Sim racer revved up for debut circuit season in Toyota 86 Championship
Sim racing specialist Thomas Beesley is making the transition from the virtual world to the circuit world this coming season with confirmation he will race in the 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship. The 18 year old Christchurch student will make his circuit debut at the Taupo International...
Hayden Paddon holds of SVG to win Rally Bay of Plenty; claims seventh title
Hayden Paddon has won Battery Town Rally Bay of Plenty to secure an unprecedented seventh national title in the process, edging Supercars star Shane van Gisbergen by 29.6 seconds. Paddon was battling Raana Horan for the Brian Green Property Group 2023 championship, but an early Horan...
Paddon wraps up seventh NZ Rally Championship
New Zealand rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard have won the one-day Rally Bay of Plenty to win the 2023 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. This is Paddon’s seventh NZRC title – a new New Zealand record – and Kennard’s sixth...
Aussie TR86 racer Bloxsom a big addition to Kiwi series
Australian Lockie Bloxsom – one of the rising stars in the Aussie motorsport scene – is heading to New Zealand with the Toyota 86 Championship title firmly in his sights. Brisbane-based Bloxsom, 18, is the inaugural TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Australia Scholarship Series Champion but has...
Ayrton Hodson Makes Porsche Transition into GT New Zealand Championship
18-year-old Ayrton Hodson will campaign a Porsche 991.1 in the upcoming season of the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship which gets underway at Taupo in November. The Project Manager from Katikati in the Bay of Plenty, is stepping up from a season in the Toyota 86...
Whittaker and Gould win respective One-Hour races in South Island Series opener
Matt Whittaker (Porsche GT3 Cup 992) has won a dramatic Class 2 & 3 One-Hour race while Rhys Gould put on a flawless performance to win the separate Class 4 & 5 race at the opening round of the 2023 Carter’s Tyre Service South Island...
Allen aiming to step up from contender to champion
Justin Allen – now one of the most experienced Toyota 86 racers in the New Zealand Championship – is aiming to make the leap from contender to champion and intends to enjoy every moment of his 2023-2024 season. Allen (28) has been a regular winner...
Huge off-season effort likely to push Mallard into contention
Intense preparation on and off the track in the off-season could put the ever-improving Thomas Mallard in the frame for a title challenge in the 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship. Mallard was one of the stars in the second half of the 2023 championship, gaining confidence...
Summer bringing sunny outlook for Toyota 86 Championship
It may be her first major New Zealand circuit racing championship, but Gold Coast rookie Summer Rintoule is optimistic that racing a Toyota 86 is going to help her make major career gains in a busy 2024. The 16-year-old – currently studying Year 12 and...
MRF Tyres confirmed as NZRC control tyre for 2024 and beyond
The Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship will run a control tyre in 2024 with MRF Tyres confirmed as the official tyre partner for the next three years. It is the first time in the 45-year history of the championship that a control tyre,...