2026 Championship Season ready for the Green Flag

Saturday 14 February marks the start of another full on National Championship, once again sponsored by CT Civil, with round one hitting the South Auckland dirt at Colin Dale Park, just a few minutes from Auckland Airport. With the round also doubling as the standalone Mickey Thompson New Zealand Grand Prix, there is a lot on the line from the drop of the first green flag.

Entries have started appearing online and most of the names you would expect to see are on the list, including the top three overall placegetters from 2025 Nick Hall, Noah Hutchison, and Neil Coutts. Nick once again lines up in his Vertex backed Class 8 truck for another crack at top honours, while recent class changes mean Noah moves from S class to the all new open UTV Class 2. Classes 8 and 3 are looking likely to be the biggest grids, sporting eight and seven entires respectively, although there will likely be more entries in the coming days. 

Fans of the junior KiwiTruck classes are also in for a treat, with at least ten quick and committed kids ready to take to the track, once again including the top three overall junior drivers from 2025, Jack Rice, Jack Doland and Oliver Mooney. Jack Doland moves up to the M Class KiwiTruck this year, joining Jack Rice and Oliver Mooney. Also worth keeping an eye on is 2025 J Class runner-up Brett Carlyle, who moves up to M Class, piloting the ex-Lily Williams truck. Brett's brother Ryan will take over the J Class and Lily, well she has moved up to Class 7, ready to race alongside the other adult buggy racers - a brilliant example of a junior racer coming through the ranks before graduating to an adult class. 

The gates to Colin Dale Park will open at 7:30am with driver registration starting at 8am and pre-race inspection kicking off 15 minutes later. Racing will be underway by 11am, with all classes taking part in three 5-lap heat races. As is standard practice, some classes will be combined. The day then ends with four 10-lap feature races before prize-giving in the Mickey Thompson marquee, where everyone is welcome to come and celebrate. 

Tickets can be purchased at the gate, or get them before you go through Eventfinda. Adults $25, Students / Gold Card Holders $16, and Kids under 12 (with an adult) are free. 

Before the 2026 season kicks into life, ORANZ want to thank our 2026 partners CT Civil (National Championship Sponsor), V-Dub Shoppe (National Buggy Class Sponser), 4WDBits (National Truck Class Sponsor), Truck Fix (National UTV Class Sponsor) and Elite Kitchens (National Junior Class Sponsor). A huge shout out to these businesses who keep the sport we love on track.  


2026 CT Civil ORANZ National Championship & New Zealand Title Events Schedule Released

Lets go racing into 2026! 

The dates and host clubs are locked and loaded for what is promising to be another action-packed season of offroad racing across New Zealand. 

Every month from mid-February to late-August, there is a National Championship round or NZ Title Event on offer before we converge in West Melton, just outside Christchurch over the traditional Labour Weekend in October for the final round to crown the 2026 champions. 

Keep your eyes on ORANZ and individual clubs social media pages for event information and entry form links. When entry forms are available you will also be able to access them via the Race Schedule page on this website. 

At the time of writing, there are ten weeks until the National Championship kicks off at Colin Dale Park - no doubt that time will fly by, so get in those sheds, get those trucks, buggies and UTVs in tip-top order, and we will see you on the dirt!

THE HOME OF OFF ROAD RACING IN NEW ZEALAND

Off road racing is New Zealand’s most exciting, friendly and dirty motorsport, with people from all ages and backgrounds coming together to race modified vehicles through sand, bush and farmland in short course and endurance formats.

Drivers build or buy their vehicles, making extensive modifications to suspension, drive trains and powerplants. Often a family tradition, many competitions include second and third-generation racers. 

ORANZ oversees the National Series and provides support to the 10 local clubs around New Zealand. The 13 ORANZ National Series classes cater for different types of vehicles and levels of modification.

ABOUT ORANZ​​​​​​​


ORANZ was founded in 1984 as the governing body for an exciting new sport. Since then off road racing has expanded into a strong community of drivers and enthusiasts, with ORANZ guiding the professionalism and safety of the sport. Run in partnership with local off road racing clubs, the ORANZ National Off Road Racing Series attracts drivers from all over New Zealand.

Back in In the early 80s, with a passion for off road racing and as organiser of the Bug Inn VW racing events, Ian Foster was hungry to win a New Zealand title. A national title required a national body, so he invited people from clubs all over the country to the Raceway Motel in Taupō and formed ORANZ. The hotel proprietor, Mr Barry Burgess, donated the National Champion Trophy, which is still presented each season to the driver with the largest accumulated points total of the season.

PREMIER SPONSOR​​​​​​​​​​​​​

CT Civil are a sewer and stormwater contractor, specialising in desludging, dredging, stormwater & sewer rehabilitation, lightweight grout and trenchless pipe installation. 

The generous ongoing support of CT Civil is integral to the success of off road racing in New Zealand and enables ORANZ to provide professional support to our local clubs nationwide.

OUR SERIES PARTNERS
There is no sport without sponsorship! We appreciate the ongoing support of our series partners.

Enter online, and stay up to date with the latest driver information.

View the official 2025 CT Civil ORANZ National Championship race dates and the 2025 CT Civil individual New Zealand Title race dates. 

ORANZ NATIONAL SERIES RACE CLASSES​​​​​​​
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Space frame Offroad Race Car with unlimited modifications to suspension, drive train and powerplant.

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Space frame Offroad Race Car, 1640cc maximum displacement engines of any manufacturer, unlimited suspension and drivetrain modifications​​​​​​​.

Modified Production 4×4 vehicles. Limited engine modifications and unlimited suspension modifications.​​​​​​​

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Space frame Offroad Race Car, 1321cc maximum displacement engines of any manufacturer, unlimited suspension and drive train modifications.​​​​​​​

Space Frame Offroad Race Car. Standard air-cooled VW 1200cc engine, Standard VW Swing-Axle Gearbox, Standard VW 1960’s Kombi Front Suspension.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Unlimited modification 4×4 or 2wd Truck class. Any engine configuration, any Drivetrain, any suspension modifications.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Baja Bug Class, Full car body of any manufacturer on the standard manufacturers floor pan (chassis or sub-frame). unlimited engine, drivetrain and suspension modifications.

Space frame Offroad Race Car, Motorcycle engine, no engine size limits, unlimited modifications to suspension, drive train and powerplant.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Space Frame Offroad Race Car. Standard air-cooled VW 1600cc engine, Standard VW Swing-Axle Gearbox, Standard VW 1960’s Kombi Front Suspension.
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Exhibition Class





Approved Factory produced naturally aspirated UTV up to 1000cc. No engine modifications, standard transmission and clutch. Some bolt on modifications permitted.​​​​​​​

Modified UTVs from approved manufacturers up to 1500cc for naturally aspirated engines or up to 1000cc factory production turbo engines.

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Junior Kiwi Truck. Single seat mini race truck with 9hp 270cc 4 stroke. Restricted to minimum age of 6 years old to maximum of 15 years old.
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Modified Kiwi Truck. Single seat mini race truck with 200cc 4 stroke farm bike motor. Restricted to minimum age of 10 years old to maximum of 15 years old.

DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL ORANZ APP​​​​​​​

Get the latest off road race events, alerts and drivers updates direct to your phone. Download on the App Store or Google Play.