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Smith joins Toyota 86 championship in winning car

Race driver Kenny Smith is unstoppable. The Bombay resident has the longest Grand Prix career of any racer in the world, has driven touring cars when single-seaters weren’t on track, raced against...

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Top results the focus for Toyota 86 championship stalwart Quin

Going into his third championship season, Auckland’s Callum Quin has a new weapon in his arsenal: endurance. The 19 year old Aucklander came to the Toyota Finance 86 Championship from the BMW singl...

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Scott aims for Toyota single-make championship podiums

With an extensive background in New Zealand single seater racing, Michael Scott from Te Puke is aiming to make a big impression in the Toyota Finance 86 Championship. Scott, 20, began his motor...

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Pukekohe student aims for rookie result at home track

He’s the only male in his class, he’s working in child care to fund his studies in Early Childhood Education, and he’s madly passionate about motor racing.  Pukekohe driver Alex Sherie is unfazed b...

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Blewett to ‘crack the ton’ in Toyota 86 series at Pukekohe

Auckland’s Ash Blewett will start his hundredth motor race when the Toyota Finance 86 Championship grids up at Pukekohe in November. He returns to New Zealand’s leading single-make touring car seri...

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Scholarship gives two drivers a chance to further their racing careers

Michael Scott from Te Puke and Christchurch’s Ryan Yardley have won scholarships to race in this summer’s Toyota Finance 86 sports car championship. The two have been offered a unique chance to...

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Toyota Finance 86 Championship winner to race at Bathurst

The stakes have been raised with a race at the Bathurst 1000 up for grabs for this season’s Toyota Finance 86 Championship winner.  An incredible opportunity for the series winner to get exposure a...

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Chittenden first woman for 86 series

Tiffany Chittenden, the first woman to contest the Toyota Finance 86 Championship comes to the sports car series with a wide range of experience. The 33 year old started in go karts as a 12 year ol...

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