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Gilchrist Stamps Authority On Toyota 86 Field With Pole On First Flying Lap
Saturday, 4 February 2023, 6:25 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Brock Gilchrist took pole position in style at Hampton Downs. Picture Bruce Jenkins Brock Gilchrist underlined his status as a favourite for the 2023 Toyota 86 Championship with a stunning performance in qualifying at the third round of the championship ... More >>
TR86 Drivers All Set For Action-packed GP Weekend
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 5:56 pm | Toyota New Zealand
The Toyota 86 Championship moves to Hampton Downs this weekend. Picture Bruce Jenkins After a short break, the Toyota 86 Championship battle for 2023 resumes this weekend at the 67th New Zealand Grand Prix meeting at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. In its ... More >>
Twenty Cars To Start 67th New Zealand Grand Prix
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 5:57 pm | Toyota New Zealand
The Castrol Toyota field swells to 20 for the New Zealand Grand Prix. Picture Bruce Jenkins Twenty drivers will line up this weekend on the international circuit at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park with each aiming to add their name to the list of motorsport ... More >>
Penrose Beats The Drama To Take Dan Higgins Trophy
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 7:02 pm | Toyota New Zealand
James Penrose took the Dan Higgins Trophy. Picture Bruce Jenkins A guaranteed podium finish after a great drive turned into a feature race win for Kiwi James Penrose when the leaders clashed in this afternoon’s Dan Higgins Trophy Race at Manfeild ... More >>
Mason Holds On For First New Zealand Win
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 6:52 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Josh Mason holds off Louis Foster to win at Manfeild. Picture Andy Kruy Britain Josh Mason managed to hold off countryman Louis Foster to win his first race of the 2023 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship today at Manfeild – Circuit ... More >>
Brilliant Foster Dominates Race 1 In New Zealand
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 6:08 am | Toyota New Zealand
Louis Foster’s stunning debut weekend in the 2023 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship continued with a dominant victory in the first race at Manfeild – Circuit Chris Amon. Louis Foster was unstoppable in the first race at Manfeild. ... More >>
Wurz Holds Off Foster For Manfeild Pole Position
Saturday, 28 January 2023, 6:31 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Championship leader Charlie Wurz left his best until last in a very wet qualifying session at the third round of the 2023 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship at Manfeild – Circuit Chris Amon on Saturday morning. The fifteen minute session ... More >>
Indy Pro 2000 Champ Joins Title Chase In NZ
Friday, 27 January 2023, 6:35 am | Toyota New Zealand
Multiple junior formula race winner and current Indy Pro 2000 champion Louis Foster will make his Formula Regional debut when he joins the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship in New Zealand. The 19 year old from Odiham, Hampshire in the ... More >>
Spirited Wurz Holds Off Hedge For Teretonga Feature Win
Sunday, 22 January 2023, 9:58 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship leader Charlie Wurz extended his points advantage with a lights-to-flag win at Teretonga to win the Sunday feature race and the Spirit of a Nation Cup. Starting from pole position, Wurz made the best ... More >>
Mighty Hedge Wins Race Two At Teretonga
Sunday, 22 January 2023, 9:51 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Callum Hedge was mighty in wet conditions at Teretonga. Picture Bruce Jenkins Callum Hedge pulled off a remarkable victory in Teretonga’s second race to reignite his challenge in the 2023 Castrol Toyota Formula Oceania Championship. The New Zealander ... More >>
Hedge Dominant Again In Teretonga Qualifying
Saturday, 21 January 2023, 7:20 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Callum Hedge blitzed the CTFROC field again in Teretonga qualifying. Picture Bruce Jenkins New Zealander Callum Hedge got his title challenge for the 2023 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship back on track with a dominant performance in ... More >>
Gilchrist Again At Teretonga?
Friday, 20 January 2023, 6:32 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Brock Gilchrist may be in his fifth season of the Toyota 86 Championship, but this season has already seen the Matakana racer shift up another gear. A late entry into the championship this season with support from series tyre supplier NEXEN, Gilchrist ... More >>
Can Wurz Win In Invercargill?
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 8:10 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Austria’s Charlie Wurz heads into this weekend’s second round of the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship as the series leader, but will be looking to take his first win at the fearsome Teretonga Raceway in Invercargill. The young ... More >>
Gilchrist Storms To Race And Round Victory
Sunday, 15 January 2023, 11:16 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Brock Gilchrist raced to a race and round win. Picture Bruce Jenkins Brock Gilchrist stormed to his second race win of the weekend at Highlands Motorsport Park today to win the round and end his weekend with the series lead in the Toyota 86 Championship. ... More >>
Penrose Wins Race Two In Style
Sunday, 15 January 2023, 11:14 pm | Toyota New Zealand
James Penrose took his turn in the winners circle in race two. Picture Bruce Jenkins James Penrose reminded the single seater world there’s more than one outstanding rising Kiwi star with a dominate win in the second race of the Castrol Toyota Formula ... More >>
Hedge On Fire In Second Highlands Qualifying
Sunday, 15 January 2023, 11:11 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Hedge shone again in Sunday qualifying. Picture Bruce Jenkins Callum Hedge stamped his authority on outright speed around Highlands Motorsport Park in the second qualifying session at the first round of the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship ... More >>
Gilchrist Emerges From Race 1 Drama To Win
Saturday, 14 January 2023, 7:11 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Brock Gilchrist turned pole position into race 1 victory. Picture Bruce Jenkins At the lights he got a great start and had a comfortable lead out of the first chicane but it was all for nothing when a major crash further down the order left newcomers ... More >>
Young Guns Set To Re-launch NZ’s Premier Championship In Style
Thursday, 12 January 2023, 7:35 pm | Toyota New Zealand
It’s three years since Igor Fraga and Liam Lawson gave the motorsport world a nailbiting climax to a closely fought Castrol Toyota Racing Series. Three tumultuous years for the world later and New Zealand’s premier motorsport championship is ... More >>
Fitzgerald In For Last Three Rounds Of Formula Regional Oceania
Wednesday, 11 January 2023, 7:07 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Rising Irish star Adam Fitzgerald will compete for the last three rounds of the inaugural Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship which begins this week at Highlands Motorsport Park in New Zealand's South Island. Adam Fitzgerald ... More >>
New Zealand Campaign Will Start Wurz’s 2023 Season
Thursday, 5 January 2023, 7:23 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Charlie Wurz will be making the step up from Formula 4 to Formula Regional to begin 2023 when he heads to New Zealand to take part in the Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Championship. The son of former F1 racer Alexander Wurz, Charlie, has had a busy year in the lower ... More >>