Gilchrist again at Teretonga?
Brock Gilchrist may be in his fifth season of the Toyota 86 Championship, but this season has already seen the Matakana racer shift up another gear. A late entry into the championship this season with support from series tyre supplier NEXEN, Gilchrist rewarded them and his...
Can Wurz win in Invercargill?
Austria’s Charlie Wurz heads into this weekend’s second round of the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship as the series leader, but will be looking to take his first win at the fearsome Teretonga Raceway in Invercargill. The track is the most southerly circuit in the...
Three different winners but Wurz leads them all
The first round of the 2023 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship got underway in style over the weekend as a new era began in single seater racing in New Zealand. The first twists and turns of the championship played out around the challenging and unique...
Young guns set to re-launch NZ’s premier championship in style
It’s three years since Igor Fraga and Liam Lawson gave the motorsport world a nailbiting climax to a closely fought Castrol Toyota Racing Series. Three tumultuous years for the world later and New Zealand’s premier motorsport championship is back on the international scene with more Super...
Osborne brothers complete Toyota 86 Championship line up
Morrinsville brothers Fynn and Clay Osborne are the final pieces in the jigsaw for the 2023 Toyota 86 Championship and the former karting champions are aiming for a step up the order in their second season in the championship. The brothers enjoyed a solid enough debut...
New Zealand campaign will start Wurz’s 2023 season
Charlie Wurz will be making the step up from Formula 4 to Formula Regional to begin 2023 when he heads to New Zealand to take part in the Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Championship. The son of former F1 racer Alexander Wurz, Charlie, has had a busy...
Indy Nxt racer more than Abel to succeed in Formula Regional Oceania
Indy Nxt racer Jacob Abel will join the Kiwi Motorsport team for the 2023 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. The Louisville, Kentucky racer has been competing in domestic United States competitions since 2017, but the New Zealand-based five round championship will be his first foray...
Cotterill focussed on a move up the grid
Sam Cotterill is looking to make a significant move up the order in his second season in the Toyota 86 Championship. Last season was the Auckland driver’s first of circuit racing of any sort and his total focus was on learning the car, the race weekend...
Townshend locked in for full TR86 season
Hawke’s Bay based racer Harry Townshend will step into the fierce competition of a full Toyota 86 Championship campaign in 2023 after debuting in the category at the non-championship Supercars round last September. The 19 year old Design and Marketing student will compete as a rookie...
Sceats joins race to inaugural Castrol Toyota Formula Regional title
Another piece of the inaugural Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship has fallen into place with news that another up and coming Kiwi star - Liam Sceats - will contest the full five round championship with multiple title winners M2 Competition. Sceats has been one of...