June 14th, 2019154
Kiwi racer Rowan Shepherd has secured a drive in two of Europe's biggest endurance events as he looks to build a career in both the burgeoning TCR category and in international endurance racing.
The 27 year old - originally from Hawkes Bay and now a Christchurch resident - will compete in the TCR class of the 24 Hour of the...
June 9th, 2019203
The carsales TCR Australia Series has produced a day full of action, drama and carnage as the second round of the inaugural season concluded at Phillip Island today. No less than five of the new-to-Australia TCR Series race cars received significant damage in a day that saw the Alfa Romeo of Dylan O'Keeffe and the Hyundai of Will...
June 9th, 201999
Dylan O’Keefe drove away from the crashes and carnage to score his maiden carsales TCR Australia Series win at Phillip Island.
After
qualifying on pole, the Alfa Romeo driver romped away from the grid and
only had to manage his gap to the pack, avoiding a challenge during a
pair of Safety Car periods, to finish ahead of Will...
June 8th, 2019308
MotorSport
New Zealand has awarded the contract for the commercial and promotional
rights of the new TCR New Zealand motor racing series to the ANZ
Motorsport Group, a new subsidiary company of the Australian Racing
Group (ARG), which promotes the TCR Australia Series.
The
decision was announced at the second TCR Australia...
June 8th, 201997
Garth
Tander and Dylan O’Keeffe were the benchmark of the carsales TCR
Australia Series field in the opening day of practice at the Phillip
Island circuit today.
Driving his brand-new Audi RS 3, Tander blitzed the field in the opening session and held the top spot for the majority of the second session until the Alfa Romeo...
May 19th, 2019236
Race
fans were given a taste of what to expect after a new world of touring
car racing was introduced to Australia at Sydney Motorsport Park today.
The
action packed day saw passing, bumping and penalties dished out across
the two races, both won by young Hyundai driver Will Brown.
The 20 year old was made to work for his...
May 18th, 2019201
Jason Bright and Volkswagen have written their names into the carsales TCR Australia Series history books, becoming the first-ever race winners at Sydney Motorsport Park today.
Bright, a former Bathurst 1000 winner and the oldest driver in the field, used all of his touring car experience to claim a win that puts his name in the...
May 18th, 2019134
All eight car brands in the carsales.com.au TCR Australia Series have finished inside the top 10 during the second practice session at Sydney Motorsport Park today.
Hyundai driver Michael Almond topped the second session, matching his efforts from Practice 1 earlier today.
The result has blown away many of his rivals as Almond had...
May 17th, 2019225
Kelly Racing has drawn the covers off Andre Heimgartner’s #777 Kangan Institute Subaru WRX STI TCR ahead of the inaugural TCR Australia event at Sydney Motorsport Park this weekend.
“It is terrific to extend the Kangan Institute program across to TCR having worked with them in Supercars since my time with Kelly Racing," commented...
April 6th, 2019395Paddon Rallysport's new premises were opened at the Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell with the announcement that WRC driver Hayden Paddon has a Hyundai TCR (Touring Car Racing) car heading to NZ, expected to land here in May.
"We're thrilled to be getting the TCR Hyundai," commented Paddon. "At this stage there are no plans to...
April 3rd, 2019522MotorSport New Zealand has reached an agreement with WSC Ltd, the global rights holders of Touring Car Racing (TCR), to introduce a national TCR series in New Zealand in 2020.
The TCR concept was developed by former World Touring Car Championship manager Marcello Lotti in 2014 as a cost-effective touring car racing alternative....
April 3rd, 2019347MotorSport New Zealand has recently completed a comprehensive review of its strategy for top-level saloon car race categories in New Zealand.
“The review sets in place a strategic direction for top-level circuit racing for the immediate and medium future,” says MotorSport NZ President Wayne Christie, who has just announced...
