Supercars has introduced that it’s going to have two occasions in New Zealand from subsequent 12 months.
Ruapuna Raceway, 15km west of Christchurch, will host the first-ever Supercars occasion on New Zealand’s South Island — a part of a groundbreaking NZ double-header. The size of the deal signifies that there shall be three years of dual occasions: the continued spherical at Taupo and Ruapuna Raceway.
“We’ve at all times needed to race within the South Island, and because of the dedication of the New Zealand Authorities, ChristchurchNZ, Christchurch Metropolis Council and the unbelievable work of the Canterbury Automobile Membership, that dream will turn into a actuality from 2026,” Supercars CEO Shane Howard mentioned.
“Christchurch is a motorsport metropolis, and Ruapuna is a circuit with large potential. It is a passionate neighborhood with a proud historical past, and we’re thrilled to carry Supercars to the South Island for the primary time.
Lando Norris racing at Ruapuna within the 2016 Toyota Racing Sequence
Photograph by: Press Picture
“Since Supercars’ first go to to New Zealand in 2001, greater than 2.3 million followers have attended championship occasions throughout the nation and we’re thrilled to be bringing a second occasion to the nation that makes up 20 % of our whole viewers.
“We all know what Supercars means to New Zealanders. That is going to be a two-week celebration of Kiwi motorsport that may rival any on our calendar.”
Ruapuna Raceway, which opened in 1963 and has undergone a number of upgrades prior to now, is 3.33km in size. It is going to profit from a multimillion-dollar improve forward of the occasion.
Supercars has raced at Taupō for the final two years, and former to that, at Pukekohe Raceway close to Auckland. It has additionally raced on a road circuit, at Hamilton, between 2008 and 2012.
Occasion particulars are but to be confirmed, however a probable date could be every week both facet of the Taupō spherical, which has run in April during the last two years.
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