Six rounds at four venues will shape the 2025/2026 New Zealand Jetsprint Championship, carrying competitors from the Wairarapa to the Southern Alps and back again. The calendar blends established favourites with an exciting newcomer, promising a season that rewards precision, nerve, and raw speed.
The season opens at the Kiwispan Jet Sprint Track in Featherston on Sunday 7 December 2025. Established in 2006 and set within the grounds of the Tauherenikau Racecourse, the track sits roughly half an hour south of Masterton. Recent improvements have transformed the venue into a genuine spectator destination, with elevated viewing on three sides forming an amphitheatre that suits families and passionate motorsport fans alike. On the water, Featherston's reputation as a true driver's track is well earned. Narrow channels and blistering straights place a premium on pinpoint accuracy, ensuring any mistake quickly shows up on the clock.
From there, the championship makes a double appearance at Shelter View Jet Sprint Track in Whanganui, with rounds scheduled for Saturday 27 December 2025 and Sunday 1 March 2026. Built in 2004 on farmland at Upokongaro just north of the city, Shelter View has earned a reputation as one of New Zealand's premier jetsprint venues. Its natural amphitheatre means spectators enjoy uninterrupted sightlines throughout each run. The venue also holds a rare distinction among New Zealand tracks: permanent lighting that makes night racing a genuine possibility, adding an extra dimension of spectacle and challenge to an already demanding circuit.
The South Island's only round on the calendar falls in the middle of the season, with teams and fans heading to the NOVUS Glass Wānaka Aquatrack on Saturday 17 January 2026. Located just ten minutes from the alpine resort town of Wānaka, the track is framed by the Southern Alps. That combination of high-speed racing and mountain scenery makes the Wānaka round a standout on the tour, drawing visitors who might not otherwise follow the championship closely.
Taranaki rounds out the calendar with two appearances, both at the Taranaki Jet Sprint Track on Croydon Road, Midhirst. The first falls on Saturday 14 February 2026 and the second on Saturday 21 March 2026, which will serve as the season finale. The venue is still under construction but is already spoken of as a key battleground for championship points, with a challenging layout and a local crowd known for its enthusiasm. With title outcomes often coming down to the wire, the March finale in Taranaki shapes up as a fitting stage for the championship's decisive moments.
The six rounds cover everything the sport has to offer. Technical, narrow-channel racing in Featherston and Whanganui gives way to the alpine drama of Wānaka before Taranaki provides the season's closing fireworks. For anyone drawn to New Zealand motorsport, the full run of the 2025/2026 calendar delivers horsepower, adrenaline, and Kiwi competition at its finest.
