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Giltrap Withstands Immense Pressure To Record First Win
Sunday, 27 March 2022, 6:39 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Marco Giltrap held off Hugo Allan and Dion Pitt to take a debut win in a thriller. Picture Bruce Jenkins Marco Giltrap put in an epic drive to withstand massive pressure from Hugo Allan and record his first win in the Toyota 86 Championship. Starting ... More >>
Rookie Stichbury Takes Debut Pole Position
Saturday, 26 March 2022, 7:47 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Zac Stichbury hit form at Taupo with a blistering pole position lap. Picture Bruce Jenkins. The 20 year old Hawkes Bay driver backed up excellent Friday practice form to deliver a fast lap when it mattered in the Armstrongs supported Mackenzie Motorsport ... More >>
Stichbury Leads All The Way For First TR86 Win
Saturday, 26 March 2022, 7:32 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Zac Stichbury led from lights to flag at the Taupo International Motorsport Park this afternoon, to record his first victory in the 2022 Toyota 86 Championship ahead of Brock Gilchrist. In the fight for the championship, a post-race five second time ... More >>
And Then There Were Three…
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 5:59 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Reigning champion Rowan Shepherd now leads on points, but it’s a three way fight for the title now as well. Picture Bruce Jenkins. Never say ‘never’ in the Toyota 86 Championship. That’s almost certainly what a resurgent Justin Allen was thinking ... More >>
Allen Into Championship Fight After Second Pukekohe Win
Saturday, 5 March 2022, 6:23 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Justin Allen won the third race to secure the round and close in on the series leaders. Picture Bruce Jenkins. With a healthy points tally from a win and a sixth place finish it was Allen on pole position for NAPA Autoparts, with Marco Giltrap alongside for ... More >>
Flying Shepherd Beats Allen By 12 Thousandths Of A Second For Puke Pole
Friday, 4 March 2022, 8:19 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
One of the Toyota 86 Championship's closest ever qualifying sessions saw reigning champion Rowan Shepherd bounce back from a tough day's practice to nab pole position at Pukekohe by the tinniest of margins from an on-form Justin Allen. The usual suspects ... More >>
Flying Shepherd Beats Allen By 12 Thousandths Of A Second For Puke Pole
Friday, 4 March 2022, 8:18 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
One of the Toyota 86 Championship's closest ever qualifying sessions saw reigning champion Rowan Shepherd bounce back from a tough day's practice to nab pole position at Pukekohe by the tinniest of margins from an on-form Justin Allen. The usual suspects ... More >>
Three Wins For Shepherd Ignites Title Defence
Sunday, 13 February 2022, 6:39 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Rowan Shepherd left Hampton Downs with three race wins. Picture Bruce Jenkins. Reigning champion Rowan Shepherd has ignited his defence of the Toyota 86 Championship title with a third win for the weekend at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. Starting off pole ... More >>
Shepherd The Boss In The Wind And Rain
Sunday, 13 February 2022, 6:30 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Race winner Rowan Shepherd leads the pack in tricky conditions at Hampton Downs. Picture Bruce Jenkins. Reigning champion Rowan Shepherd took his second win of the weekend in the third round of the Toyota 86 Championship this morning at Hampton ... More >>
Penny Steals It At The Flag
Saturday, 12 February 2022, 7:51 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Veteran John Penny won the race of the day at Hampton Downs today, leaving it until the drag race to the finish line to pass race leader Dion Pitt and deny the rookie his first win in the Toyota 86 Championship. It was 54 year old Penny's second win ... More >>
Shepherd Fights Back With Race 1 Victory At Hampton Downs
Saturday, 12 February 2022, 7:42 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Reigning champion Rowan Shepherd took the lead early and went on to win Race 1. Picture Bruce Jenkins. Reigning champion Rowan Shepherd made the most of a great start to lead almost all of the first race of the weekend at the third round of the ... More >>
Flying Evans Grabs Two Pole Positions In TR86 Qualifying
Saturday, 12 February 2022, 7:19 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Simon Evans took two pole positions at Hampton Downs this morning. Picture Bruce Jenkins A calculated performance by Simon Evans in qualifying this morning has given the Giltrap Racing ace and championship leader pole position for races one and three ... More >>
Second Win Extends Evans' Series Lead
Sunday, 23 January 2022, 8:29 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Simon Evans took his second win of the weekend to extend his championship lead. Picture Bruce Jenkins. Simon Evans capped a fine weekend at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park with his second win of the day in the Toyota 86 Championship, extending his ... More >>
Evans Wins But Pitt Unlucky
Sunday, 23 January 2022, 8:23 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Simon Evans on his way to an impressive wet weather win at Ruapuna today. Picture Bruce Jenkins. A Simon Evans masterclass in wet weather racing gave the Giltrap Racing ace a second victory of the season at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park this morning ... More >>
Shepherd Leads Them Home For First Season Win
Saturday, 22 January 2022, 6:14 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Rowan Shepherd leads the field into turn one. He went on to win. Picture Bruce Jenkins. Reigning Toyota 86 champion Rowan Shepherd took a comfortable win in the first race of the weekend at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park today, holding off a chasing pack ... More >>
Evans Takes Second Win And Early Series Lead
Sunday, 16 January 2022, 6:09 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Simon Evans won the third race and the round, fending off reigning champion Rowan Shepherd. Picture Bruce Jenkins. Simon Evans has won the final race and the round at Highlands Motorsport Park to take an early series lead in the 2022 Toyota 86 Championship. ... More >>
Veteran Penny Turns Back The Clock For Race 2 Victory
Sunday, 16 January 2022, 6:07 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
John Penny leads the field – he went on to win the red flagged race. Picture Bruce Jenkins. Veteran John Penny - the oldest competitor in this season's Toyota 86 Championship - took his second ever victory in the category with a win in a shortened second race ... More >>
Evans Strikes First With Highlands Win
Saturday, 15 January 2022, 8:21 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Simon Evans led from start to finish at Highlands Motorsport Park. Picture Bruce Jenkins Pole position holder Simon Evans was unstoppable in the first race of the Toyota 86 Championship today, racing away from Justin Allen to win at Highlands Motorsport ... More >>
Evans Opens Campaign With Sensational Highlands Pole Position
Saturday, 15 January 2022, 6:40 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Simon Evans was at his best in qualifying at Highlands Motorsport Park. Picture Bruce Jenkins Simon Evans showed his class in the first qualifying session of 2022 to grab the championship's first Castrol Pole Position Trophy with a blistering fastest ... More >>
Toyota 86 Championship Ready For Biggest Ever Season
Thursday, 13 January 2022, 6:29 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
The eagerly anticipated 2022 Toyota 86 Championship begins this weekend. Picture Tayler Burke. It’s been a tough build up to the start of what will be the biggest ever Toyota 86 Championship, but there’s no doubt the long wait before the season ... More >>
