyota 86 Champion Ryan Yardley has announced he will contest the Australian Toyota 86 Racing Series, which begins at the Phillip Island Racing Circuit in Victoria on April 21-23. 265 views

5:16PM
MIGHTY TRUCK AND TINY RACE CAR EARLY LEADERS OF OFFROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP New race trucks go wheel to wheel in unlimited class Adams and Hellier take top points in mud and slush Muddy mayhem at Meremere Little and large: the smallest race car and one of the biggest four wheel drives share the early points lead in the 2017 Polaris Offroad Racing Championship. 275 views

5:16PM
Yardley sets sights on Toyota 86 Championship title at final round Let battle commence: this weekend at Hampton Downs in the northern Waikato, Christchurch teenager Ryan Yardley plans to win the 2016-2017 Toyota 86 Championship. 191 views

2:34PM
'MASSIVE' ENTRY KICKSTARTS POLARIS OFFROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP   New race trucks go wheel to wheel in unlimited class Youth racers boost record Meremere entry UTVs swarm to 2017 championship   The spectacular sport of offroad racing takes another step forward this weekend as 75 race drivers contest the opening round of the 2017 national championship. 545 views

2:36PM
Armstrong to race Italian and German Formula 4 with Prema Christchurch 16-year-old Marcus Armstrong has confirmed he will contest the Italian and German Formula 4 championships with leading race organisation Prema Powerteam. 117 views

10:03AM
Armstrong back on the podium in TRS Christchurch teen dominates fourth round of championship Aussie Randle takes the overall championship lead Going into the fourth round and fifth overall on points, Marcus Armstrong had decided the 2017 Toyota Racing Series title was out of reach. 116 views

9:30PM
Cockerton top Kiwi in Toyota championship at Hampton Downs Pukekohe driver Taylor Cockerton is reflecting on a challenging weekend at his ‘home’ circuit and planning a strong finish to his 2017 Castrol Toyota Racing Series campaign. 121 views

5:25PM
Elated Randle wins Motor Cup Thomas Randle has become the first Australian driver in four decades to win the New Zealand Motor Cup, winning from pole through two safety car episodes at Hampton Downs in New Zealand’s North Island. 123 views

1:11PM
Marcus Armstrong first Kiwi to be selected for elite Ferrari Driver Academy Christchurch driver Marcus Armstrong has been named to join the elite Ferrari Driver Academy, a fast track programme that delivers racers into the top categories of international motorsport. 191 views

4:10PM
Armstrong signs with champion team for Toyota Racing Series Christchurch driver Marcus Armstrong, 16, has confirmed he will return from Europe to contest the 2017 Castrol Toyota Racing Series. 158 views

7:01PM
The harder he works, the faster he gets Marcus Armstrong is a young man in a hurry. 213 views

8:44AM
NORTHERN RAIDERS PUNISH THE MAINLAND AT TWIZEL Albany's Mike Fraser is the new national offroad racing champion, taking the title in dominant fashion as North Island offroad racers scooped the top three positions in the Polaris New Zealand offroad racing championship final round at Twizel during the weekend. 134 views

8:13AM
Armstrong's race career steps up Young New Zealand racer Marcus Armstrong (pictured above with Dad Rick) has once more impressed in his second-ever single-seater race weekend. 146 views

9:15PM
NORTHERN RAIDERS PUNISH THE MAINLAND AT TWIZEL Albany's Mike Fraser is the new national offroad racing champion, taking the title in dominant fashion as North Island offroad racers scooped the top three positions in the Polaris New Zealand offroad racing championship final round at Twizel during the weekend. 292 views

9:48AM
Marcus Armstrong back in single seater mode Christchurch-born race driver Marcus Armstrong returns to 'wings and slicks' single seaters for his second Formula Renault championship race weekend. 138 views

9:43PM
Marcus Armstrong celebrates a challenging single-seater debut Christchurch-born race driver Marcus Armstrong, 16, has achieved all his goals in his single-seater debut at the daunting Nurburgring in Germany. 86 views