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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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…

Sixth for Jaxon Evans in Germany

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Michael Ammermüller (D/BWT Lechner Racing) has secured his first win of this year’s Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland: the seasoned specialist…

Cassidy scores point in Super Formula round

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Nick Cassidy has finished eighth at a rain affected Super Formula round at the Autopolis. Having qualified 11th in difficult…

Indy 500 Traditions: The Bricks

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When the Indianapolis Speedway opened in 1909 it originally had a racing surface of crushed rock and tar. In its…

Simon Evans: The Sound of Silence

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I wanted to watch the highlights of the latest Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy round that was raced on the streets of…