Robb sails to maiden Toyota 86 win in wet Taupo opener
Hunter Robb took his first win in the Toyota 86 Championship in a soaking wet season opener that finished under the Safety Car. The Action Motorsport rookie converted a front row start into a lead at the end of the first turn, a lead he...
Bewley opens Toyota 86 campaign with pole position in the rain
Tom Bewley overcame soaking wet conditions in the first qualifying session of the season to take pole position for the first race at Taupo in the 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship. The 20 minute session turned into a four way battle for the top spot between Bewley,...
Thrilling opener in GT New Zealand Championship at Taupo
The Summerset GT New Zealand Championship has seen a thrilling opening race of the season at Taupo this afternoon, with Ayrton Hodson taking the win in the Open Class with Brock Gilchrist winning in GT4. The Open Class podium was rounded out by the Porsche of...
Striking livery revealed for Tony Austin Porsche entry
Tony Austin (Ngāi Tahu) will make his debut in the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship this season aboard a Porsche 997 Cup Car when the season gets underway at Taupo on November 17-19. No stranger to the Porsche, Austin has been running it successfully in the...
New cars, new drivers to headline GT New Zealand opener at Taupō
New cars and new drivers will headline the 2023/24 season of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship which gets underway at Taupo Motorsport Park this weekend. An eighteen-car field will line up across two classes with six manufacturers represented with BMW, Ginetta, McLaren, Porsche, Mercedes-AMG and...
Full support category line up confirmed for Taupō Super400
The support category line-up for Supercars’ inaugural visit to Taupō International Motorsport Park has been locked in, with four racing categories set to join the Repco Supercars Championship at April’s ITM Taupō Super400. Following Tuesday’s announcement of Porsche Carrera Cup Australia joining the bill as Supercars...
Toyota 86 Championship all set for massive season
A record number of drivers will take to the track this weekend for what could be the most fiercely contested Toyota 86 Championship since the inaugural season in 2013. The 24 car field that begins the season at the Taupo International Motorsport Park includes multiple...
2023-24 Super Sprint MotorSport New Zealand Championship launches at Taupō
This weekend’s first event of seven for the 2023-2024 summer motor race season launches at the Taupō International Motorsport Park where six categories compete for a fresh chance of title glory. New Zealand’s premier level of competition, the Super Sprint season begins with the first...
Morris is final piece of exciting Toyota 86 Championship field
Bree Morris is the final piece of the Toyota 86 Championship jigsaw to fall into place as the countdown is on for the first round of the biggest ever championship. A late deal will see the rising 20-year-old star take on 23 other drivers – and...
Competitive flame still burning strong in John Penny
Reigning Masters champion and overall race winner John Penny will be back on the grid for the biggest ever Toyota 86 Championship and is aiming – as always – for race wins. Penny (55) is one of the most experienced racers in New Zealand and...