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Murphy and RaceLab hit fine form at Teretonga

The form of Cormac Murphy and his Race Lab team was the talk of Teretonga today as three practice sessions suggested the youngster will be a pace setter this weekend at the third round of the Bridgestone GR86 Championship. Race Lab’s Dion Pitt –...

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Bridgestone GR86 Championship prize pool set to open career doors

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has revealed the prize pool for this year’s inaugural Bridgestone GR86 Championship and for the champion, the top five and the season’s best rookie, career progression is the name of the game. This season’s prize pool with a ca...

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Lindblad and Heuzenroeder set Thursday pace

Runaway championship leader Arvid Lindblad and one of the discoveries of 2025 – Australia’s Patrick Heuzenroeder – set the pace as testing got underway for the fourth and penultimate weekend of the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania...

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Is Lindblad heading into the history books?

In the 20 th season of New Zealand’s premier single seater category, Britain’s Arvid Lindblad could be heading towards a history-making season in the 2025 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. No driver has ever won all of the five...

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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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