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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 >>
Toyota Disappointed In Misinformation Around Electric Utes
Monday, 14 June 2021, 3:42 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Toyota New Zealand has confirmed today that it has no plans to bring in an electric Hilux in the next 18 – 24 months. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2106/49fb0e15a438f20551a0.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> “I’d like to reiterate that ... More >>
Class Victory For Toyota Gazoo Racing Team Thailand At Nurburgring 24hrs, Powered By Motul
Friday, 11 June 2021, 12:30 pm | Toyota Racing
Thailand, June 10, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Toyota Gazoo Racing Team Thailand battled severely adverse weather conditions to take an emphatic win at the ADAC Total 24 Hours of Nurburgring 2021. Motul's top-line product 300V was the motor oil of choice ... More >>
Focus On Decarbonising The Fleet, Not Just On EVs
Thursday, 10 June 2021, 1:33 pm | Toyota New Zealand
The journey to an eventually decarbonised transport fleet in New Zealand will be driven by a range of low carbon-emitting powertrains including hybrid engines and not by a reliance on battery electric vehicles, according to the world’s largest ... More >>
New Toyota Highlander Headlines Hybrid Options
Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 4:29 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Toyota is continuing to drive towards lower emissions for New Zealand customers with a fuel-efficient and environmentally conscious new Toyota Highlander line-up for 2021. Following the success of the RAV4 hybrid, the 2021 Highlander becomes the ... More >>
TGRNZ Confirms More Toyota FT60 Test Dates
Monday, 24 May 2021, 2:03 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand has confirmed an extensive list of test dates at Hampton Downs with its current Toyota FT60 TRS car over the coming months as it continues its programme ahead of the 2022 Castrol Toyota Racing Series. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2105/e5ac494cb19146885067.jpeg" ... More >>
FT60 Leaves Drivers Wanting More After Ruapuna Test
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 10:57 am | Toyota Racing
The Castrol Toyota Racing Series made a giant step back to normality this week when it welcomed its first international driver since the pandemic for an official test of its FT60 car – and a successful day left all eager for more track time. Aussie ... More >>
Ruapuna And TR86 A Winning Formula For Test Day Drivers
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 10:59 am | Toyota Racing
A dozen of the country's top young racers enjoyed their first taste of the Toyota 86 at Ruapuna today and all left impressed and in no doubt why the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship remains one of the most hotly-contested in the Southern hemisphere. ... More >>
Kiwi Young Guns Join Aussie Star For Ruapuna FT60 Test
Monday, 3 May 2021, 11:17 am | Toyota Racing
Three of New Zealand's best single seater prospects – including the champions of Formula Ford – will join one of Australia's young guns and step aboard Toyota's FT60 for the car's first run at the Mike Pero Motorsport Park in Christchurch tomorrow. ... More >>
TOYOTA GAZOO TR86 Test Day At Ruapuna At Capacity
Friday, 30 April 2021, 9:24 am | Toyota Racing
High demand for Toyota 86 testing on the South Island has meant a capacity 12 up and coming drivers are locked and loaded for the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship test next Tuesday at Ruapuna. The demand comes off the back of a fantastic 2021 championship, ... 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 >>
TR86 Trio Go Down To The Wire For 2021 Title
Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 1:55 pm | Toyota Racing
With 12 races down and just three to go, the race to the 2021 Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship title is still wide open. Either current series leader Rowan Shepherd, early pace setter Ryan Wood or Simon Evans will leave the Bruce McLaren Motorsport ... 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 >>
Toyota New Zealand Crazy Proud Of Emirates Team New Zealand’s Cup Win
Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 5:29 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Toyota New Zealand’s In Crazy We Believe campaign lived up to its name in the stunning match racing that this week culminated in the successful defence of the America’s Cup by Emirates Team New Zealand. “As the most loyal sponsor of Emirates ... 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 >>
