MICKEY THOMPSON NEW ZEALAND OFFROAD GRAND PRIX 2026

Manukau International Offroad Stadium, Colin Dale Park, Prices Road, Manukau, Auckland

RACE FORMAT

Heat Racing:

10:00am Driver’s Briefing

10:30am – 1 x Look-Laps, followed by 2 x Track-Pack practice laps, ending with a chequered Flag and a return to the pits. All offroad racing classes on track together as a group. And the Kiwi-Trucks do the same, using there special track, separately.

11am – Racing Starts

Race grids are 2 wide.

All offroad races are “Rolling Starts”.

3 Heat Races per field x 5 laps duration, for all Groups.

For all Offroad Groups Heat One lines up with the first to enter event on pole. The grid is formed in order of entries received with the last or late entries on the back rows. Heats 2 & 3 grids will be determined by logarithm rotation.

Feature Racing:

The Offroad Feature Racing in  groups.
Starting positions determined by Heat Race finishing order with the fastest off the front.

Prizes:

Offroad Trophies decided by total accumulation of points from all races.

There will be 4 Feature Races.

These races will be scheduled as follows:

Feature Race 1 (5 Lap Feature):

The KiwiTRUCK Feature:
KiwiTRUCKGroup

Feature Race 2 (10 Lap Feature):

The ProBUGGY Feature:
ProBuggy, LiteBuggy, Challenger & SuperBug Racing Groups

Feature Race 3 (10 Lap Feature):

The Ultra Feature:
All Ultra4, Ultra4Turbo & Ultra 2 Racing Groups

Feature Race 4 (10 Lap Feature):

The Heavy Metal Feature:
All Pro1, Baja Bug, Pro2, Pro4, ProLite & Sport Truck Groups

Feature Race Groups may be combined depending on numbers in race fields at time of feature.

Prizegiving to be held Trackside in the
Mickey Thompson marquee at the end of the days racing.