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V8NZ: Scott Atop Points Table After Ruapuna Park

V8NZ: Scott Atop Points Table After Ruapuna Park

With three hard-fought second places, Hamilton race driver Kayne Scott has moved into the lead of the BNT V8s Championship after the third of this season’s seven rounds in Christchurch this weekend.

Aussie F3: One Point Between Tander, Winslow

Aussie F3: One Point Between Tander, Winslow

Leanne Tander and James Winslow are split by just one point following the penultimate round of the Australian F3 Championship at Phillip Island.

Eastern Creek's Arms Open for F1

Eastern Creek’s Arms Open for F1

A major revamp of the Eastern Creek track in Australia could be enough to tempt the country’s Formula One race there when its current contract with Melbourne expires.
That is the view of one of the key figures behind the Sydney circuit, who believes that if plans for an overhaul of the track are given the [...]

New Race Circuit for Singapore

New Race Circuit for Singapore

The Singapore government is expected to announce a plan soon for a new motorsports track in Changi. In time, they could be putting pedal to the metal and burning rubber in Changi.

Christian Jones Scores Second PCCA Win at Zhuhai

Australian Christian Jones took his second Porsche Carrera Cup Asia victory of the day, winning Round 6 with another faultless performance on the 4.2km Zhuhai International Circuit. Jones crossed the line with a comfortable margin of more than four seconds from GruppeM Racing’s Tim Sugden. Hong Kong’s Darryl O’Young was 3rd for the second time [...]

Ebrahim Claims His Second Formula V6 Asia Win of the Season

Ebrahim Claims His Second Formula V6 Asia Win of the Season

Armaan Ebrahim claimed his second win of the season in another close race during the Formula V6 Asia Round 4 at Sepang International Circuit today. The weather changed midway through the race with a slight drizzle that came down to make the conditions hard to manage by the drivers, leaving streaks of slippery track surface [...]

Super GT Driver Sasaki Wins Aston Martin Asia Race

Super GT Driver Sasaki Wins Aston Martin Asia Race

Super GT driver Kota Sasaki led from start to finish the opening race of the Aston Martin Asia Cup at Sepang Circuit today; ending Dilantha Malagamuwa brief winning streak at the inaugural series.
Starting from pole, Sasaki, who drives for Team Cusco Racing in the GT300 category, had a perfect to open an immediate lead over [...]

Super GT is The Best Say Amie-san and Tomie-san

Super GT is The Best Say Amie-san and Tomie-san

Declaring that the Super GT International Series is the best racing series in the world, visiting GT Queens Ayami Sasaki and Kotomi Kurosawa say that they are enjoying every moment of their association with the series and are very excited with the upcoming Malaysian round at Sepang Circuit from June 20 to 22.
As the official [...]

Kiwi Karting: A new licence ... Now for the Top Tracks

Kiwi Karting: A new licence … Now for the Top Tracks

Days after Scott Dixon’s grand Indy500 triumph, the latest Kiwi go-kart prodigy was making the big move to follow in his superstar tracks.
Thirteen-year-old Nick Cassidy, from Whenuapai, secured the licence this week enabling him to compete in the four-race Formula First winter series at Manfeild.
The Cassidy story is of a youngster who, after being initially [...]

Formula DRIFT Singapore Results

Formula DRIFT Singapore Results

Singapore, (27 April 2008) – History was made as Formula DRIFT Singapore wrapped up its first ever competition to a complete sell-out crowd of 11,000 spectators with Team Goodyear driver, Ryuji Miki and his A’PEXi Mazda RX7 taking the inaugural victory outside of North America for the originally U.S. based professional drift series.
Hosted at the [...]

Armaan Ebrahim’s Birthday Win

Armaan Ebrahim’s Birthday Win

Black Tara’s Armaan Ebrahim won the Formula V6 Asia Super Sprint race on Saturday at Sepang. In second place was Earl Bamber, driving for The Pizza Company Team QI-Meritus. Completing the podium was Earl’s teammate James Grunwell in third.
It was a joyous day for birthday boy Ebrahim, who started the race with a clear track [...]

Victory for Moss as Malaysia’s Moh Takes Breaks Maiden

Victory for Moss as Malaysia’s Moh Takes Breaks Maiden

Formula BMW Junior Simon Moss (RSA/16/Mahara) strengthened his championship lead by taking victory in Round 3 at Sepang International Circuit, his second win in three races, while pole-sitter Malaysia’s Melvin Moh (19/Team Holzer PFX) held off ferocious attacks from a determined Ryuichi Nara (JPN/19/Team E-Rain) to record his first podium finish.
Hong Kong’s Ross Jamison (18/Meritus) [...]

Stunning Eddie Lew Claims His First ATCS Win

Malaysian driver Eddie Lew took home his first win in Round 2 of the Asian Touring Car Series at Sepang International Circuit today. It was a good clean race in which 18 of the 25 starters completed the 10-lap outing.
Lew beat the Thai favourite, Jack Lemvard, who suffered from a tyre valve tear after [...]

Leanne Tander Returns to Mallala

Leanne Tander Returns to Mallala

Leanne Tander returns to the scene of one her best ever drives this weekend as the fight for the 2008 Australian F3 Championship heads to Mallala Raceway this weekend for the latest round of the season.
Tander was involved in a first lap altercation with championship rival Tim Macrow in last years’ first race at Mallala, [...]

Garth Tander to the Fore!

Garth Tander to the Fore!

Reigning V8 Supercar Champion Garth Tander has taken the lead in the 2008 Championship with a second place podium finish for the Toll Holden Racing Team in the BigPond 400 at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth.
Tander added a pair of second place finishes in the final two 50 lap races to his third place in Race [...]