International motor racing returns to the circuit at the end of January (31 January to 2 February) when the NextGen New Zealand Championship comes to the circuit.

The programme will feature the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship (CTFROC) plus Summerset GT NZ, the Bridgestone GR86 Championship, the Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series plus Pirelli Porsche.

CTFROC has over the years has brought many drivers who have gone on to Formula 1 including Lando Norris, currently battling it out with Max Verstappen for the Formula 1 World Championship plus other current F1 drivers – Yuki Tsunoda, Lance Stroll, Franco Colapinto, Zhou Guanyu and New Zealander Liam Lawson.