Team Kiwi Racing development driver Andre Heimgartner's impressive performance in last weekend's round of the Carrera Cup at Surfer's Paradise has earned him the chance to compete for a partly-funded Porsche factory drive…

1. Motorsport: Lorenzo secures pole with flyer

Nine countries in seven months, South Islander Jake Lewis has certainly clocked up the air miles on his way to becoming New Zealand's next big thing in motorcycling. Back in April, the 17-year-old double New Zealand road-racing…

1. Motorsport: Hirvonen wins in Italy

V8 Supercars officials say the Gold Coast 600 has proven its worth and the Queensland Government must guarantee taxpayer funding. V8 Supercars spokesman Col Hitchcock says the event attracted more than 180,000 people in…

1. Motorsport: Stars join forces for Gold Coast 600

Illegal street racers take on the law in the world's most intense police chase; Sort of. Ok, they are remote control cars. From the team at Need for Speed: Most Wanted and by Criterion. courtesy YouTube/freddiew

The New Zealand Herald motorsport correspondent and nzherald.co.nz motorsport host Eric Thompson chats with Ross MacKay, editor of Kiwi Rider and a man with interests in many other pies. We talk about the Malaysian MotoGP…

The long weekend road toll of seven deaths is disappointingly high, says the national road policing manager. While the majority of road users drove safely and behaved well, the number of deaths at Labour Weekend "is far…

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The maker of London's famous black cabs said today it was going into administration after failing to secure an injection of cash from one of its largest shareholders. Manganese Bronze's rounded, limousine-like cabs are…

Ford driver Will Davison bounced back to claim his seventh V8 Supercars race win of 2012 at the Gold Coast on Sunday. But the Ford Performance Racing (FPR) pilot says he's no chance of making a late charge in this year's…

Police are planning a sweeping review of their 3200-vehicle fleet, but deny concern about the future of large cars is behind the exercise.

1. Car thief lands in hot water

Spain's Dani Pedrosa stormed to victory in the shortened Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix, keeping his championship title chase alive on a rain-soaked circuit with his sixth win of the year. The Honda rider passed pole-sitter…

The number of farm injuries has decreased but farmers are still taking too many risks, says Federated…

1. Australian still critical after quad bike accident

An Australian woman has died after being severely injured in a quad bike accident days into her New Zealand holiday.

1. Unwelcome house guest

A pregnant woman has been killed in a serious accident north of Timaru this afternoon. Two vehicles collided near the intersection…

1. One dead in car crash

Subaru models equipped with EyeSight have a rather large pair of cameras hanging from the top of the windscreen. Makes it…

1. Subaru Legacy X marks its spot

Reform of the vehicle licensing system is under consideration and one of the main suggestions is to…

1. Let vehicle licensing be: Analyst

Finland's Mikko Hirvonen has finally won the Rally…

Holden's Jamie Whincup survived a day of V8 Supercars…

1. Motorsport: Stars join forces for Gold Coast 600

A motorcyclist was thrown into the air when he was hit by a 13-year-old boy fleeing police in a stolen car.

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1. Holden, Isuzu in five-star failure

Reigning champion Sebastian Vettel heads into the…

1. Motorsport: Vettel right on Alonso's tail in race for title

Heading into this weekend's Korean Grand Prix, the…

1. Motorsport: Tough course will suit current champ