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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 on the road. Unfortunately a post-race penalty of two seconds for exceeding track limits in the battle for the lead dropped him to second in ....
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 lead with Evans, Shepherd and Murphy, the battle for fourth, fifth and sixth involving a fast-starting Christina ....
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 race,” he said afterwards. “I knew Simon had lots of experience but I managed to hold my own in the changing ....
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 it s 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 it s no surprise that most of the winners have used it as a stepping stone to other categories in their careers. This season promises even more on the ....