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Toyota 86 Racers Back In Action With Major Hampton Downs Test

Tuesday, 21 December 2021, 7:21 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Some of the country’s top young drivers finally dusted off the Covid cobwebs at Hampton Downs over the weekend when the Toyota 86 Championship got into gear for 2022 with its official annual test for all competitors. A fine line up of talent ... More >>

Morton Completes Record Toyota 86 Line Up

Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 4:57 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Rookie William Morton completes the record-breaking line up in this year’s Toyota 86 Championship. Picture Supplied. Rookie Auckland racer William Morton is jumping into the big time in the Toyota 86 Championship this season and is excited to be ... More >>

Osborne Latest Karting Champ To Confirm Toyota Switch

Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 9:57 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

  Morrinsville karting champion Fynn Osborne is the latest talent to confirm he’ll be on the ever-growing grid for the forthcoming Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship season.   Osborne is one of the country’s top karters having won the Rotax ... More >>

Lawson Makes It 20 Who Complete The Road From TRS To F1

Monday, 4 October 2021, 5:20 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Rising star Liam Lawson is all set for a 2021 F1 test and free practice runs in 2022. Picture Red Bull Content Pool. Confirmation from Alpha Tauri boss Franz Tost that Liam Lawson will test for the team at the annual post season Abu Dhabi test ... More >>

The Road To The 67th New Zealand Grand Prix Starts Here

Monday, 13 September 2021, 6:14 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand has released details of its Road to NZGP programme and it should help young Kiwi racers into the fast lane for the biggest single seater race weekend of the year. Kaleb Ngatoa dices it out with Shane van Gisbergen in the ... More >>

NZ Motorsport’s Biggest Ever Prize Fund Confirmed

Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 3:43 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

The prize pool for the drivers in the next Toyota 86 Championship is huge. Picture Bruce Jenkins. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand has confirmed the prize pool for the coming season‘s Best Bars Toyota 86 championship will be the most valuable ever ... More >>

Champion Returns To Defend Best Bars Toyota 86 Title

Friday, 3 September 2021, 4:57 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Champion Rowan Shepherd returns for a title defence. Picture Bruce Jenkins. Christchurch racer and current Best Bars Toyota 86 Champion Rowan Shepherd will defend his title next season. Rowan will race a Toyota 86 entered by race promoter Speed Works Events ... More >>

TGRNZ Welcomes Supercars Test Prize For Best Bars Toyota 86 Champion

Friday, 16 July 2021, 2:02 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand has welcomed the news that the next Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship winner will also win a Supercar test with the ultra-successful Triple Eight Race Engineering team. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2107/aaa387e3f464b298c369.jpeg" ... More >>

Gaunt Is Castrol TRS King Of Stats

Friday, 9 July 2021, 5:34 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

As the clock counts down towards the 2022 Castrol Toyota Racing Series and its 18th season, some number crunching at TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand of the previous 17 championships has revealed some outstanding high achievers – none more so than ... More >>

2022 Castrol Toyota Racing Series Taking Shape – South Island Return Confirmed

Saturday, 3 July 2021, 5:46 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Plans are taking shape for the 18th season of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ has this week confirmed the championship will begin mid-January and will include a return to the South Island. The 2022 Castrol Toyota Racing Series ... More >>

Douglas Completes Successful Tests And Confirms US F4 Debut

Friday, 18 June 2021, 4:58 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Impressive youngster Jacob Douglas will head to the US next month. Picture Bruce Jenkins Jacob Douglas enjoyed his second day of testing with the Toyota FT60 putting in around 80 laps in both wet and dry conditions at Hampton Downs yesterday in preparation ... More >>

Best Bars Toyota 86 Champ Keen For More After Prize FT60 Test

Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 9:58 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Kiwi racer Rowan Shepherd has completed a full day of testing in Toyota’s FT60 TRS car at Hampton Downs, impressing TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand engineers with both his speed and his rate of improvement throughout a rainy and difficult day. ... More >>

Rowan Shepherd Is The 2021 Best Bars Toyota 86 Champion

Sunday, 18 April 2021, 5:41 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

To the victor, the spoils! Picture Tayler Burke Rowan Shepherd has won the 2021 Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship after a mesmerising final race at the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, Taupo. Shepherd needed to finish second behind race winner Simon ... More >>

TGRNZ Heads To South Island For Major Ruapuna Test Day

Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 5:09 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand will be heading to the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch next month on Tuesday 4th May. Toyota will test its FT60 at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park for the first time next month. Pic Bruce Jenkins. They will ... More >>

Pukekohe Thriller Sets Up Grandstand Finish To Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship

Monday, 29 March 2021, 11:50 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Fantastic weekends for Ryan Wood and Simon Evans in the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship at Pukekohe Park have set up a grandstand finish to the 2021 season. Championship leader Rowan Shepherd is now just two points ahead of Wood and a further five ahead ... More >>

Payne Wins Again And Is Crowned 2021 Castrol TRS Champion

Sunday, 14 February 2021, 6:30 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Mighty Matthew Payne signed off a brilliantly successful 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series campaign with another win, and another trophy, at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon this afternoon. Champion Matthew Payne with the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. Picture ... More >>

Shepherd Wins Again And Best Bars Toyota 86 Title Now A Three-way Fight

Sunday, 14 February 2021, 6:11 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

A huge weekend for Rowan Shepherd brought two more wins on Sunday at the third round of the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship and propelled him into the points lead ahead of Simon Evans and Ryan Wood. Rowan Shepherd (leading) now heads the Best Bars Toyota ... More >>

Penalties Deny Payne And Give Frazer First TRS Race Win

Sunday, 14 February 2021, 4:30 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Matthew Payne leads the field away in Race 3 at Manfeild. Picture Tayler Burke Two on-track penalties totalling ten seconds were enough to relegate a dominant Matthew Payne from first to second in Race 3 on Sunday morning at Manfeild Circuit Chris ... More >>

Payne Masterclass Secures Dan Higgins Trophy

Sunday, 14 February 2021, 6:41 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Runaway Castrol Toyota Racing Series championship leader Matthew Payne made it four from four with another winning performance at Manfeild to win the Dan Higgins Trophy and have one hand on the 2021 title. Payne once again controlled the race throughout ... More >>

Shepherd Takes First Win After Dramatic Race

Saturday, 13 February 2021, 5:13 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Rowan Shepherd emerged from an epic three way battle for his first win in the series. Picture Bruce Jenkins Shepherd and pole position holder Ryan Wood fought for the lead away from the lights, but contact on the infield sent Wood into a spin and to ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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