ORANZ

🏁 THE 2027 ORANZ NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR IS HERE! 🇳🇿🔥

Get ready for another massive year of offroad racing as we go RACING ACROSS THE COUNTRY!

From short course battles to full-send enduro racing, the 2027 season will take us from Waikato to Otago, before wrapping up with the ORANZ National Finals in Auckland. 💪🏆

And there’s even more on the line in 2027, with two huge New Zealand Title Events:
🏆 NZ Grand Prix — 20 February
🏆 New Zealand Short Course Championship — 25 April

📅 Save the dates, prep the race cars and start making your plans. Whether you’re behind the wheel, in the pits or cheering from the sidelines, 2027 is shaping up to be an absolute ripper!

Tag your race crew and tell us — which round are you most looking forward to? 👇

🏁 LET’S GO RACING! 🏁

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🏁🔥 RACERS — SEPTEMBER 19 & 20 IS GOING TO BE HUGE! 🔥🏁

Two massive off-road racing events.
Two locations.
One action-packed weekend! 💥

🏆 ROUND 6 — CT CIVIL NATIONAL CHAMPS
📍 Christchurch

🏆 2026 BROOKLYN HORAN MEMORIAL
📍 TECT Park, Tauranga

⚠️⚠️ TRANSPONDER WARNING ⚠️⚠️

If you need to RENT A TRANSPONDER, don’t wait until race weekend!

👉 CONTACT TANIA DELAHUNTY — WAIKATO OFFROAD RACING CLUB — NOW to get yours organised.

🚨 NO TRANSPONDER = NO POINTS! 🚨

You can race hard all weekend, but without a transponder those championship points aren’t coming home with you!

📅 19–20 SEPTEMBER 2026

Get entered.
Get your car ready.
Get your transponder sorted.
Then get ready to SEND IT! 🏁💨💥

Peter Howell Memorial has been postponed until Sunday 23 August. Check out Auckland Offroad Racing Club for more information and reach out to them if you need to.

POSTPONED! the Peter Howell has been postponed until the 23 August. Forecast for this Sunday is a full day of rain. We’ll try again on Sunday 23 August.
CoSell 2026 Peter Howell Memorial
2 x 90 km Races
9th August 2026
ENTRY FORM ONLINE: www.aucklandoffroadracing.co.nz/forms
Race Location: Off Kopuku Road, Left onto Schumacher Road, Maramarua. Sign posted from SH 2. Pits will be at the Forestry Headquarters.
PLEASE FOLLOW MARSHALLS PARKING INSTRUCTIONS
Gates Times:
Gates open at 8.00am. Pre-Race Inspection and Sprints start at 8.30.am
Race Car Pit Parking:
On arrival, please obey the signs and the parking marshal. Only vehicles towing race cars will
be allowed into the pit area.
Registration / Pre-Race Inspection:
Registration – Please register and collect prer-race inspection sheet
Once you have registered and had your safety gear inspected proceed to Pre-Race Inspection.
Passengers must register and have gear checked
PLEASE NOTE ALL CARS MUST HAVE A 2026 ORANZ TAG, spark arrestors, min 2 x 1kg fire extinguishers and safety triangle.
Qualifying Sprint:
Determines grid position in Race 1.
You will be gridding up for race 2 in order of finishing race 1
Drivers Briefing:
This will be held at Race Control. There will be a roll call. Clerk of the course will do the briefing. ALL DRIVERS & PASSENGERS MUST ATTEND
Race Format: Qualifying Sprint
Race 1 – Starts in order of qualifying time.
Race 2 –Will start 1 hour after first race finishes Grid up in order of finishing race 1
No Kiwi trucks at this event.
Prize giving:
To be held on completion of the race, at the track.
Trophies 1st, 2nd, 3rd Overall 1st in class only.

🏁 THE COUNTDOWN IS ON – SOUTHERN DIRTFEST 2026! 🏁

A huge thank you to the Otago Offroad Racing Club for hosting this incredible event, and an extra special thank you to Slim and his family for once again opening up their farm and letting us rip across some of the best off-road terrain New Zealand has to offer.

📍 Slim’s Farm – 101 Springhills Road, Kurow
Set amongst the breathtaking landscapes of Central Otago, this is a weekend you won’t want to miss!

🏁 Weekend Schedule
📅 Saturday 22nd August – Day 1: Short Course Racing
Fast, close racing with non-stop action from the first flag drop.

📅 Sunday 23rd August – Day 2: 250km High-Speed Enduro
Wide-open farmland, big speeds, epic racing, and a true test of driver and machine.

⏰ Racing starts at 10:00am both days.

🎥 Can’t make it? No worries! Thanks to Live Motorsport, the entire event will be streamed online for the world to watch.

👕 Official Event Merchandise is available now through Destination Apparel. Grab your shirts, hoodies, hats, jackets, and can coolers before orders close at midnight on 17th August.

🏆 This is your second-to-last chance to secure the championship points you need before the finals, so don’t wait!

Get your entry in, pack the family, and come enjoy an unforgettable weekend of off-road racing in Kurow.

We’ll see you all at Slim’s Farm – 101 Springhills Road, Kurow! 💨🔥

🏁 2026 DIRTFEST 250 – OFFICIAL EVENT MERCH IS HERE! 🏁

Don’t miss your chance to own the official 2026 DIRTFEST 250 merchandise! Once orders close, there will be no second run.

🔥 Official Merch Pricing:
👕 Tee Shirts – $25
🧥 Hoodies – $45
🥼 Jackets – $60
🧢 Hats – $15
🥤 Can Coolers – $2

🎉 SPECIAL OFFER!
Buy any Hoodie + Tee Shirt or Jacket + Tee Shirt and receive your Hat FREE! (Save $15)

⏰ Orders close:
Midnight, Monday 17th August
Then there is no more!

All Orders will be available for pickup at the track over the race weekend

🛒 Order now:
🌐 www.destinationapparel.co.nz
📧 [email protected]
📞 027 226 1511
follow the link https://destinationapparel.co.nz/product/otago-offroad-racing-merch/

Get yours before it’s too late and show your support for the 2026 DIRTFEST 250 – Kurow. These are the only official event garments and they’re sure to become collector’s items.

🏁 THE COUNTDOWN IS ON – DIRTFEST 2026 IS ALMOST HERE! 🏁

The CT Civil Round 5 of the 2026 New Zealand Offroad Racing Nationals is heading to Slims Farm, Kurow on 22–23 August, and it’s shaping up to be an unforgettable weekend of adrenaline-fuelled racing!

Expect New Zealand’s best off-road racers battling it out across an exciting and challenging course, with buggies, trucks, UTVs and karts all chasing valuable championship points. Whether you’re a die-hard motorsport fan or looking for a great family day out, DirtFest 2026 has something for everyone.

A huge thank you to our incredible sponsors who make this event possible:
🟨 CT Civil – National Sponsor
🟨 V-DUB SHOP
🟨 4WD Bits
🟨 Elite Kitchens

Your support helps keep New Zealand off-road racing thriving.

📺 Can’t make it to Kurow? We’ve got you covered!
Thanks to the Live Motorsport team, there will be LIVE STREAMING throughout the weekend so you won’t miss a minute of the action, no matter where you are. We’ll also have LIVE TIMING available so you can stay up to date with race results and the latest championship battles as they happen.

A massive thank you to the Otago Offroad Racing Club and all of the volunteers and officials for hosting Round 5 and putting in the countless hours required to make this event happen.

📍 Slims Farm, Kurow
📅 22–23 August 2026

Get your mates together, pack the family in the car, and experience one of New Zealand’s premier off-road racing events.

DIRTFEST 2026 – SPEED IS A SKILL! 💥🏁

Check out the CT Civil ORANZ National Championship points as they sit after four of the six rounds before we head to the big finale in October! See the points on the ORANZ website here: https://www.oranz.co.nz/driver-points

Just over two weeks until the Peter Howell Memorial in the Maramarua Forest. Check out all the information on the Auckland Offroad Racing Club page!

CoSell 2026 Peter Howell Memorial
2 x 90 km Races
9th August 2026

ENTRY FORM ONLINE: www.aucklandoffroadracing.co.nz/forms

Race Location: Off Kopuku Road, Left onto Schumacher Road, Maramarua. Sign posted from SH 2. Pits will be at the Forestry Headquarters.
PLEASE FOLLOW MARSHALLS PARKING INSTRUCTIONS
Gates Times:
Gates open at 8.00am. Pre-Race Inspection and Sprints start at 8.30.am
Race Car Pit Parking:
On arrival, please obey the signs and the parking marshal. Only vehicles towing race cars will
be allowed into the pit area.
Registration / Pre-Race Inspection:
Registration – Please register and collect prer-race inspection sheet
Once you have registered and had your safety gear inspected proceed to Pre-Race Inspection.
Passengers must register and have gear checked
PLEASE NOTE ALL CARS MUST HAVE A 2026 ORANZ TAG, spark arrestors, min 2 x 1kg fire extinguishers and safety triangle.
Qualifying Sprint:
Determines grid position in Race 1.
You will be gridding up for race 2 in order of finishing race 1
Drivers Briefing:
This will be held at Race Control. There will be a roll call. Clerk of the course will do the briefing. ALL DRIVERS & PASSENGERS MUST ATTEND
Race Format: Qualifying Sprint
Race 1 – Starts in order of qualifying time.
Race 2 –Will start 1 hour after first race finishes Grid up in order of finishing race 1
No Kiwi trucks at this event.
Prize giving:
To be held on completion of the race, at the track.
Trophies 1st, 2nd, 3rd Overall 1st in class only