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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Final Pukekohe Park Raceway opportunity for NaZCAR 3 & 6 Hr Pro Series entrants

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The enquires started even before the news was made public that all motor racing activity at Pukekohe’s Pukekohe Park Raceway…

F5000 series in pole position at last big meeting before Pukekohe circuit closes for good

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When the news finally broke that New Zealand’s iconic Pukekohe Park Raceway would close in early 2023, rather than being…

Life’s a drag for Kiwi Skyline owners – the extraordinary (local) story of Nissan’s BNR32 GT-R Pt 3

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It’s funny (as in funny-odd, or strange, rather than funny ha ha!) the way ‘things’ work out way down here…

‘Consistent & quick’ the winning formula for NaZCAR Pro Series round

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While first-past-the-post honours were shared by BMW E36-mounted Class 1 front-runners, Team Mag Motorsport’s Garry Cammock and Michael Jane (6…

Cooler temps no barrier to hot action on track this weekend

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Once upon a time, not that long ago, summer was for circuit racing, winter for rallying, and it was very…

Win on Sunday, sell on Monday…the story of Nissan’s extraordinary BNR32 Skyline GT-R Pt 1

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For most Kiwi race fans ‘of a certain age’ it would have been the race-winning performances by our own ‘Gentleman…

When the Sky (Line)’s the limit

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Nissan dealers were selling Skyline models new here until at least 1990. I know this for a fact because the…

Budget end of motorsport spectrum ‘in a good space’

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With entries for September’s full Continuous 24-Hour endurance race at Hampton Downs already past his original 100 car/500 driver goal,…

VCC of NZ Time Trial adds cars & mana to Targa NZ field

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While few amongst the (many) hundreds of spectators who once again came out in their droves – often in the…

Ross and Buer claim latest Targa NZ win

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Event-long leaders Cameron Ross and Matthew Buer (Subaru Impreza Sti) have won the latest Targa New Zealand tarmac motor rally…