A successful season for the Mazda Racing Series was celebrated in Auckland at the weekend as competitors and officials acknowledged the achievements of the 2023/2024 season.
Awards covered the respective championships as well as a range of other efforts and milestones.
Chris White of Prebbleton received the trophies for winning both the National and South Island Championships. White took the National title from Aucklander Warren Crowther and Timaru rookie Will Kitching and the South Island title from Kitching and Matt Dodd.
Crowther was the winner of the North Island Championship, with White second and Stiaan Kriel third.
White also won the Rookie of the Year title for the North Island, while Crowther took the Masters Trophy. In the South Island, Kitching secured the Rookie Award, and Dalan Price won the Masters Title.
There is also a Teams Championship in each island. Darkhorse Racing (Leo Bult, Steve Brown, and White) takes that accolade in the north and YTG Racing (Dodd and Kitching) in the south.
The North Island won the Founders Cup.
Arthur Broughan Motorsport secured the award for the Coachwork of the Year and Elton Wichman of Auckland took the Sportsman of the Year trophy.
Chris White was named Supporter of the Year and Karl Gaines Personality of the Year. Phil Clemas and Steve Brown shared the Promoter of the Year Award, while Nigel Edger was the Volunteer of the Year.
Bult took the Craig Casey Memorial Trophy for outstanding service to the club throughout the year.
The calendar for the 2024/2025 season will be announced in the near future.
Mazda Racing Series 2023/24 Results
National Championship:
- First: Chris White
- Second: Warren Crowther
- Third: Will Kitching
North Island Championship:
- First: Warren Crowther
- Second: Chris White
- Third: Stiaan Kriel
South Island Championship:
- First: Chris White
- Second: Will Kitching
- Third: Matt Dodd
North Island Team: Darkhorse Racing (Leo Bult, Steve Brown, Chris White)
North Island Master: Warren Crowther
North Island Rookie: Chris White
South Island Team: YTG Racing (Matt Dodd, Will Kitching)
South Island Master: Dalan Price
South Island Rookie: Will Kitching
Founders Cup: North Island
Special Award Recipients:
Coachwork of the Year – Arthur Broughan – Motorsport
Sportsman of the Year – Elton Wichman
Supporter of the Year – Chris White
Personality of the Year – Karl Gaines
Promoter of the Year – Phil Clemas & Steve Brown
Volunteer of the Year – Nigel Edger
Craig Casey Memorial – Leo Bult
