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White impresses at Bathurst

Christchurch motorsport star Chris White – Rookie winner in the 2024-2025 Bridgestone GR86 Championship – made his Bathurst debut over the weekend on the support bill for the Bathurst 1000 – and says he enjoyed every minute of the experience. Chri...

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Title defence logical next step for Allan

Inaugural Bridgestone GR86 champion Hugo Allan is back to defend his title in the forthcoming season. The 21-year-old Auckland-based driver will remain with iMac Race Engineering but will step aboard the ex-Will Morton car and will carry the iconi...

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Dates for second Toyota 86 Trophy Series confirmed

Dates for the second Toyota 86 Trophy Series have been confirmed and organisers TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand are aiming to attract quantity as well as quality for the autumn and winter competition. Following last season’s successful introductio...

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Townshend wins but Trophy Series prize goes to Zeltwanger

Lee Zeltwanger followed up his earlier win with another podium finish to become the inaugural Toyota 86 Trophy Series champion and secure the next step in what is proving to be a promising career. A conservative third place finish in Sunday...

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Hitech confirm team for New Zealand

Hitech – one of the best-known international single-seater motorsport teams – has today confirmed it will field a three-car team in the 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy. The team will enter as Hitech TGR, embarking on a long-ter...

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Top US team HMD Motorsports confirmed for Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Trophy

Top US racing team HMD Motorsport will join forces with TJ Speed Motorsports to field a three-car line-up in the 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy. The team will race under the name HMD Motorsports with TJ Speed and will join the...

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