Champion’s drive secures 86 Trophy Series for Mitchell
CareVets Scholarship driver Taylor Mitchell will be back with his team for a season in the Bridgestone GR86 Championship after a champion’s drive in the final race of the weekend at Manfeild secured him the 2026 Toyota 86 Trophy Series. Nathan Grammer won an excellent...
Mitchell and Elmiger the ones to beat at Manfeild
CareVets Scholarship winner Taylor Mitchell and rising star Toby Elmiger are the ones to beat for titles this weekend at the final round of the Toyota 86 Trophy Series at Manfeild – Circuit Chris Amon. The four round series has back-to-back rounds at Manfeild as...
New Zealand Supercars Double Header delivers $21.4 million in visitor spend
Supercars’ first-ever ITM New Zealand Double Header has delivered a major boost to the nation's visitor economy, generating $21.4 million in domestic and international visitor expenditure and attracting thousands of fans across both the North and South Islands. The historic 2026 initiative saw the Repco Supercars...
Three races, three winners at Manfeild in busy Toyota 86 Trophy
Three races in a busy schedule at Manfeild – Circuit Chris Amon provided three different winners and a day packed with racing action at the third round of the Toyota 86 Trophy Series on Saturday. Nieko Scoles and Nathan Grammer scored their second wins around...
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ offers biggest ever prize opportunity for its champions
The 2027 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy Champion and Trans-Tasman Trophy winner will secure themselves a spot on the starting grid of the 2027 Macau Grand Prix. It is the most significant prize ever offered to the top performers in New Zealand’s annual premier...
Mitchell is third Toyota 86 Trophy race winner of Taupo weekend
CareVets Scholarship winner Tayler Mitchell became the third winner of the weekend at Taupo winning the final race of the second round of the Toyota 86 Trophy Series. Mitchell started second on the grid behind two-time racer winner this season Toby Elmiger, but was ahead...
Scoles bags elusive first Toyota 86 Trophy Series race win
Nieko Scoles finally grabbed his first win in the 2026 Toyota 86 Trophy Series, becoming the fourth driver in five races to win so far with victory in the weekend’s second race at the Taupo International Motorsport Park today. With the drivers switching to Taupo’s...
Elmiger wins again in Taupo
An eventful and closely fought race saw Toby Elmiger take his second win in the Toyota 86 Trophy Series after a dominant drive around Taupo Motorsport Park’s challenging shorter national layout. Elmiger assumed control of the race from the start and led throughout but was...
Rodin Motorsport Expand Into Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Trophy
Rodin Motorsport has expanded its global presence in junior motorsport with the announcement of a team entry in the New Zealand based Castrol Toyota Regional Oceania Trophy championship. The team intends to run a four-car entry for the 2027 series beginning in January, the first...
Bartley flying the flag for Wanaka in forthcoming Toyota 86 Trophy Series
Wanaka’s Marcel Bartley is the latest driver to sign up for the forthcoming Toyota 86 Trophy Series as he aims to begin his motorsport career in New Zealand in the best possible way. Twenty two year-old Marcel – who will carry the colours of New...