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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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…

NRL, Monty Python and resetting the motorsport business model

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Watching the Australian NRL try and get back on its feet in order to play rugby league under lock-down is…

Look back in history Sunday: Kiwi rivalry for 2019 TRS title

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Close competition and rivalry are not without drama and the 15th running of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series had plenty…

IndyCar champ’s Formula Ford one of three Ray chassis’ heading down under

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News this week that the 2020/21 South Island Formula 1600 Championship will have three newly imported Ray chassis on the…

What of the future of motorsport?

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In this time of unprecedented change, it is difficult to be certain how the future may unfold, particularly with sport,…

Look back in history Sunday: An Aussie wins the 2017 TRS title (finally)

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One would have thought that from the very first inaugural running of the Toyota Racing Series back in 2005, Australian…

TA2 timing could not have been worse

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The announcement this week from NZ Touring Cars Ltd that the BNT V8s Championship will adopt the popular TA2 class…

Sim racing – Is it really motorsport?

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With the cancellation and postponement of many motorsport events through until June, a number of series have scrambled to fill…