Saxon Sheehan back for season two in Toyota 86
Queenstown’s Saxon Sheehan will start a second season in the Toyota 86 Championship and after a tough rookie year is aiming to make the top eight overall in 2023-2024. A year 13 student at Wakatipu High School, Saxon has kept his eye firmly in with...
Liam Sceats wins TQF Shoot-out for CTFROC grant
Auckland teenager Liam Sceats outshone two other finalists to win $70,000 from the Tony Quinn Foundation towards next year's Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship, New Zealand's international single-seater racing series in identical Toyota-powered cars. "Over the moon is an understatement. It's just good to...
Fecury heading back to NZ for second Castrol Toyota FR Oceania campaign
Rising Brazilian star Lucas Fecury has been confirmed as the first driver for the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Fecury competed in the 2023 New Zealand-based championship, learning the circuits and the FT-60 car with Kiwi Motorsport but will move to another of...
Simpson set to add spice to Toyota 86 Masters class
Auckland’s Noel Simpson will put years of Targa rally and Porsche circuit racing experience to good use when he steps aboard his TR86 racer for a campaign in the Toyota 86 Championship class this coming season. The 52-year-old company CEO will take on two of...
AMG Return for Joel Giddy in GT New Zealand
Joel Giddy will return to the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship aboard his Mercedes-Benz AMG GT4 when the new season gets underway at Taupo in November. Giddy finished sixth overall last season despite missing the first round, but stringing together a handful of strong results in...
From Rally to Tarmac – Porsche Entry for Raana Horan
Raana Horan will swap his Skoda Fabia R5 Evo rally car for a Porsche 991.2 GT3 Cup car, with an entry into the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship which begins in November. Having recently finished second in the 2023 New Zealand Rally Championship, Horan steps into...
Bewley pushing for big second season in Toyota 86 Championship
Havelock North’s rising motorsport star Tom Bewley has confirmed his plans for the forthcoming season and he’s back for a second tilt at the most fiercely fought circuit racing championship in New Zealand. The 16 year old will join the biggest ever field in the Toyota...
Porsche Endurance Trophy announced for GT New Zealand Championship
Porsche New Zealand has announced the Porsche Endurance Trophy New Zealand which will run in conjunction with the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship 2024. The winner will earn a Porsche Motorsport factory-recognised trophy for their efforts competing in the New Zealand series. The championship will be...
Cormac Murphy follows family path through Toyota 86 Championship
Cormac Murphy is the latest rising star to put his name on the list for what could be the biggest ever Toyota 86 Championship. As the names keep adding to the list of entries ahead of the first round next month, Murphy has confirmed a full...
Christina back for fourth season in Toyota 86 Championship
Evergreen racer Christina Orr-West will fly the flag for Dayle ITM Racing in the iconic yellow Toyota 86 in this season’s championship once again – it has been confirmed this week As ever the popular Whakatane dairy farmer and mum will hit the ground running...