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Broughan feature win Highlands (940 x 450)

Broughan stamps authority on Highlands feature

A barnstormer of a feature race at Highlands Motorsport Park was a fitting end to a great weekend of racing at the fourth round of the Bridgestone GR86 Championship – and it was Arthur Broughan who took the spoils. Broughan had been the fastest ma...

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Bethune holds off inspired Zeltwanger to win Highlands thriller

Josh Bethune won an absolute thriller of a second race in the Bridgestone GR86 Championship’s fourth round at Highlands Motorsport Park. Starting from pole position, Josh never managed to shake off championship rookie Lee Zeltwanger, and the two...

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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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Zack attack! - Scoular storms to New Zealand Grand Prix win

Zack Scoular produced the finest drive of his career – in his last ever single seater race – to win the 70 th New Zealand Grand Prix at Highlands Motorsport Park today. As he raced across the line to become the 33 rd Kiwi to win the iconic race an...

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Le takes debut win – and first NZ success for Hitech

Kanato Le took his and Hitech’s first win in the 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy with a fine lights-to-flag victory around Highlands Motorsport Park. It was the first win for a Japanese driver in New Zealand’s premier single...

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