Ross MacKay is an award-winning journalist, author and publicist with first-hand experience of motorsport from a lifetime competing on two and four wheels. He currently combines contract media work with weekend Mountain Bike missions and trips to grassroots drift days.

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F5000 compete in Taupō Historic Grand Prix classic this weekend

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In their heyday in the 1970s the 5.0 litre stock block V8-powered Formula 5000 single-seater racing cars which contest New…

Kevin Ingram looking for F5000 wins at Taupo

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It was definitely ‘a long time between drinks’ for the fastest qualifier and winner of the first SAS Autoparts MSC…

Ken Block 1967-2023 – an appreciation!

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Seriously. You would have to – literally – have been living under a rock these past 10-15 years NOT to…

Brit wins Silver Fern Rally

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As the dust settled on the final 9.1 km Malvern Hills Rd stage of this year’s NZ Silver Fern Rally…

Judd falters but Silver Fern Rally podium battle continues

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Top Kiwi, Jeff Judd from Christchurch and co-driver, Stephane Prevot from Belgium, (Mk2 Ford Escort RS1800) – literally – lost…

Lola’s T332 the F5000 to beat this summer

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Lola’s iconic T332 is back in the winner’s circle at rounds of New Zealand’s world-reknowned SAS Autoparts MSC F5000 Tasman…

Ingram wins opening F5000 race at Manfeild

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Local ‘second-time-around’ racer Kevin Ingram (main photo) (Lola T332)got his 2022/23 SAS Autoparts MSC F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series campaign…

F5000 back in action at MG Classic meeting

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Like a world-class New Zealand wine, the SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series, which kicks off it’s…

Targa South Island 2022 underway this weekend

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It’s been a case of ‘all roads leading to Nelson’ this week as the country’s top tarmac rally specialists prepare…

Youth will out! Or how Kalle Rovanperä won this year’s WRC driver’s title

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At a – just turned, to boot – 22-years-of-age, you could be forgiven for thinking that youthful Repco Rally of…