Toyota 86 Championship set to be another tight tussle
Simon Evans left the second round of the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship with the series lead, but the 2021 season already looks to have the makings of a classic. Evans has a slight lead over Ryan Wood, who has won three races as Evans has...
Payne dominant in Dorothy Smith Memorial Cup race
Matthew Payne made it two from two at the second round of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series at Hampton Downs, storming home to a dominant victory and claiming the Dorothy Smith Memorial Cup. After 30 laps of the national circuit at the North Waikato track, Payne...
Matthew Payne dominates first TRS race of the weekend
Rookie racer Matthew Payne confirmed his position as the man to beat in this year’s Castrol Toyota Racing Series with his first win of the championship today at Hampton Downs. The youngster – who took three third place finishes in the previous weekend’s New Zealand Grand...
Matthew Payne edges Frazer to pole in tight qualifying session
Matthew Payne – emerging as a favourite for the 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series – claimed an impressive pole position in a hotly contested qualifying session at the second round of the series on Hampton Downs national track this morning. The seven remaining cars in the...
TRS focus switches to talent development under unique TGRNZ structure
After the drama and excitement of the Grand Prix weekend and the one-off appearances by the sport’s domestic superstars, it’s the young guns who will now become the focus of attention as the Castrol Toyota Racing Series heads into its second weekend. With the modest grid...
Consistency and speed gives Evans the series lead
Consistency was the key over the weekend for Simon Evans as he took one win and the championship lead after the first round of the 2021 Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship. Evans, the most experienced and successful racing driver in this year's competition, is still learning...
Shane van Gisbergen charges from pit lane to the top of the podium in NZGP
In extraordinary times, an extraordinary driver produced an extraordinary drive to win the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix and put his name alongside the sport's greatest drivers. Shane van Gisbergen left a sell-out crowd at Hampton Downs breathless after producing an historic performance that re-wrote the...
Shane van Gisbergen wins race two at Hampton Downs
Shane van Gisbergen continued his 100% record at the New Zealand Grand Prix meeting with victory in the second race of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series. It was no easy task for the V8 Supercar racer, however, as rival Chris van der Drift pressured him throughout. ...
The man from Marton, Kaleb Ngatoa, takes Grand Prix pole
A sensational New Zealand Grand Prix qualifying session saw rookie Kaleb Ngatoa master wet conditions to steal pole position. The final moments of the session were some of the most exciting in the history of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series and indeed the 66 years of...
Van Gisbergen storms to Race 1 win at Hampton Downs
Shane van Gisbergen wowed an impressive Saturday crowd at Hampton Downs in the first race of the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix weekend, passing Chris van der Drift to take the lead and the win. It was a blistering display that proved exactly why he is...