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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 >>
2022 NZ Grand Prix Cancelled – Border Controls A Significant Obstacle
Tuesday, 11 January 2022, 6:14 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Organisers have cancelled the 2022 New Zealand Grand Prix amidst border access challenges. Picture Bruce Jenkins. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand, MotorSport New Zealand and promoter SpeedWorks Events have today confirmed that the 2022 New Zealand Grand Prix ... More >>
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 >>
Toyota Calls For A Safe, Affordable And Accessible Transition To A Low Emissions Transport Sector
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 12:11 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Toyota New Zealand is focused on providing low emissions mobility for all New Zealanders, leaving no customer behind, as presented to the Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee by CEO Neeraj Lala on Monday afternoon. Mr Lala says Toyota supports the ... 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 >>
Bringing Nature Closer To The Classroom With Toyota Kiwi Guardians
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 1:40 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Toyota Kiwi Guardians is excited to announce the opportunity for children to win thousands of dollars to create their own green sanctuary at school. The green space competition has been launched to encourage more children to connect with nature and ... 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 >>
Allen set to surprise the young guns
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 9:59 am | Toyota Racing
Manawatu racer Justin Allen is revved up and ready for his best ever showing in the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship and is leaving no stone unturned as he builds up for a title challenge. Justin Allen is aiming big for this season’s Toyota 86 ... 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 >>
