Exton back and aiming for top three in Toyota 86 Championship
Blenheim’s William Exton is confirmed for a second season in the Toyota 86 Championship and the 19 year old former karting champion is aiming high. Exton’s first season in cars saw him running consistently in the top ten from his first championship weekend through the...
Rooney wants rookie honours – and more
Hot on the heels of his big win in the Hampton Downs Academy Shootout last week, Hawke’s Bay driver Jackson Rooney has today confirmed his first season in cars will be in the 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship. The 19-year-old heavy transport engineer has been karting...
Rooney wins the TQF Toyota 86 shoot-out
A 19-year-old heavy transport engineer from Hawkes Bay has won one of New Zealand motor racing's most prestigious prizes, the Hampton Downs NZ Racing Academy's Toyota 86 shoot-out. Jackson Rooney outclassed three other finalists for the $37,500 cash prize from the Tony Quinn Foundation towards racing...
Bryant first off the mark for Toyota 86 in 2024
The race for the 2024 Toyota 86 Championship has begun with drivers already signing up and aiming to put their names on one of the country’s most sought after motorsport trophies. First off the mark for the 2024 season is the experienced Tayler Bryant,...
Summerset Backs GT New Zealand Championship
Summerset Retirement Villages has been announced as the naming rights partner for the GT New Zealand Championship which kicks off at Taupo Motorsport Park in November. “We’re thrilled to have a company like Summerset lend its support and engage with the GT New Zealand Championship,” says...
Season dates revealed for Toyota 86 Championship
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand has confirmed the calendar for the 2023-2024 Toyota 86 Championship and the 11th season for the iconic sportscar is already shaping up to be another thriller. Confirmation of the calendar comes ahead of the big Hampton Downs Academy Shootout this week...
Four-way contest for Toyota 86 shoot-out
Four budding race car drivers will face off for a $37,500 cash prize this coming week in the Hampton Downs NZ Racing Academy Toyota 86 shoot-out. All four are committed to racing in the 2023/24 New Zealand Toyota 86 championship for the identical 86 sport coupes...
Route released for 2024 Otago Rally
Eight months ahead of next year’s event, organisers of the 2024 Otago Rally have released the final rally route. Locked in for April 12 and 13 next year, the rally will head south of Dunedin for 275 kilometres of fast gravel road stages – only 12km...
Hayden Paddon top seed entry for Manawatu’s Daybreaker Rally
Recently crowned FIA European Rally Champions Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard will start as first car for the 22-23 September Daybreaker Rally – powered by Brian Green Properties. The pair will lead a field of 100 cars, contesting 150km of the Manawatu and Rangitikei district...
Shane van Gisbergen confirms entry to September’s Daybreaker Rally 2023
Current Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen has entered for the 22-23 September Brian Green Properties Daybreaker Rally – a 150km competition across roads in the Manawatu and Rangitikei districts. The fourth and penultimate round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC),...