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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Young Aussie dominates second KartSport NZ ‘Virtual Club Day’

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Talented young Sydney karter, Jackson Harlow dominated KartSport New Zealand’s second ‘Virtual Club Day’ on the iRacing sim (simulator) platform…

First KartSport NZ ‘Virtual Club Day’ a success – more planned

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KartSport New Zealand’s first ‘Virtual Club Day’ was held on Easter Sunday evening and its success – on all sorts…

Putting the ‘classic’ back in classic racing

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Right then. A fortnight ago I outlined what I think – in an ideal (i.e. post Covid-19) world – our…

Amateur hour! Or why we need a major new event to focus attention on our best local (Tier 2) categories

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Yes, well, as we hit the traditional mad run-up to Easter contemplating a third week of self-isolating all I can…

A new normal (to look forward to) after the current ‘new normal’

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So, how was your first week ‘self-isolating’ under the ‘new-normal’ of the Government’s (in any other time or circumstance) draconian…

Lockdown! And what it’s got to do with the end of your nose

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Lockdown eh? Who would ever have believed, one, two, three, four years ago, that ordinary, everyday Kiwis like you and…

No NZ F5000 finale this weekend – cancelled

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Statement from the Historic Racing Club “In light of the escalating COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation and after lengthy discussions with all…

Smaller than usual F5000 field for season finale – and that’s fine by event organiser

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A smaller than usual field – just 12 cars – is set to contest the final round of this season’s…

OK, this bloody COVID-19 thing is now personal!

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No, I don’t mean I’ve contracted the so-called Coronavirus. What I do mean is that this was the year I…

Success for van den Berk and Tucker in Wellington

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Karters Jamie van den Berk (#88 main photo) from the Hawke’s Bay, and Zach Tucker from Christchurch, got their 2020…