Benjamin Carrell is a freelance motorsport writer and currently edits talkmotorsport.co.nz. He writes for a number of Kiwi drivers and motorsport clubs. That's when he's not working in his horticultural day-job or training for the next road or mtb cycle race!

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Hartley, Grönholm, Ove Andersson and Toyota

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News this week that Cologne (Germany) based Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) will now be renamed TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Europe GmbH…

New dates proposed for Targa Hawke’s Bay

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Organisers of the two-day Targa Hawke’s Bay rally are looking at moving the event to July due to lock-down measures…

It’s a hard reset: Where are we up to?

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If only the 2020 Australian Formula One Grand Prix had gone ahead.  We were so close to that vital first…

Look back in history Sunday: Who was Walter Hayes?

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Each year in November, the Silverstone circuit in the UK sees the largest grid of Kent-engined Formula Ford’s gather to…

Podcast Saturday: Igor Fragar and the Red Bull deal

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Having won the 2020 Castrol Toyota Racing Series, Brazilian Igor Fraga headed to Europe to compete in the FIA Formula…

The NRL, the demise of Formula E and bringing back the single-use plastic bag

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If ever there was a need for single-use plastic bags, it is now.  The hygiene that it offers (particularly at…

Sir Stirling Moss displayed his wonderful talent briefly in NZ

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The passing of Sir Stirling Moss is a significant day in motorsport.  Such was his talent that even though he…

TA2 presents an exciting future for BNT V8s

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The Australian TA2 category is coming to town and it does present an exciting class of racing for fans, spectators…

Josef Newgarden 2008 Formula Ford Festival video clip

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Last week Talkmotorsport broke the story that three Ray Formula Ford’s were heading to New Zealand to compete in the…

Look back in history Sunday: The Ray Formula Ford

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Ray Race Cars is a British race car manufacturer which was founded in the late 1960s by Bert Ray, brother…