Ross MacKay is an award-winning journalist, author and publicist with first-hand experience of motorsport from a lifetime competing on two and four wheels. He currently combines contract media work with weekend Mountain Bike missions and trips to grassroots drift days.

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Schumacher doco left me wanting more….

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To be fair, my son Andrew and wife Delia both got a lot out of ‘Schumacher,’ the high-profile documentary on…

Organiser confirms new dates for signature NaZCAR motor race events

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The organiser of the new NaZCAR 3 and 6-Hour Pro Series and the annual 24 Hours of NaZCAR events, Dr…

Kiwi KZ2 pathway proves its worth

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More years ago – seriously – than I care to remember, when it came time to graduate from the sport’s…

How an ad in SpeedSport magazine changed my life!

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It was one of those ads that literally changes the direction of your life. I know, it certainly changed the…

Level 4 COVID-19 lockdown means no NaZCAR ProSeries final at Pukekohe this Saturday

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New Zealand’s latest Level 4 COVID-19 Coronavirus Lockdown has seen the organiser of the new NaZCAR 3 and 6-Hr Pro…

An oldie but a goodie!

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Hmmmm, yes, well, here we are in (yet) another countrywide COVID-19 Lockdown, one – as I write – it would…

Dominant win drives home advantage at Tokoroa ProKart Series round

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An absolutely dominant win in the premier KZ2 class at the penultimate round of the 2021 Giltrap Group ProKart Seres round…

NaZCAR aces play waiting game after successful second Pro Series round

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With New Zealand now back in Level 4 lockdown thanks to the arrival from Australia of the latest – Delta…

NaZCAR – The best little racing series you’re only just finding out about now!

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That’s correct. In my humble opinion (IMHO) anyway. Having now spent two weekends over the past two months getting (right)…

Why my next ‘car’ will either be V8 or rotary-powered.

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OK, you’d think that, a someone who effectively ‘writes about cars’ for a living, I’d be one of these so-called…