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...
TA2 NZ granted Championship status by MotorSport New Zealand
MotorSport New Zealand has announced TA2 New Zealand has officially been granted Championship status for the 2025/26 season. Now formally recognised as the TA2 NZ Championship, the category becomes the country’s newest national motorsport championship, marking a major milestone in the resurgence of cost-effective, competitive...
‘Veteran’ Zeltwanger aiming for winter success aboard Toyota 86
With fifteen years of experience in the sport at the age of just 23, Massey racer Lee Zeltwanger has plenty of experience to take into a winter campaign in the Toyota 86 Trophy Series. An all-round sports fanatic who also plays seven-a-side and eleven-a-side soccer, Lee...
Giddy to run Trophy Series ahead of second GR86 campaign
Ajay Giddy – one of the stand-out rookies in last season’s inaugural Bridgestone GR86 Championship – will race in the Winter Series class of the forthcoming Toyota 86 Trophy Series. The 14-year-old Orewa College student was the youngest competitor in the championship last season and...
Elmiger hoping hard work brings racing rewards
Sixteen year old Taupo student Toby Elmiger has been burning the midnight oil as he prepares for the forthcoming Toyota 86 Trophy Series. The Taupo Nui A Tia college racer – who works at the Taupo International Motorsport Park in his spare time – will be...
Sharp reflects on young guns Rodin test
Two young race car drivers are set to test for Rodin Cars at their North Canterbury facility this week, both eyeing up an opportunity that has already led Louis Sharp into a junior Formula 1 category. Sharp was racing his Formula Ford at Ruapuna in January...
UDC V8 Utes Series showdown comes to Hampton Downs
The UDC V8 Utes have returned from a South Island tour that saw track records fall and new stars rise to the top. This weekend May 10-11th the season comes down to the wire at the NZIGP Season Finale as a bumper 15-ute field hits...
Townshend a favourite for Toyota 86 Trophy Series wins
A winter campaign focusing on getting more seat time for next season will see Harry Townshend starting as one of the favourites for race wins and the Winter Series class in the forthcoming Toyota 86 Trophy Series. The Toyota regular, who scored his first podium...