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Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 10:59 am A dozen of the countrys top young racers enjoyed their first taste of the Toyota 86 at Ruapuna today and all left impressed and in no doubt why the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship remains one of the most hotly-contested in the Southern hemisphere. The field included rising stars Louis Sharp, Bo Hill, Jacob Mitchell and Jack Noble Adams with all 12 drivers enjoying coaching from new champion Rowan Shepherd, third placed Ryan Wood and ex-category racer Jaden Rans...

Picture Tayler Burke Rowan Shepherd has won the 2021 Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship after a mesmerising final race at the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, Taupo. Shepherd needed to finish second behind race winner Simon Evans and did exactly that, despite Evans trying everything he could to force attacks from third placed Brock Gilchrist and fourth placed Ronan Murphy to try and push Shepherd back to where he wouldn’t have enough points to beat Evans to the title. Shepherd however, held on in...

Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 1:55 pm With 12 races down and just three to go, the race to the 2021 Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship title is still wide open. Either current series leader Rowan Shepherd, early pace setter Ryan Wood or Simon Evans will leave the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park on Sunday as the 2021 Championship winner after one of the most closely fought titles in the categorys seven year history. Its the first time the circuit has been used in the championship for four seasons and a...

Sunday, 14 February 2021, 6:11 pm A huge weekend for Rowan Shepherd brought two more wins on Sunday at the third round of the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship and propelled him into the points lead ahead of Simon Evans and Ryan Wood. Rowan Shepherd (leading) now heads the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship after three race wins at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon. Picture Bruce Jenkins Sunday started well for Wood as he got his own title challenge in the championship back on track with a crucial win...

Picture Bruce Jenkins Shepherd and pole position holder Ryan Wood fought for the lead away from the lights, but contact on the infield sent Wood into a spin and to the back of the field. Shepherd carried on with some minor rear bodywork wounds but couldn’t hold off wily championship leader Simon Evans, who avoided the drama and took the lead at the end of the first lap, with Shepherd and Ronan Murphy in hot pursuit. The race developed quickly into three distinct battles. The battle for the le...

Championship leader Simon Evans and up and coming star Ryan Wood have had it all their own way so far in the first two rounds of the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship, but it could all change this weekend at Manfeild for round three. <img src='https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2102/75722bd57e5cac83fcd4.jpeg' ...

. Picture Bruce Jenkins. Ryan Wood took his first victory in the first race of the 2021 Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship after a faultless lights-to-flag victory at Hampton Downs. Wood made the most of pole position and executed the perfect getaway to lead into the first turn. The young gun, starting his second season in the championship, had to resist early pressure from series debutant Rowan Shepherd before gaining an advantage of a few car lengths and cruising home to win. “It was a hard ...

Thursday, 21 January 2021, 6:08 am Fifteen cars will be on the grid for the first round of the 2021 Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship and its a field brimmed with both proven and up and coming talent. A great line up of talent and experience will grace the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship for the 2021 season. Picture Bruce Jenkins The championship has for some time been one of the toughest to win in New Zealand motorsport and its no surprise that most of the winners have used it as a stepping s...

Tuesday, 19 January 2021, 11:17 am Multiple New Zealand Touring Car Champion, endurance winner and the current FIA Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Series champ Simon Evans will become one of the series highest profile racers when he steps aboard a Toyota 86 for a shot at the 2021 Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship this coming season. Simon Evans is a proven talent and is keen to add the Best Bars Toyota 86 Championship title to his resumé. Picture Bruce Jenkins.   Aucklander Evans was the national touri...