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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A big weekend for karters and their sport in Christchurch

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As many of you will know I’ve been ‘doing the publicity’ now for the sport of karting (known these days…

Nationals success proof that KartSport is back to its best

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Proof that the sport of karting is well and truly back on its feet (or rather ‘back of all four…

Second 2021 KartSport NZ title for Douglas

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Christchurch-based international Jacob Douglas (main picture) made it two NZ titles in two days on the second day of competition…

Douglas & Fisher claim first two 2021 KartSport NZ titles

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Local drivers Jacob Douglas and Henry Fisher made light of the changeable weather and track conditions to claim the first…

Importance of Easter Kartsport meeting underlined by international success of former title holders

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Last weekend  New Zealand’s latest international single-seater stars, Liam Lawson and Marcus Armstrong, were contesting the opening round of this…

Karters gear up for ChCh return

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Karters from all over the country are either in Christchurch already or making their way there this week for KartSport…

See you at Matsuri!

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Bugger! As I popped the bonnet of my Skyline to prove to another interested punter that, no, the engine is…

What about ‘The Giz eh?

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What, indeed, about Shane Robert Van Gisbergen? I’ve always thought that Shane had a special gift AS WELL AS a…

Talon Man Martin makes it two F5000 wins

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And just like that, that’s it, the 2020/21 SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series is over for…

Winning F5000 series return for Martin

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Well, that – indeed – was a turn up for the books. Just when defending SAS Autoparts MSC NZ F5000…