Episode 4 of The Inside Line, thanks to MountShop opens on a reflective note, as Rally New Zealand Chairman Paul Mallard joins the show to pay tribute to the life and legacy of Morrie Chandler – a towering figure in New Zealand and international motorsport whose impact will be felt for generations.

From there, the show shifts into its regular rhythm with a comp...

Auckland’s Marco Manson was the clear winner of the 2026 Formula Ford Championship after taking maximum points at the fourth and final round held at the Taupo Motorsport Park over the weekend. Second overall was Sebastian Eskandari from Christchurch followed by Auckland’s Maxim Kirwan in third.

“It is pretty cool to win,” said Manson. “There are lots of top names on th...

Emma Gilmour of Dunedin scored a superb win in her Citroen C3 at the Eastern Southland Car Club Crossroads Clinton Popotunoa Rallysprint in South Otago on Saturday.

Gilmour, already a multiple winner of the event, sealed victory over a high calibre field with a scorching time on the final run of the second leg, setting a time four seconds better than that of Jack Hawke...

Brendon Leitch and Geyer Valmont Racing co-driver Sergio Pires were cruelly starved of a second place finish in the GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS closer at Phillip Island.

Leitch and Pires survived changeable conditions on Saturday morning to each qualify third for the weekend’s two races at Melbourne’s motorcycle grand prix venue.

On Saturday afte...

Robbie Stokes and his Stokes Motorsport team are racing the clock to have their Skoda Fabia Rally 2 car ready for next weekend’s opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship after a significant crash on the weekend.

Stokes damaged the car at the Popotunoa Rallysprint over the weekend and is now faced with a rebuild ahead of Otago.

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