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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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Hugo champ (940 x 450z)

Back-to-back wins seals Bridgestone title for Hugo Allan

The final race of a spectacular inaugural Bridgestone GR86 Championship didn’t have the intensity of some of the previous 15 races, but that was fine by new champion Allan, who took his second win of the morning to cruise to the title in his...

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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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FIA World Council (940 x 450)

FIA backs changes to Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy

The newly-named 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy could attract a record number of rising single seater stars thanks to a streamlining of the calendar to remove clashes with international testing. The new look format – with the...

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Will brown GP win (940 x 450)

Brown unstoppable in New Zealand Grand Prix

Australian Will  Brown put his name in the record books with a fine victory in the 69 th New Zealand Grand Prix this afternoon. He became the first Australian since Warwick Brown in 1975 to win, steering his Giles Motorsport Toyota FT60 to a two...

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