2008/2009 ENZED V8 UTE SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP SET FOR EPIC SHOWDOWN 

Whangarei driver Caine Lobb 'The Ginja Ninja' stormed to within one point of championship leader Matthew Lockwood when he won three of the four races at the penultimate round of the 2008/2009 ENZED V8 Utes Series at the Timaru International Motor Raceway this weekend. Lockwood has led the championship since the first round of the series in November but Lobb has made huge inroads in the last two weeks, winning all four races at Powerbuilt Tools Raceway in Christchurch last weekend before winning three of the four on offer at Timaru. The end result of his late season burst is that he will arrive at the final round of the series at Teretonga Park next weekend with 669 points while Lockwood will begin the round with 670 points..more

22 FEBRUARY 2009

CLASSIC SPEEDFEST PRODUCES GREAT RACING IN THE RAIN     

 While the racing was still of the highest quality rain meant a wet, slippery track throughout the entire two days of racing at the Leitch Motorsport/Southland Times Classic SpeedFest at Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend. The event celebrated two major themes this year  - Historic Touring Cars and 50 Year's Of the Mini..more

 

18 JANUARY 2009

 TRICKY TERETONGA FOR COMPETITORS 

Mixed weather conditions caused problems for some competitors as the Southern 200 took place at Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend.  A downpour on Saturday evening caused the first Toyota Racing Series contest to be postponed and the BNT V8s Championship races were plagued by uncertain weather conditions making tyre choice difficult for teams. Reigning champion, John McIntyre of Nelson, led all the way in the first BNT V8s Championship race on Saturday night. Championship leader Kayne Scott was second initially but a damaged pulley caused him to drop back. McIntyre went on to take the race from Andy Booth and Craig Baird. The win put McIntyre back into the championship lead but the following morning he was disqualified for a technical infringement handing the race win to Booth and the championship lead back to Scott..more

18 JANUARY 2009 LEITCH WINS

Invercargill driver Damon Leitch broke through to take his first round win in the MTA Formula Ford Championship with an outstanding performance at his home circuit Teretonga Park this weekend.  After almost gaining his first race win of the series on Saturday evening when he crossed the line just .007 of a second behind championship leader Richie Stanaway of Tauranga he took his maiden victory on Sunday morning in the Zero Fees Stealth after a torrid battle .more

 

2 DECEMBER 2008

BIG BANGER V8s HEADLINE AT TERETONGA 

One of the big crowd favourites at Teretonga Park will headline the action at the Invercargill circuit this weekend. The OSCA Saloon's feature big, loud and extremely fast modified saloons and they are just one of the classes on the programme at this event presented by Fulton Hogan. Many of the leading cars are V8 powered and they provide excitement everytime they line up on the grid. Local driver Colin Dawson, the 2006/2007 New Zealand and South Island Champion, is one of the top men in the class in his V8 powered Mazda RX7 and he is again to the fore in the category this season. His main opposition will come from Christchurch driver Chris Hatton in his 6-litre Chev Camaro, the two having had some good battles in the opening rounds. Several other OSCA cars will venture south including Christchurch drivers Dave Agnew in a Volvo C70 and Garth Somerville in his Nissan Skyline GTS-T. They will be joined by Invercargill driver Brendan Mason who has made a cracking start to the season at Teretonga in his Chev Camaro .more

 

02 NOVEMBER 2008

DOMINANT PERFORMANCE BY MASON AT TERETONGA PARK 

 A dominant performance by Invercargill driver Brendon Mason was the highlight as the 2008/2009 motor racing season presented by Fulton Hogan continued at Teretonga Park in Invercargill today. Mason continued his good form of the opening round by winning both races in the Noel McIntyre Drainage Clubmans Series plus the Class Race and the Flying Farewell for a clean sweep in his Chev Camaro. Behind him David Garden of Alexandra was the runner-up on each occasion in his Chev Corvette while Robert Ralston of Invercargill in a Nissan Silvia was third in all four races. Bruce Davidson, Darryn Andrews, Amanda Tulloch and Shane Crosbie were also prominent throughout the day .more

                                                                                                 

 SPEED FEST XVII, TERETONGA PARK, INVERCARGILL, NEW ZEALAND

Swift South since 1957

20/21/22 February, 2009

The Southland Sports Car Club extends a cordial invitation to prospective entrants to register their intentions to compete in the Southland portion of the Southern Festival of Speed on the country’s premier circuit.  Your only opportunity to follow the tyre tracks of world famous drivers –  9 FIA World Champions including Jim Clark, Stirling Moss, John Surtees and Indy Champion Scott Dixon.

We will be featuring races for Vintage, Classic & Historic racing and sports cars, saloons as well as Touring Cars and celebrating 60 years of the Mini!

Entry forms and regulations will be published shortly so register your interest at speedfest@teretonga.org.nz

28 SEPTEMBER 2008

EXCELLENT RACING OPENS NEW SEASON AT TERETONGA PARK 

Top class racing was the order of the day as the 2008/2009 motor racing season commenced at Teretonga Park in Invercargill today.  The programme, presented by Fulton Hogan, featured the A1 Auto Services 1 Hour Endurance Race, the annual Southland versus Otago motor racing challenge, the opening round of the Noel McIntyre Drainage Clubmans Series, plus events for racing cars and motorcycles .more

13 APRIL 2008

GOOD CROWD WITNESSES GOOD RACING IN GOOD WEATHER

A big crowd witnessed some good racing in superb autumn weather as the final motor race meeting of the 2007/2008 season took place at Teretonga Park in Invercargill today. The event, presented by Fulton Hogan, saw the first Teretonga appearance of the ENZED V8 Utes Series powered by Allied Petroleum. The vehicles turned on a good display of racing in their three contests. Victory in the second round of their national series went to Christchurch driver Simon Beirne (Jnr Burner) of Christchurch .more

KNIGHT AND McKILLEN WIN TERETONGA ENDURO

 Andy Knight of Christchurch and Shane McKillen of Auckland won the final round of the 2008 Asko Appliances South Island Endurance Series at Teretonga Park in Invercargill today. The duo led all the way in the 3-Hour race, eventually crossing the line in their VnC Cocktails Porsche GT3 997 four laps clear of the opposition. Michael Morton and Jody Vincent were second in their Triple XXX Motorsport Porsche GT3 while Tony Williams and Andrew Higgins were third in another Porsche. The winners in the previous two years, Angus McFarlane and Michael Bushell, were forced out when a wheel came off their car during qualifying this morning ..more

Results

EXCITING CONCLUSIONS TO MOTOR RACING FINALS AT TERETONGA 

 There were some exciting conclusions as New Zealand's premier motor racing championships were decided at this weekend's Hydraulink 200 Finale at Teretonga Park in Invercargill. Nelson driver John McIntyre won the New Zealand V8s Championship after winning the final race of the series this afternoon. McIntyre had brought a healthy lead to Teretonga but failed to finish Saturday's opening race after he blew an engine. That misfortune cut his lead to fifty-five points and gave Auckland driver Angus Fogg a glimmer of hope...more

 CHAMPIONSHIP FINALE UNDERWAY AT TERETONGA 

A good crowd enjoyed the opening day of the Hydraulink 200 Finale at Teretonga Park near Invercargill today. The event features the final rounds of many of New Zealand's major national motor racing championships. Today featured qualifying plus the first round of races for the various classes. Defending champion and series leader John McIntyre of Nelson failed to finish the opening race of the weekend in the New Zealand V8s Championship when his engine blew early in the race. His closest rivals, Kayne Scott of Hamilton and Aucklander Angus Fogg, finished first and third respectively to allow Fogg to close to within fifty-five points of McIntyre..more

CAN-AMS STAR AND LAP RECORDS FALL AT CLASSIC SPEEDFEST  

The CAN-AM Sports Cars were the stars and several lap records fell at the Leitch Motorsport/Southland Times Classic SpeedFest at Teretonga this weekend. The CAN-AM cars, sponsored by Ray White Real Estate, were a huge drawcard in the pits while on the track they were breathtaking. In a hugely popular move they even provided an extra race to end the programme. In a nice touch event sponsor Barry Leitch was invited to take the wheel of Jay Esterer's McLaren M6B for the final appearance of the big-banger sports cars and obliged the crowd by winning the race. Leitch described the experience as "incredible." ...more

LAP RECORDS TAKE A POUNDING AT CLASSIC SPEEDFEST 

Several lap records were broken as the first day of the Leitch Motorsport/Southland Times Classic SpeedFest unfolded at Teretonga Park in Invercargill today.A good crowd was present in pleasant conditions on what was a relatively incident-free day. Canadian Jay Esterer won the first race for the spectacular Ray White Real Estate CAN-AM Sports Cars, one of the major drawcards at the event. Esterer set a fastest time of 56.04 seconds on his way to victory and after the race was fulsome in his praise of the southern circuit, describing it's flowing design as "the equal or better of Laguna Seca" in California. Unfortunately two of his CAN-AM colleagues did not fare as well today, American Brian Blain putting his 8.3 litre Lola off the track early on leaving his crew with a lot of work to repair the car while the Rawlson CRII of Canadian Ian Wood broke a stub axle...more