Horan ready to put wide skill set to work in Toyota 86 Championship
Auckland’s Brooklyn Horan has his sights set on being the top rookie in the forthcoming Toyota 86 Championship and he’s had one of the busiest off-seasons of any driver competing in 2023-2024. His immaculate black and gold TR86 will be run once again by Mackenzie Motorsport...
Multi-national field for return of Manawatu’s Daybreaker Rally
More than 40 years since the first Daybreaker Rally of club level cars, the 2023 resurrection draws entrants from the Far North to deep south of New Zealand as well as multiple teams from Australia, New Caledonia and the archipelago nation of Vanuatu. Starting from the...
Gilmour withdraws from Daybreaker Rally following Extreme E crash
Following a high-speed crash in the NEOM McLaren Extreme E Odyssey in Sardinia during the first free practice session last Friday, Emma Gilmour has regretfully chosen to withdraw from this weekend’s Daybreaker Rally. The Dunedin driver suffered concussion and a cracked rib, which has influenced her...
Lawson scores first world championship points in Singapore
Liam Lawson's incredible Formula 1 debut reached another high in Singapore overnight when he claimed his first world championship points to become just the sixth New Zealand driver in history to do so. In only his third-ever Formula 1 start Lawson began the weekend with...
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...