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Race 1 Taupo 24 (940 x 450)

Bakkerus soaks up the pressure for big first win

Auckland’s Hayden Bakkerus soaked up race long pressure from Josh Bethune and Hugo Allan to take the chequered flag at Taupo this afternoon – his first win and the first ever win in the Bridgestone GR86 Championship. It was a lights-to-flag victor...

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First blood to Bakkerus in Taupo qualifying

Series returnee Hayden Bakkerus clocked a record lap to blitz the field and take the first pole position of the new Bridgestone GR86 Championship at Taupo International Motorsport Park this morning. Mackenzie Motorsport’s Hayden was fastest on his...

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Kiwi Motorsport (940 x 450)

Kiwi Motorsport secures Chip Ganassi Racing partnership

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand says confirmation of Castrol Toyota FR Oceania team Kiwi Motorsport as a partner for Chip Ganassi Racing is big news for any driver looking for a pathway to success in US motorsport. As an official partner team, Kiw...

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Liam F1 24 (940 x 450)

Lawson – at last

Liam Lawson – the kiwi racer who caught the eye of all Formula One teams with an audacious championship winning campaign in New Zealand in 2019, has finally secured a seat in Formula One for the remainder of the 2024 season. Lawson filled in for a...

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Will 2024-2025 (940 x 450)

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 2024-2025 (940 x 450)

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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