Matthew Payne raced to his first win in TRS at Hampton Downs and took the series lead.
Rookie racer Matthew Payne made it two from two at the second round of the Toyota Racing Series at Hampton Downs, storming home in Saturday s second race to claim the Dorothy Smith Memorial Cup. The youngster – who took three third-place finishes in last weekend’s New Zealand Grand Prix – won the day s first race by holding out fellow rookie Peter Vodanovich, then did the double in style. After 30 laps of the national circuit at the North Waikato track, Payne had carved out an emphatic 14-second victory, leaving second-placed Kaleb Ngatoa and Vodanovich to fight over the remaining spots on the podium. Ngatoa made it home second, but only just, with Vodanovich barely half a second behind.