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Townshend Latest To Confirm Second Season In Toyota 86 Championship
Sunday, 12 November 2023, 6:04 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Harry Townshend is back for a second shot at the Toyota 86 Championship. Picture Bruce Jenkins. Harry Townshend is the latest to confirm his participation in what is shaping up to be a highly competitive 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship. The 20 ... More >>
New Zealand season next for Michael Shin
Friday, 10 November 2023, 7:50 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
South Korean Michael Shin is the latest international to confirm a season in New Zealand’s 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Nineteen year old Shin will join M2 Competition for the season down under, which begins in January ... More >>
Bakkerus Spreads Wings With Season In Toyota 86 Championship
Thursday, 9 November 2023, 11:04 am | Toyota New Zealand
Formula Ford class winner Hayden Bakkerus is making the switch to the Toyota 86 Championship for the forthcoming season as he aims to open up motorsport career opportunities outside of single seaters. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2311/0ade9b9354af02366197.jpeg" ... More >>
Bonilla Heading To NZ To Begin 2024 Season
Wednesday, 8 November 2023, 7:14 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Castrol Toyota FR Oceania team Kiwi Motorsport has confirmed Texan Jake Bonilla as its first signing for the 2024 New Zealand-based championship. Jake Bonilla has impressed in junior formulae. Picture supplied. Twenty one year old Bonilla has undergone ... More >>
Leach Hoping Winter Testing Pays Big Dividends
Tuesday, 7 November 2023, 10:44 am | Toyota New Zealand
A busy winter testing programme should push Tim Leach up the grid in his second season of the Toyota 86 Championship. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2311/c14e592796bf73300e37.jpeg" width="720" height="346"> Tim Leach returns for a second ... More >>
Crosbie On The Grid For Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Championship
Friday, 3 November 2023, 7:01 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Up and coming Formula Ford champion Alex Crosbie is the first Kiwi confirmed for the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Hot on the heels of 2019 champion Liam Lawson’s impressive debut run in Formula One, Crosbie is aiming ... More >>
Production Champion Denize One To Watch In Toyota 86 Championship
Friday, 3 November 2023, 10:03 am | Toyota Racing
Improved Production champion Ryan Denize could be one to watch this coming season as he steps up to a full campaign in the Toyota 86 Championship. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2311/169bff51fdfe7138d33a.jpeg" width="720" height="345"> Ryan Denize could be one to ... More >>
Sheehan Back For Season Two
Thursday, 2 November 2023, 10:04 am | Toyota Racing
Queenstown’s Saxon Sheehan will start a second season in the Toyota 86 Championship and after a tough rookie year is aiming to make the top eight overall in 2023-2024. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2311/ececdc905107449f0f92.jpeg" ... More >>
Fecury heading back to NZ for second Castrol Toyota FR Oceania campaign
Wednesday, 1 November 2023, 7:28 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Rising Brazilian star Lucas Fecury has been confirmed as the first driver for the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Fecury competed in the 2023 New Zealand-based championship, learning the circuits and the FT-60 car with ... More >>
Simpson Set To Add Spice To Masters Class
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 10:13 am | Toyota Racing
Auckland’s Noel Simpson will put years of Targa rally and Porsche circuit racing experience to good use when he steps aboard his TR86 racer for a campaign in the Toyota 86 Championship class this coming season. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2310/a225ae4775ac63e7dd3a.jpeg" ... More >>
Bewley Pushing For Big Second Season In Toyota 86 Championship
Friday, 27 October 2023, 12:12 pm | Toyota Racing
Havelock North’s rising motorsport star Tom Bewley has confirmed his plans for the forthcoming season and he’s back for a second tilt at the most fiercely fought circuit racing championship in New Zealand. Tom Bewley is one to watch for the forthcoming ... More >>
Cormac Murphy Follows Family Path Through Toyota 86 Championship
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 10:05 am | Toyota Racing
As the names keep adding to the list of entries ahead of the first round next month, Murphy has confirmed a full campaign in the six round championship with the RaceLab team. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2310/adab93cc92a6eae33615.jpeg" ... More >>
Christina Back For Fourth Season In Toyota 86 Championship
Friday, 20 October 2023, 10:55 am | Toyota Racing
Evergreen racer Christina Orr-West will fly the flag for Dayle ITM Racing in the iconic yellow Toyota 86 in this season’s championship once again – it has been confirmed this week As ever the popular Whakatane dairy farmer and mum will hit the ... More >>
Sim Racer Revved Up For Debut Circuit Season In Toyota 86 Championship
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 10:19 am | Toyota Racing
Sim racing specialist Thomas Beesley is making the transition from the virtual world to the circuit world this coming season with confirmation he will race in the 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship. The 18 year old Christchurch student will make his circuit ... More >>
Hawley Out To Impress Early In Toyota 86 Championship
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 10:01 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Auckland’s Alex Hawley – a winner in Formula Ford first time out – is confirmed for the 2023 -2024 Toyota 86 Championship and he’s aiming to impress early on once again. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2310/0349093e2e437dc836b5.jpeg" ... More >>
Aussie TR86 Racer Bloxsom A Big Addition To Kiwi Series
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 10:23 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Australian Lockie Bloxsom – one of the rising stars in the Aussie motorsport scene – is heading to New Zealand with the Toyota 86 Championship title firmly in his sights. Brisbane-based Bloxsom, 18, is the inaugural TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Australia ... More >>
Orr-West Leaves Bathurst With A Smile And Happy Memories
Monday, 9 October 2023, 10:01 am | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Whakatane dairy farmer and long-time racing driver Christina Orr-West was simply grateful for being able to “live the dream” at Bathurst despite a challenging weekend behind the wheel. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2310/5175db9fa08e283c59cc.jpeg" ... More >>
Steady Start For Kiwis In Big Bathurst Toyota 86 Finale
Sunday, 8 October 2023, 7:29 am | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
It was a steady start for the Kiwi contingent racing in the final round of the 2023 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Australia Toyota 86 Championship as the big Bathurst weekend got underway. A steady start at Bathurst for Orr-West. Picture Amanda Tollemache ... More >>
Allen Aiming To Step Up From Contender To Champion
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 10:19 am | Toyota Racing
Justin Allen – now one of the most experienced Toyota 86 racers in the New Zealand Championship – is aiming to make the leap from contender to champion and intends to enjoy every moment of his 2023-2024 season. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2310/d885c701f413dff23511.jpeg" ... More >>
Huge Off-season Effort Likely To Push Mallard Into Contention
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 10:17 am | Toyota Racing
Intense preparation on and off the track in the off-season could put the ever-improving Thomas Mallard in the frame for a title challenge in the 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2310/2e844538b0636967b83c.jpeg" ... More >>
