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Chris White Teretonga (940 x 450)

White makes it seven winners from seven races

In what is fast becoming Toyota New Zealand’s most closely fought championship ever - Chris White became the seventh winner in seven races of the inaugural Bridgestone GR86 Championship. Starting on the second row, White in his James Marshall...

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Cooper Barnes HD (940 x 450)

Barnes takes first Bridgestone GR86 pole position with perfect lap

Australian Cooper Barnes took his first pole position of the season in the Bridgestone GR86 Championship with a perfect lap in qualifying at Teretonga Park this morning. Making the most of his fresh tyres and Teretonga’s long straight the talented...

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Zagazeta Teretonga win (940 x 450)

Zagazeta holds on for Teretonga triumph

Matias Zagazeta walked back into the winner’s circle at Teretonga this afternoon after defeating championship leader Arvid Lindblad in a straight fight in the first race of the penultimate round of the 2025 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania...

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Arvid Teretonga pole R1 (940 x 450)

Low downforce Lindblad untouchable at Teretonga

Championship leader Arvid Lindblad was untouchable in qualifying today for the first race of the penultimate round of the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship at Teretonga. A fascinating qualifying session saw teams opt for differe...

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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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