Ford's Mark Winterbottom holds a one-point lead in the V8 Supercars championship after winning both of yesterday's 60km races in Perth.

The more established Kiwi rally drivers didn't make too much of an impression at the opening round of the New Zealand Rally Championship in Whangarei over the weekend.

Richie Stanaway is looking forward to a busy year of racing which sees him moving up a rung on the motorsport ladder to GP2 - just one below Formula One.

New Zealand IndyCar pilot Scott Dixon gets his 2015 campaign into gear this weekend at the opening round of the championship at St Petersburg, Florida.

Hamilton sprint car driver Dean Brindle's third place finish at WxC Speedway Western Springs on Saturday night was just enough to earn him the national series championship.

National title-holder set for tilt at inaugural dedicated women-only series.

Duels are the theme at WxC Speedway-Western Springs' final meeting of the season tonight as all three major series championships will be won or lost by just two drivers in each division.

Lewis Hamilton yesterday began his reign as champion of the world with the most comfortable of drives to victory in the Australian Grand Prix.

Kiwi racing driver says you have to be a bit selfish to do anything competitive.

Daniel Ricciardo will carry the hopes of a nation into the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix this weekend but the Red Bull driver says he won't feel any extra pressure in his home race.

Auckland speedway driver Hayden Williams hopes to cap an outstanding summer by defending his Barry Butterworth Memorial crown at WxC Speedway-Western Springs tonight.

New Zealand's top rallying pair of Hayden Paddon and John Kennard have swapped their winter woolies for board shorts and T-shirts this weekend for round three of the World Rally Championship.