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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Rivals look to threaten Bethune’s NZ F1600 Championship lead at Ruapuna

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A large grid of 26 Formula 1600 single seaters will take to the Mike Pero Motorsport Park this coming weekend…

Is history created by default or design?

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New Zealand motorsport has a rich history, one to be proud of with gratitude to those who have contributed to…

Look back in history: Podium for Cassidy in 2011 TRS

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The 2011 Toyota Racing Series had five rounds with the first four making up a separate ‘International’ series. The final…

Look back in history: Teen Trio aim for NZGP victory….(2011)

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Current Formula One driver Daniil Kvyat was just 16 years-old when he raced in NZ in the 2011 Toyota Racing…

We now have a serious series

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The announcement that Austrian driver Lucas Auer will contest the 2019 Toyota Racing Series is fantastic news and immediately raises…

Scott Dixon: NZ racing driver of 2018

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This week Talk motorsport focuses on who are our top drivers for 2018…..   If Scott Dixon was an All…

Look back in history Sunday: Hayden Paddon’s WRC debut with Hyundai in 2014

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We jump back to June 2014 when Hayden Paddon made his World Rally Championship debut with Hyundai Motorsport.  Kate Gordon-Smith…

Loeb to Hyundai, who would have thought!

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They say change is inevitable but it doesn’t mean that I like it.  We wake up this morning to the…

Man of the Auer to return

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Austrian Lucas Auer finished sixth overall on his debut in the 2012 Toyota Racing Series with Giles Motorsport.  It was…

Annual rally rankings announced

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The Grey Roots Group today published their 13th annual rankings of the nation’s fastest rally drivers. However, in a break…