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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The Covid train-wreck continues

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At least we have motorsport up and running in the US, Europe, Australia and this coming weekend in Japan. The…

Paddon looking for an endurance co-driver

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With both his World and New Zealand Rally Championships plan now in tatters as a result of the Covid-19 virus,…

Look back in history Sunday: The ‘Good-Old-Days’ are happening now!

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Hindsight and history are always a great thing! Some hark back to the ‘golden period’ in New Zealand motorsport, the…

Contrasting fortunes and futures for F1 and NASCAR

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They say a week is a long time in politics and now two weeks into the future of Covid-19 is…

Look back in history Sunday: A1 Grand Prix at Taupo in 2008

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The idea had merit but in the end the delivery faulted.  A1 Grand Prix was a single seater category where…

Fast Facts heading to the GMR Grand Prix at Indianapolis

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The NTT IndyCar Series resumes this weekend with the GMR Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 14-turn road course….

And so it begins….

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They say that if you don’t have expectations then you won’t be disappointed.  With the 2020 Formula One, Formula 2,…

Tough F4 US opener for Murphy and Kohlbecker

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A challenge for Kiwi Motorsport drivers’ Ronan Murphy and Spike Kohlbecker would describe the opening round of the 2020 Formula…

Look back in history Sunday: A BRM V16 competing in the 1954 Lady Wigram Trophy race

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The fact that Brit Ken Wharton finished third on the podium in the 1954 Lady Wigram Trophy race in Christchurch,…

Podcast Saturday: Ferrari to join IndyCar? Jonathan Green talks with F1 insider Mark Gallagher

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This week Talkmotorsport’s US columnist Jonathan Green and the team at Speed City Broadcast catch up with Mark Gallagher, one…