The dates for another exciting season of Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series action have been revealed.
Each year the series features a National Championship and respective North and South Island Championships and all three championship calendars have been finalised. Highlights of the upcoming 2023/2024 season include running on the programme at several high-profile Super Sprint Motorsport NZ Championship events including the prestigious New Zealand Grand Prix meeting at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell over the weekend of 16-18 February 2024.
Before then, the 2023/2024 season will start with a round of the North Island Championship at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding over the weekend of 20-22 October. The South Island Championship commences just two weeks later with a round at Levels Raceway on the outskirts of Timaru on 3/4 November.
The North Island Championship then has two dates in November, both at Taupo International Motorsport Park, on successive weekends, the first on 11/12 November and then again from 17-19 November while the South Island competitors fight out the second round of their championship at Levels over the weekend of 26-28 January.
The next four dates are New Zealand Championship rounds starting on successive weekends in the South Island, rounds which also double as the final two rounds of the South Island Championship. These take place from 9-11 February at Euromarque Motorsport Park at Ruapuna in Christchurch followed by the New Zealand Grand Prix event at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell the following weekend (16-18 February).
The focus then returns to the North Island where the final two rounds of the New Zealand Championship take place at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park in North Waikato again on successive weekends – 9/10 March and 15-17 March. These are also North Island Championship rounds. The final North Island Championship round takes place over the weekend of 18-19 May at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park.
The dates promise an exciting season with six of the events at Super Sprint Motorsport NZ Championship events and the promise of large numbers of cars at most rounds building on the fantastic numbers seen at many events during the 2022/2023 season.
The 2022/2023 season saw three different drivers win each of the three championships that were at stake. Wellington driver Simon Baker took the National Championship while Chris White Junior of Prebbleton near Christchurch won the South Island title and Rex Edwards of Tauranga the North Island Championship.
2023/2024 NEXEN TYRE MAZDA NZ RACING SERIES:
NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP
Round 1 – Euromarque Motorsport Park, Ruapuna, Christchurch 9-11 February 2024:
Round 2 – Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell, 16-18 February 2024:
Round 3 – Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, North Waikato, 9-10 March 2024
Round 4 – Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, North Waikato, 15-17 March 2024
NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
Round 1 – Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon, Feilding, 20-22 October 2023
Round 2 – Taupo International Motorsport Park, Taupo, 11-12 November 2024
Round 3 – Taupo International Motorsport Park, Taupo, 17-19 November 2024
Round 4 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, North Waikato, 9-10 March 2024
Round 5 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, North Waikato, 15-17 March 2024
Round 6 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, North Waikato, 18-19 May 2024
SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
Round 1 – Levels Raceway, Timaru, 3-4 November 2023
Round 2 – Levels Raceway, Timaru, 26-28 January 2024
Round 3 – Euromarque Motorsport Park, Ruapuna, Christchurch, 9-11 February 2024
Round 4 – Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell, 16-18 February 2024
Comments