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Hugo champ (940 x 450z)

Back-to-back wins seals Bridgestone title for Hugo Allan

The final race of a spectacular inaugural Bridgestone GR86 Championship didn’t have the intensity of some of the previous 15 races, but that was fine by new champion Allan, who took his second win of the morning to cruise to the title in his...

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Hugo Supercars win (940 x 450)

Advantage Allan after fine race victory at Taupo

Championship leader Hugo Allan holds a strong hand of cards as the Bridgestone GR86 Championship heads into its final race of the season at Taupo later today. A fine drive in Race 2 this morning saw Hugo fight his way to the front and extend his...

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CareVets GT Scholarship (940 x 450)

Pathway prizes confirmed for Toyota 86 Trophy Series

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ has confirmed its prize pool for the forthcoming Toyota 86 Trophy Series – and a competitive step up to the next level is promised for the top drivers. Registrations are pouring in for the winter series, which will use the...

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Corban Sprague wins CareVets Scholarship

Eighteen year old Timaru racing driver Corban Sprague will fly the flag for CareVets in the forthcoming Toyota TR86 Trophy Series after winning a hotly-contested CareVets Scholarship shootout at Hampton Downs yesterday. Sprague, Jacob Begg, Toby...

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Will brown GP win (940 x 450)

Brown unstoppable in New Zealand Grand Prix

Australian Will  Brown put his name in the record books with a fine victory in the 69 th New Zealand Grand Prix this afternoon. He became the first Australian since Warwick Brown in 1975 to win, steering his Giles Motorsport Toyota FT60 to a two...

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Nikita win 1 (940 x 450)

Johnson avoids Race 2 drama to take first win in NZ

American Nikita Johnson avoided a chaotic start to the second race at Highlands Motorsport Park today to take his first win of the 2025 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Nicholas Monteiro and Shawn Rashid finished second and...

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