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Billy Frazer wins at Pukekohe
September 14, 2019
Billy Frazer storms from back of grid to win thrilling race

Billy Frazer has stormed to a come-from-behind victory in the second race of ITM NZ Formula Ford Championship. The race came down a last lap battle with James Penrose narrowly finishing second by just 0.82s. It was on from the get-go with the top five cars all vying for the lead on the opening half…

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Billy Frazer
September 14, 2019
Penrose converts pole to victory in bizarre race

James Penrose has won a bizarre opening race of the 2019/20 ITM NZ Formula Ford Championship. The race only saw one racing lap completed with the rest completed under the safety car. A clean start off the line saw Penrose take the early lead. Despite running two-wide through turn one through the entire field, no-one…

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Formula Ford
September 14, 2019
Formula Ford welcomes ITM as naming rights sponsor

The NZ Formula Ford Championship is proud to announce that ITM has come onboard as the naming rights sponsor for the 2019/20 season. The opening round of ITM NZ Formula Formula Ford Championship kicks off this weekend at Pukekohe Park. ITM, New Zealand’s building supply specialist’s, have a long history with supporting motorsport including being…

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September 13, 2019
James Penrose inherits pole after Billy Frazer penalised

James Penrose will start off pole position for tomorrows opening race of the 2019/20 ITM NZ Formula Ford Championship at Pukekohe Park. Whilst Billy Frazer set the fastest lap of the session, he was later disqualified for a technical infringement and will start from the rear of the grid. second fastest in the relatively trouble…

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Billy Frazer
September 10, 2019
New-look NZ Formula Ford Championship set for Supercars season opener

The new-look NZ Formula Ford Championship is ready to hit the track as a support class to the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship at the ITM Auckland SuperSprint this weekend. Headlining the changes to the National Championship is the return to the traditional ‘Formula Ford’ moniker after a brief stint as ‘Formula 1600’ since 2016. Amongst…

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Billy Frazer
September 3, 2019
Billy Frazer wins North Island Formula Ford Winter Series title

The fourth and final round of the North Island Formula Ford Winter Series concluded in dramatic circumstances last weekend. Practice on Saturday saw then series leader Callum Crawley suffer terminal engine failure in his Spectrum 015, putting the car out of contention and the team scrambling to try to find a solution. Left in the…

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August 6, 2019
Billy Frazer capitalises after leaders strike trouble

It was a day of shakeups and mistakes during round three of the North Island Formula Ford Winter Series held at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon. The weekend was short-lived for Ronan Murphy, a miss-timed gear change during testing on Saturday left the Hawke’s Bay local with a blown engine forcing him to sit out the…

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July 14, 2019
Major refresh for NZ Formula Ford Championship

One of New Zealand’s longest-running single seater motor racing championships, the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship has had a major refresh with MotorSport New Zealand appointing a new championship organiser and announcing new regulations. Using international Formula Ford regulations of the era, the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship first ran in 1971 with David Oxton…

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July 10, 2019
Crawley, Ngatoa and Stichbury take Formula Ford Winter Series wins

Round 2 of the Feilding Auto Electrical Winter Series provided plenty of action at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon where three drivers were victorious in the TR Group Formula Ford Cup. Qualifying started the day in dry conditions, led once again by Callum Crawley in a Spectrum 015 on a 1:13.324 over Brodie McConkey in the…

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July 9, 2019
Murphy tops Elite Motorsport Academy

Rookie Formula Ford racer Ronan Murphy has topped the points-table following a week-long camp with MotorSport New Zealand’s Elite MotorSport Academy, which is run by the Otago Academy of Sport in Dunedin. The highly regarded Elite MotorSport Academy is a year-long programme administered by the MotorSport NZ Scholarship Trust with the Otago Academy of Sport’s…

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