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Bethune exclusion leaves Allan with race victory and championship lead

A fine drive in the feature race at the first round of the Bridgestone GR86 Championship looked to have given Josh Bethune and the Right Karts by M2 Competition team a debut victory, but the wrong choice of racewear meant he was later excluded by...

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Lightning start sets Vincent on course for victory

Emerson Vincent turned a lightning getaway into a debut victory in the second race of the weekend for the new Bridgestone GR86 Championship at Taupo International Motorsport Park this morning. The 16 year old Kings College student showed why he is...

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Wolfe set to hunt success in New Zealand

Giles Motorsport has confirmed Barrett Wolfe – another rising star from its stable of United States drivers – for the forthcoming 2025 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Wolfe – who is from Chicago but lives in Las Vegas - was a...

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Title sponsor Castrol puts its weight behind Crosbie’s FR Oceania challenge

Championship sponsor Castrol – title sponsor for New Zealand’s premier single seater championship since 2017 – will put its support behind Kiwi Alex Crosbie in the forthcoming Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Crosbie is a hot...

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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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