Scoles bags elusive first win
Nieko Scoles finally grabbed his first win in the 2026 Toyota 86 Trophy Series, becoming the fourth driver in five races to win so far with victory in the weekend’s second race at the Taupo...
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Elmiger again in Taupo
An eventful and closely fought race saw Toby Elmiger take his second win in the Toyota 86 Trophy Series after a dominant drive around Taupo Motorsport Park’s challenging shorter national layout....
Mitchell leads the way in Taupo qualifying
Taylor Mitchell put in a great lap in qualifying to taker pole position by just two hundredths of a second at the second round of the Toyota 86 Trophy Series at Taupo Motorsport Park. Mitchell – th...
Anyone’s call as Trophy racers head to Taupo
Three different winners from three races at the first round at Hampton Downs last month set the tone for what will be a closely-fought 2026 Toyota 86 Trophy Series. Nathan Grammer, Ajay Giddy and...
Elmiger wins shortened race to make it three winners
Toby Elmiger took his turn on the top step of the podium in the final race of the weekend at round one of the Toyota 86 Trophy Series at Hampton Downs. Nieko Scoles – arguably the fastest man acros...
Giddy hangs on for race two win at Hampton Downs
Fifteen-year-old Ajay Giddy – one of the rising stars in New Zealand motorsport – took his first win of the 2026 Toyota 86 Trophy Series in fine style at Hampton Downs this morning. Giddy led from...
Grammer soaks up the pressure for fine debut win
Nathan Grammer took his first Toyota 86 win in fine style at Hampton Downs this afternoon, holding off a wave of attacks from Ajay Giddy and Nieko Scoles to take the chequered flag in the first rac...
Scoles opens Trophy Series account with pole position
Invercargill’s Nieko Scoles opened his Toyota 86 Trophy Series account in style this morning at Hampton Downs with a blistering lap in perfect conditions around the North Waikato track. Scoles had...
Grammer aiming big second time around in Toyota 86 Trophy Series
Nathan Grammer begins his second campaign in the Toyota 86 Trophy Series today as one of the pre-season favourites for overall race and round wins and the Winter Series class title. Last season in...
Grassroots racers set to star as Toyota 86 Trophy Series begins this weekend
Grassroots Toyota 86 motorsport gets underway this weekend at Hampton Downs at the NZIGP Finale meeting and it promises to showcase some of the best young talent in New Zealand – as well as a few...
