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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Foster/Reid Audi wins action-packed Carter’s Tyres South Island Endurance Series opener

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Current NZ Endurance Champions Neil Foster and Jonny Reid have continued on their winning way taking victory in the opening…

Look back in history Sunday: Paddon wins 2011 Ashley Forest Rally Sprint

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Today (Sunday) Hayden Paddon will attempt to win the iconic Ashley Forest Rallysprint for the second time. Not only will…

Aussie wins US title with Kiwi team

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It seems ironic. The Australian Formula 4 Championships get dropped from lack of entrants (see Formula 4: Wrong Formula, Wrong…

Cockerton joins S5000 grid

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Kiwi single seater driver Taylor Cockerton has joined the grid for the opening round of the S5000 series this weekend…

Look back in history Sunday: McLaughlin’s first Supercars race win

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The ITM 400 in Auckland was the third event of the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship. Scott McLaughlin became the…

Van Gisbergen converts pole into win at Pukekohe

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Shane van Gisbergen led home a Red Bull Holden Racing Team one-two in the ITM Auckland SuperSprint opener at Pukekohe…

Age is no barrier

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Keep an eye on this car, the #98 Van Diemen Stealth driven by Rangiora’s James Penrose competing in the 2019/20…

Where will Paddon get his power from

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Announced in late August was the new project for Paddon RallySport – the design, development and construction of the world’s…

Podium for Cassidy and Hirakawa in Super GT round

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Nick Cassidy and co-driver Ryo Hirakawa have savaged an unlikely podium at the latest round of the Super GT Series…

Look back in history Sunday: Hulme wins at Monza (1968)

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I suspect the 1968 Italian Grand Prix may have been a mundane affair to watch, unless you were Italian. Of…