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Taupo Supercars (940 x 450)

Season two dates locked in for Bridgestone GR86 Championship

Dates for the second season of the Bridgestone GR86 Championship are locked and loaded for 2025 and 2026 and it promises to be another thrilling season for drivers in New Zealand’s leading one make, one model championship. The six-round championsh...

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TQF GT4 25 GR86 (940 x 450)

Allan and White to debut in Australian GT4 with Tony Quinn

Bridgestone GR86 Championship winner Hugo Allan and rookie title winner Chris White are all set to get their first taste of GT4 power thanks to the Tony Quinn Foundation. The two young guns will join Quinn himself for a round each in the Monochrom...

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Harry Taupo win (940 x 450)

Townshend resists the pressure for first win

Harry Townshend resisted immense pressure from rivals to win the second race of Round 2 of the Toyota 86 Trophy Series at Taupo this afternoon. With fastest laps from the first race defining grid positions, it was Ajay Giddy starting on pole...

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Ayjay Race win taupo (940 x 450)

Giddy storms to Race 1 victory

Ajay Giddy converted pole position to his first race win in a Toyota 86 this morning at the second round of the Toyota 86 Trophy Series at Taupo, but he didn’t have it all his own way. Giddy was beaten off the line by series newcomer Antal Sabo, w...

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Format changes 2026 (940. x450)

Format changes set to rev up Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Trophy

Further changes to the format of New Zealand’s premier single seater championship – the Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Trophy - have been confirmed this week by series organisers TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ. The format changes are designed to spice up the...

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Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy dates confirmed

Dates for the new-look 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy have been confirmed today. The new-look format – with the championship’s regular 15 races being run over four weekends instead of five – was signed off by the FIA’s World...

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