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Season Dates Revealed For Toyota 86 Championship

Monday, 4 September 2023, 3:06 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand has confirmed the calendar for the 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship and the 11th season for the iconic sportscar is already shaping up to be another thriller. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2309/0d4a31d30cb0d562bc2b.jpeg" ... More >>

Van Der Drift Gets Wild Card For NZ GP

Monday, 30 January 2023, 9:07 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Kiwi Chris Van Der Drift will make it six New Zealanders on the grid for the forthcoming New Zealand Grand Prix at Hampton Downs having secured a wild card entry for the event on February 5th. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2301/ec526e226941c1496c44.jpeg" ... More >>

Advantage Wurz – Hedge And Abel Now Main Challengers

Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 12:07 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Austrian Charlie Wurz continues to go from strength to strength in the 2023 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship – leaving the South Island leg of the New Zealand-based championship with his first wins and an increased points advantage. ... More >>

Frazer Locked In For Manfeild And NZ Grand Prix

Friday, 20 January 2023, 12:34 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Frazer (20) has been racing for Exclusive Autosport in the United States and has completed two seasons in the US F2000 Championship, this year finishing fifth overall in the highly contested championship. Before that he was a Formula Ford Champion ... More >>

Three Different Winners But Wurz Leads Them All

Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 2:07 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

The first round of the 2023 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship got underway in style over the weekend as a new era began in single seater racing in New Zealand. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2301/de0d92f7b90f97a2c39f.jpeg" ... More >>

Tenth Anniversary Championship Set To Be A Thriller

Friday, 13 January 2023, 10:06 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

The 2023 Toyota 86 Championship season will mark the tenth anniversary for the series which has seen names like Rowan Shepherd, Ryan Wood, Callum Hedge, Jaylyn Robotham, Ryan Yardley and Tom Alexander graduate with honours. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2301/252e6bc9383dd17f3ba8.jpeg" ... More >>

Osborne Brothers Complete Toyota 86 Championship Line Up

Thursday, 12 January 2023, 12:05 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Morrinsville brothers Fynn and Clay Osborne are the final pieces in the jigsaw for the 2023 Toyota 86 Championship and the former karting champions are aiming for a step up the order in their second season in the championship. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2301/6b1e86453c3f090b8fcf.jpeg" ... More >>

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand Confirms Organisational Changes

Friday, 23 December 2022, 12:11 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand has this week confirmed changes to the organisational structure of its highly successful domestic motorsport programme. The new TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand team. Picture Andy Kruy Nicolas Caillol will remain in his ... More >>

Penny Not Satisfied With Occasional Wins

Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 9:11 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Masters racer John Penny is going all out in the tenth anniversary Toyota 86 Championship to better an already impressive campaign last season. John Penny is hoping a new car and driver training will give him the edge in 2023. Picture Bruce Jenkins 'JP' ... More >>

Maintaining Momentum Key To Allen’s 2023 Title Tilt

Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 12:09 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Justin Allen is back for another shot at the Toyota 86 Championship title and after his strongest ever season in the category, he's fired up to take the battle to his series rivals. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2211/2af5ccc558e7b0041f25.jpeg" ... More >>

Race Winner Pitt Focussed On Consistency In 2023

Thursday, 17 November 2022, 11:47 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Toyota 86 race winner Dion Pitt is shrugging off the tag as one of the 2023 championship favourites and says it's a big step from winning a race to winning a title. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2211/7f5ef80c25f3208ffe00.jpeg" ... More >>

Exton And Bewley Book Their Places On 2023 Toyota 86 Grid

Friday, 11 November 2022, 2:06 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

A successful shoot-out for William Exton and Tom Bewley at the annual Hampton Down NZ Racing Academy guarantees both will be part of the 2023 Toyota 86 Championship. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2211/3300fc8c407e3db9ead4.jpeg" ... More >>

Third Time Lucky For Tayler Bryant?

Friday, 11 November 2022, 9:06 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Pukekohe’s Tayler Bryant has this week confirmed he will run with Action Motorsport for his third season in the Toyota 86 Championship and he’s hoping for big things. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2211/394d50d306053ba8ed32.jpeg" ... More >>

Top NZ Rookie And Master Enjoy Bathurst Challenge

Thursday, 13 October 2022, 8:43 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Last season’s top Toyota 86 Championship rookie Hugo Allan and masters class winner John Penny flew the flag for the New Zealand series over the weekend at Bathurst, though there were mixed fortunes on the track. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2210/6fdadd7ea11c99eb7668.jpeg" ... More >>

TGRNZ Thrilled With Rally And ‘home’ Championship Win

Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 8:42 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand (TGRNZ) enjoyed an awesome weekend at the Repco Rally New Zealand with a world championship win, home success and one of its most dynamic ever customer experiences. Kalle Rovanperä soars to victory. Picture TGRNZ ... More >>

ProKart Aces Sample TR86 For The First Time

Friday, 26 August 2022, 2:58 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Karting trio Rhys Tinney, Mitchell Sparrow and Tony Walker shone on their circuit racing debuts earlier this week when they enjoyed a full day behind the wheel of a Toyota 86 racing car. A big day this week for ProKart’s top runners. Picture ... More >>

Toyota 86 Championship Reveals Stunning Prize Package For Supercars Weekend

Thursday, 14 July 2022, 10:12 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand has released details about it's one off Toyota 86 round to mark the big return of Supercars to our shores - and there's an amazing prize pool up for grabs for the non-championship weekend. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2207/dcfa6cf44a687a9c21b1.jpeg" ... More >>

Homologation For FT-60s W Series Stand In Completed

Tuesday, 10 May 2022, 5:28 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

The Castrol TRS Series is reconnecting to the motorsport world. Picture Bruce Jenkins. The homologation is the last link in the chain that will allow it to be used in two forthcoming rounds of the W Series on the Grand Prix support card for Circuit de ... More >>

Allan Wins But Shepherd One Step Closer To Title With Third

Saturday, 23 April 2022, 5:29 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Hugo Allan took win number two of the season at Hampton Downs. Picture Bruce Jenkins. Rookie Hugo Allan took his second win of the season in the Toyota 86 Championship with a commanding win in the first race of three at the season finale at Hampton ... More >>

Young Guns Star Again As Allan Wins Pole Position

Saturday, 23 April 2022, 5:25 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Heart of Racing rising star Hugo Allan continued his rich vein of form with pole position at Hampton Downs at the final round of the 2022 Toyota 86 Championship. The championship's up and coming stars maintained their pace from the previous round ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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