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Hill makes it six from six in GR86

Cameron Hill became the sixth winner in six races so far of the Bridgestone GR86 Championship this afternoon at Hampton Downs, officially giving new team Right Karts by M2 Competition its first series win. There was drama at the start of the race...

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Evennett hangs on for win in debut weekend

Young Australian Lachlan Evennett made the most of a great start in a reverse grid format to take a hard fought win in the second race of round two of the Bridgestone GR86 Championship at Hampton Downs this morning. Starting from pole position on...

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Lindblad takes control of FR Oceania championship with feature race win

Britain’s Arvid Lindblad capped a fine weekend at Hampton Downs and the second round of the 2025 Castrol Toyota FR Oceania championship – winning the Dorothy Smith Memorial Trophy feature race and taking a firm grip of the championship lead in New...

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Manson storms to first FR Oceania win

Sebastian Manson became the second Kiwi this season to win a race in the 2025 Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Championship when he dominated the second race of the weekend at the Hampton Downs International Motorsport Park. He became the fourth differen...

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Morton and iMac aiming to turn heads in fourth season together

Will Morton is the latest driver to confirm a full campaign in the forthcoming Bridgestone GR86 Championship and the 22 year old Auckland racer is aiming big in his fourth season of racing. Three seasons of the Toyota 86 Championship saw Morton...

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Hugo Allan first to lock in GR86 campaign

Twenty year old Hugo Allan, a race winner in the Toyota 86 Championship, is the first driver to confirm  a full campaign in the new Bridgestone GR86 Championship. Allan – who made his racing debut with an impressive performance at Taupo in the...

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