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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CRASH: Robbie and Amy Stokes – Otago Rally 2019

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MA Media keep producing some great rally video and have put together the following which is a must watch for…

Dixon’s race thwarted

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Scott Dixon’s bid to win the 2019 Indianapolis 500 was never going to be easy. Having qualified in 18th position…

Cassidy and Hirakawa second in Super GT race

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Nick Cassidy and co-driver Ryo Hirakawa have finished second in the latest AUTOBACS Super GT Series race held at Suzuka…

Bennetts inducted onto motorsport wall of fame

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The highly successful, UK-based, Dunedin-born motorsport team principal Dick Bennetts has been inducted onto MotorSport New Zealand’s wall of fame….

Look back in history Sunday: Three Kiwi drivers competing in Indy Lights

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In 2008 Wade Cunningham elected not to compete in the Firestone Indy Lights Series in order to focus on a…

Lauda won the Monaco Grand Prix twice

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As we head to the Monaco F1 Grand Prix this weekend we reflect on the two wins that the late…

Has Toyota got it right!

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Apparently there’s a shift to electric powered vehicles (EV)!  Everyone’s doing it!  Or maybe it is a European thing, not…

Fast Facts heading to the Truck Assist Winton SuperSprint

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Winton Raceway in Victoria hosts the sixth round of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship this weekend. Here’s the Fast Facts…

Drive it like Andretti

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If there are just a few stand-out names in US motorsport then Mario Andretti would be one of them.  If…

Mario Andretti has a twin brother

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1969 saw the 53rd International 500 Mile Sweepstakes race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  It was #6 AJ Foyt who…