Pukekohe’s Taylor Cockerton has made the commitment to be on the grid for the 2016 Toyota Racing Series that gets underway in Christchurch in January.  After considerable thought and consultation, the 2014/15 New Zealand Formula Ford Champion and his team see that the TRS single seater championship is the ideal platform for the high school […]

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The Lone Star Canterbury Rally threw up its challenges for Kiwi motor racing legend Greg Murphy, but he found the whole experience ‘quite contagious’.  Murphy made his rallying debut in the third round of the New Zealand Rally Championship, held in the Okuku and Ashley Forests north of Christchurch over the weekend.  Driving in the […]

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Kiwi motor racing legend Greg Murphy will make his rally debut at the 2015 Lone Star Canterbury Rally over Queen’s Birthday weekend.  Having made a race career on tarmac, Murphy has always had a hankering to try his hand at rallying on gravel and will compete in the Historic Class. “It’s something I’ve wanted to […]

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NZ Formula Ford Champion Taylor Cockerton has completed a highly successful test in the new Toyota Racing Series FT50 car at the Hampton Downs circuit in the north Waikato on Thursday.  As part of the prize package for winning the 2014/15 title, the Pukekohe teenager won a free TRS test day with the view to […]

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Recently crowned New Zealand Formula Ford champion Taylor Cockerton has completed a successful Formula 4 test at Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria, Australia. The 17 year old set the fastest time of the day with a time of 1:26.30 amongst six of other drivers attending the ‘shake-down’. It was the first experience of both an […]

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Newly crowned New Zealand Formula Ford Champion Taylor Cockerton heads to Australia straight after Easter to test a new Formula 4 car at Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria. A return to Winton in early May will see the 17 year old test an Australian Formula Ford. With a third test session back in New Zealand […]

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Christchurch’s Michael Collins is favourite to take the 2014/15 Ace Hire South Island Formula Ford title this weekend at Timaru International Motor Raceway. Fellow Cantabrian Ryan Yardley won’t make it easy for Collins who currently leads the six round championship with just three races at the final round on Saturday to take place. “It’s a […]

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Hamilton student Taylor Cockerton has wrapped up the 2014/15 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship title over the weekend with a dominant performance at the final round at Hampton Downs, North Waikato. The 17 year old took maximum points from the sixth round, qualifying fastest and winning all three races including the Ron Frost Memorial Trophy […]

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Hamilton high school student Taylor Cockerton will be considered as the one to beat by his rivals as the 2014/15 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship heads to its final round this weekend at Hampton Downs.  After a hesitant start to the championship the St Paul’s Collegiate student has taken maximum points from the last three […]

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Finishing is key to any title hopes and Pukekohe’s Taylor Cockerton’s consistent results have put him in the lead of the 2014/15 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. Two wins and a second place at the penultimate round at Manfeild Park, Feilding, over the weekend has seen Cockerton jump from fourth to first with a narrow […]

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