Toyota’s FT60 has a
busy test schedule ahead for prospective drivers.
Picture
Bruce Jenkins
TGRNZ has already run a successful
test day in the South Island at the Mike Pero Motorsport
Park, Ruapuna which attracted some of the best young single
seater drivers in New Zealand as well as Ben Taylor from
Australia.
With testing dates every month for the next
five months at the North Waikato track, there is a great
opportunity for more Kiwis to test the car as well as
Australian drivers.
The first test is scheduled for
June 15th and 17th at Hampton Downs with additional dates
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 10:59 am
A dozen of the country s 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 Ransley before getting down
to some serious testing miles at the Mike Pero Motorsport
Park track. It s a pretty cool track and is my first
Monday, 3 May 2021, 11:17 am
Three of New Zealand s best single seater
prospects – including the champions of Formula Ford –
will join one of Australia s young guns and step aboard
Toyota s FT60 for the car s first run at the Mike Pero
Motorsport Park in Christchurch
tomorrow.
New
Zealand’s Formula Ford champions are amongst those testing
the FT60 tomorrow.
Pic Andy
Kruy.
It s not only an
opportunity for the young drivers to experience a
state-of-the-art wings and slicks junior formulae racer, but
will also be an important day for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New
Zealand as they gather setup data on the car at Mike Pero