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White makes it five winners from six races with feature win

A gripping race for the podium places and top ten results was not of interest to Chris White as he put a weekend illness aside to race home to his first win of the season in the Bridgestone GR86 Championship. The Neale Motorsport driver led from...

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Barnes resists intense pressure for Race 2 win at Hampton Downs

Cooper Barnes became the fourth driver in five races so far in this season’s Bridgestone GR86 Championship after surviving a spirited attack from the championship’s youngest driver to take the chequered flag. With the grid a reverse of the top eig...

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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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Wharton’s first win opens NZ account for TJ Speed with HMD

Australian James Wharton took victory in race two at Taupo International Motorsport Park with a well-judged and comfortable debut win in the 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy. Wharton made a fast start form the second row, worked...

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Wood takes debut single seater win in impressive style at Taupo

A great start and unrelenting pace in Race 1 gave Supercars ace Ryan Wood the first single seater victory of his career at the second round of the 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy at Taupo today. Wood took the lead early and nev...

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