Registrations open for Bridgestone GR86 Championship
High demand for seats has seen TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand open up registrations for the second Bridgestone GR86 Championship this week. The six-round championship - which will once again run as a featured category in the NextGen national championship series, includes two dates at Hampton...
Summerset GT New Zealand Championship 2025-26 calendar announced
New cars, new drivers, and thrilling trans-Tasman competition will headline the 2025/26 Summerset GT New Zealand Championship, which kicks off at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park this October. Based on current entries, around 25 cars are expected to compete across two classes, representing seven prestigious manufacturers —...
Townshend wins but Trophy Series prize goes to Zeltwanger
Lee Zeltwanger followed up his earlier win with another podium finish to become the inaugural Toyota 86 Trophy Series champion and secure the next step in what is proving to be a promising career. A conservative third place finish in Sunday afternoon’s 25 lap series finale...
Zeltwanger poised for title – but all to play for in double points finale
A great start from the outside of the front row netted Lee Zeltwanger another race victory in the Toyota 86 Trophy Series earlier on Sunday – leaving him with one hand on the inaugural title and just one race to go. Zeltwanger edged away from...
Zeltwanger two races away from glory
Lee Zeltwanger will be hoping for a drama-free weekend as the clock counts down to the final round of the inaugural Toyota 86 Trophy Series at Taupo International Motorsport Park this Saturday and Sunday. Zeltwanger has been the revelation of the four round winter series,...
Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series celebrates achievement
The recently completed season of Nexen Tyre NZ Mazda Racing Series action was celebrated at their annual prize giving at Blackwells Mazda in Christchurch recently. Champions and placegetters in the respective series were acknowledged along with other milestones and achievements from the 2024/2025 season. Will Kitching of...
Top US team HMD Motorsports confirmed for FR Oceania Trophy
Top US racing team HMD Motorsport will join forces with TJ Speed Motorsports to field a three-car line-up in the 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy. The team will race under the name HMD Motorsports with TJ Speed and will join the New Zealand...
Format changes set to rev up Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Trophy
Further changes to the format of New Zealand’s premier single seater championship – the Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Trophy - have been confirmed this week by series organisers TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ. The format changes are designed to spice up the action and give drivers...
2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy dates confirmed
Dates for the new-look 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy have been confirmed today. The new look format – with the championship’s regular 15 races being run over four weekends instead of five – was signed off by the FIA’s World Council of Motorsport recently. The...
Season two dates locked in for Bridgestone GR86 Championship
Dates for the second season of the Bridgestone GR86 Championship are locked and loaded for 2025 and 2026 and it promises to be another thrilling season for drivers in New Zealand’s leading one make, one model championship. The six-round championship – which will once again run...