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Profiling the next-gen New Zealanders set to rule TRS this year Photos: TGR NZ / Brunce Jenkins The lack of available quarantining space for international drivers has meant this year’s Toyota Racing Series will have a grid of home talents. Some are already established talents, but others are new to the limelight Over the past 10 years, the Toyota Racing Series has emerged as the lead winter series for junior single-seater drivers across the globe. That international appeal has led to many future Formula 1 drivers taking to the championship through January and February – including series c...

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Thursday, 17 December 2020, 3:00 pm Up and coming New Zealand single seater racer Kaleb Ngatoa is the latest driver to be confirmed for the 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series. The Marton-based racer will compete in the full three round 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series, which will begin with the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix at Hampton Downs over the weekend of January 22-24. He's tested both the current Toyota FT60 car at Hampton Downs and the earlier FT50 extensively at Hampton and Manfeild and although he hasn’t raced on the full international track at Hampton Downs, he's aiming to be amon...

New Zealand FFord champion Billy Frazer steps up to TRS 13 December 2020 Reigning New Zealand Formula Ford champion Billy Frazer is the latest driver to sign up for the 2021 Toyota Racing Series. The 17-year-old New Zealander moved into cars three years ago in Formula First (known as Formula Vee in other parts of the world) and won races before moving into FFord in 2019. He won the Manfeild Winter Series at his first attempt and then took an impressive title win in the 2019-20 NZ FFord season. Since then he has tested TRS’s previous generation car and its current Tatuus FT-60 chassis in ...

Monday, 14 December 2020, 3:33 pm The North Island Formula Ford Racing group have purchased a car for aspiring drivers to hone their skills on and introduce themselves to high end motor racing in an initiative backed by Hampton Downs. Over the past half century some of the biggest names in New Zealand motorsport have got their start by racing in Formula Ford. David Oxton, Greg Murphy, Scott Dixon, Fabian Coulthard, Earl Bamber, Brendon Hartley, Shane van Gisbergen, Mitch Evans, Liam Lawson and Billy Frazer to name a few have cut their teeth in the category. NIFF and 15 investors, supported b...