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Tony Quinn has been named in the 2026 New Years Honours List as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to motorsport and the community.
Tony Quinn named in New Years Honours List
Born in Scotland, Quinn has called New Zealand home since 1984 and gained citizenship in 1993. Outside of motorsport, Quinn
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December 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Tony Quinn has been named in the 2026 New Years Honours List as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to motorsport and the community.
New Zealand motor racing legend Scott Dixon has been named a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM) for services to motorsport.
Scott Dixon receives knighthood in New Years Honours
Dixon’s rap sheet of success includes six IndyCar titles, an Indianapolis 500 win, and 59 race wins in the North
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December 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
New Zealand motor racing legend Scott Dixon has been named a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM) for services to motorsport.
Kyle Larson defended his High Limit International crown with a $110,000 triumph in the final at Perth Motorplex.
Larson charges to $110,000 High Limit win in Perth
The NASCAR champion was solid, if not overly spectacular, over the first two nights of the three-night contest. He came
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December 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Kyle Larson defended his High Limit International crown with a $110,000 triumph in the final at Perth Motorplex.
Buddy Kofoid triumphed in a wild, crash-affected night two of High Limit International at Perth Motorplex.
Kofoid wins wild second Perth High Limit race
The American was rapid throughout the second night of the three-day bonanza, qualifying fastest, winning his heat and finishing second
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December 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Buddy Kofoid triumphed in a wild, crash-affected night two of High Limit International at Perth Motorplex.
F1 star Liam Lawson scored his latest taste of Supercars with laps in an ex-Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Camaro in New Zealand.
Liam Lawson samples ex-SVG Gen3 Camaro
Lawson took to the Highlands Motorsport Park circuit in Cromwell in the Camaro which is owned by part T8 team
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December 29, 2025 at 6:14 AM
F1 star Liam Lawson scored his latest taste of Supercars with laps in an ex-Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Camaro in New Zealand.
NASCAR star Shane van Gisbergen joins the KTM Summer Grill to discuss a career-making season in the US.
SUMMER GRILL: Shane van Gisbergen’s brutal NASCAR lessons + his iconic number explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UYwaLFg6bQ The Kiwi's star continued to rise in NASCAR as he became a regular Cup Series winner and the most
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December 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
NASCAR star Shane van Gisbergen joins the KTM Summer Grill to discuss a career-making season in the US.
Corey Day beat two local stars to bank the first $15,000 bounty for the second running of High Limit International at Perth Motorplex.
Day wins Perth High Limit opener, drama for Larson
Off the back a stunning Perth debut on Boxing Day, coming from the back of the field to finish second
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December 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Corey Day beat two local stars to bank the first $15,000 bounty for the second running of High Limit International at Perth Motorplex.
Max Verstappen has announced a collaboration between his Verstappen Racing team and Mercedes-AMG Motorsport.
Max Verstappen’s Mercedes collaboration confirmed
Under the deal, Verstappen Racing will field a 2 Seas Motorsport-run Mercedes-AMG GT3 in GT World Challenge Europe powered by
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December 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Max Verstappen has announced a collaboration between his Verstappen Racing team and Mercedes-AMG Motorsport.
Christian Mansell is set to return to racing after being named on the provisional entry list for the Michelin 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi.
Mansell set for racing comeback
The Australian will drive for Team Motopark in a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo alongside Mexican driver Marcelo A Ramirez, marking his
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December 24, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Christian Mansell is set to return to racing after being named on the provisional entry list for the Michelin 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi.
Supercars has moved to alter its performance personnel rules for 2026 amid suggestions some teams were abusing the current cap.
Performance personnel debate triggers rule changes
The championship has on cost grounds long stipulated a maximum number of personnel allowed at events who are deemed to
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December 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Supercars has moved to alter its performance personnel rules for 2026 amid suggestions some teams were abusing the current cap.
Liam Lawson will return home in January to headline Round 2 of the Repco NextGen NZ Championship at Hampton Downs.
Lawson to headline Hampton Downs NZ Championship round
The Racing Bulls driver is set to attend the Allied Petroleum Hampton Downs International on January 9–11, where he will
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December 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Liam Lawson will return home in January to headline Round 2 of the Repco NextGen NZ Championship at Hampton Downs.
The highly credentialed engineer that has worked Internationally and locally at the top level, joins the Podcast for its latest episode
PODCAST: Grassroots Racing #75 with Mike Henry
It is the 75th time Darren Smith and Garry O’Brien have had the opportunity to hear someone tell their story.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The highly credentialed engineer that has worked Internationally and locally at the top level, joins the Podcast for its latest episode
The Blanchard Racing Team has announced the signing of 2023 Bathurst 1000 winner Richie Stanaway as a co-driver.
Richie Stanaway secures Supercars co-drive with BRT
Ironically, it will be his former PremiAir Racing teammate James Golding who Stanway will pair with for the two-part Enduro
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December 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Blanchard Racing Team has announced the signing of 2023 Bathurst 1000 winner Richie Stanaway as a co-driver.
Supercars co-driver Jack Perkins has bid adieu to the Blanchard Racing Team.
Triple Eight-bound Perkins farewells BRT
Perkins contested his last Enduro Cup campaign with BRT alongside James Courtney in 2025. The veteran co-driver is expected to
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December 23, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Supercars co-driver Jack Perkins has bid adieu to the Blanchard Racing Team.
Imogen Radburn will lead a new, all-female team in Mustang Cup Australia under the Radburn Racing banner.
Radburn to spearhead female-focused Mustang Cup team
To date, the 19-year-old had been plying her trade in Formula Ford and Formula 4 racing amid a desire to
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December 23, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Imogen Radburn will lead a new, all-female team in Mustang Cup Australia under the Radburn Racing banner.
Speedcafe ranks the 10 best drivers from a history-making 2025 Supercars Championship season.
Ranking the top 10 Supercars drivers of 2025
The advent of the Finals Series to crown the champion was a massive shift for the sport and added a
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December 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Speedcafe ranks the 10 best drivers from a history-making 2025 Supercars Championship season.
The fans have spoken: Walkinshaw Andretti United star Chaz Mostert is the most popular Supercars driver of 2025.
Mostert voted most popular Supercars driver of 2025
Mostert, who was recently crowned Supercars champion for the first time, dominated Speedcafe’s poll with almost 30 percent of the
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December 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The fans have spoken: Walkinshaw Andretti United star Chaz Mostert is the most popular Supercars driver of 2025.