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Third of the season for Bethune – championship too close to call

Josh Bethune delivered a clinical victory in the feature race at the penultimate round of the Bridgestone GR86 Championship and keeps his championship hopes alive, as the gap between series leader Hayden Bakkerus and Hugo Allan was reduced to just...

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White wins a thriller at Hampton Downs

Chris White kept his championship ambitions firmly alive after a superlative win in the second race of the fifth round of the Bridgestone GR86 Championship at Hampton Downs today. In a thrilling race that showcased Toyota 86 racing at its absolute...

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Corban Sprague wins CareVets Scholarship

Eighteen year old Timaru racing driver Corban Sprague will fly the flag for CareVets in the forthcoming Toyota TR86 Trophy Series after winning a hotly-contested CareVets Scholarship shootout at Hampton Downs yesterday. Sprague, Jacob Begg, Toby...

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CareVets Scholarship’s eight hopefuls confirmed

The CareVets Scholarship – back again for the 2025 Toyota 86 Trophy Series – has confirmed its line-up of eight young drivers for next Monday’s finalist shootout day at Hampton Downs. All of the drivers shortlisted for the final – more than 30...

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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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Johnson avoids Race 2 drama to take first win in NZ

American Nikita Johnson avoided a chaotic start to the second race at Highlands Motorsport Park today to take his first win of the 2025 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Nicholas Monteiro and Shawn Rashid finished second and...

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