Motorsport: Wanaka Race to Sky to be televised

Wanaka's international motor racing hill climb next month is set to be the best yet, with confirmation the race will be shown live on Sky TV.

The racing up the gravel Cardrona Valley Snow Farm Rd on April 11 will be screened from 1pm-5pm in a ground-breaking first that Race to Sky promoter Grant Aitken thinks is significant.

The annual Easter weekend race is also expected to attract an even stronger following because it is a memorial event to icon rally driver Possum Bourne, who died in a car crash last year.