2014 Toyota Racing Series Season - Page 2

Armco Bender · 8 Jan 2014, 23:42 (Ref:3351839)

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It's reasonably similar, the TRS, to what it was back in those Tasman days, but just lower down the ladder. Still, this field looks quality and one or two of these guys could well end up in F1 in the not-too-distant future.

Must be one of the biggest international fields here for a long time?.
Been a lot of pretenders to F1 come here....stand outs you could pick as F1 stars over the years would have been Rosberg and Hulkenberg....can't think of any others who've looked the goods lately?.

pukekoheracer · 9 Jan 2014, 02:20 (Ref:3351875)

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Originally Posted by Mark Petch

So I guess we will have to wait for tomorrow's practice times to see who actually shows up.

I am showing up Mark, hope the rest do as well!

Blackpearl · 9 Jan 2014, 09:51 (Ref:3351955)

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Originally Posted by Mark Petch

So I guess we will have to wait for tomorrow's practice times to see who actually shows up.

I had to laugh, highlands is not looking good. Should the same applie for v8st?

Heycoop Racing · 9 Jan 2014, 16:59 (Ref:3352102)

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Originally Posted by Armco Bender

Must be one of the biggest international fields here for a long time?.
Been a lot of pretenders to F1 come here....stand outs you could pick as F1 stars over the years would have been Rosberg and Hulkenberg....can't think of any others who've looked the goods lately?.

I wouldn't classify him as a star, but iirc Daniil Kvyat was here in TRS a few years ago. He has looked pretty quick in the junior categories.

kurski · 12 Jan 2014, 16:09 (Ref:3353077)

not a live stream of this series?...

Southern Man · 16 Jan 2014, 08:40 (Ref:3354602)

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Originally Posted by kurski

not a live stream of this series?...

You can get live timing via www.race-monitor.com

Bill Brown · 18 Jan 2014, 18:23 (Ref:3355669)

Another day in paradise
Fine 20 degrees at the moment.
The best field of single seaters I have seen at levels, all so young and hungry, 6 thought they could win the first race on the first corner!!

I think they will be a bit older and wiser today.

You have got to be there for a great days racing.

Southern Man · 18 Jan 2014, 19:16 (Ref:3355680)

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Originally Posted by Bill Brown

Another day in paradise
Fine 20 degrees at the moment.
The best field of single seaters I have seen at levels, all so young and hungry, 6 thought they could win the first race on the first corner!!

I think they will be a bit older and wiser today.

You have got to be there for a great days racing.

There is a good link to the action on the Toyota Racing New Zealand Facebook page. One of the cars is currently being fitted out with a new tub.

Great night in the clubrooms paddock with the NZV8's & Formula Ford putting on a great barbecue for about 250 - 300 people that stayed around after the days activities, good to see so many ex Formula Pacific, Formula Ford & media guys of the Pacific era around the place, Magic times.

Racetroll · 21 Jan 2014, 01:43 (Ref:3356491)

Hey guys,

Just over a week away from the action coming to Hampton Downs - tickets are available by following this link: http://www.nzigp.co.nz/default.asp?id=156

On the support card, Formula Ford, TR86, GT1 & GT2, NZGT, Super Mini, Formula First, Super 6 and Production GT.

Lining up to be an awesome weekend!

pukekoheracer · 25 Jan 2014, 04:10 (Ref:3358334)

Any word on what's happened with Young Pedro Piquet? The Interweb seems a little short on Information as only seemed to do Thursday Session at Highlands and now the jet is parked up in Tahiti.

mountainstar · 25 Jan 2014, 17:49 (Ref:3358553)

Piquet is gone due to some sort of license issue. I'd say it's probably more to do with underwhelming performance for who was supposed to be the fastest of all of the Piquet sons.

Mark Petch · 25 Jan 2014, 18:49 (Ref:3358592)

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Originally Posted by mountainstar

Piquet is gone due to some sort of license issue. I'd say it's probably more to do with underwhelming performance for who was supposed to be the fastest of all of the Piquet sons.

I cant comment about his on track performance but I do know for a fact that his home ACN withdrew the previously advised permission for him to race here.

Of course there are rumour's about irregularities with his license as I am told Brazil does not allow drivers of his age to hold an International license.

GHOGH · 31 Jan 2014, 21:00 (Ref:3362698)

Has the prototype for the new TRS been made yet ?

I read something about the wish that there would be a completed prototype of the new TRS for 2015 on display for the 2014 race meetings.

Mark Petch · 31 Jan 2014, 21:13 (Ref:3362702)

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Originally Posted by GHOGH

Has the prototype for the new TRS been made yet ?

I read something about the wish that there would be a completed prototype of the new TRS for 2015 on display for the 2014 race meetings.

I am hearing that there will be an announcement about the new cars at Manfield, which would seem appropiate considering its Toyota New Zealand home base, just up the road in Palmerston North to be precise.

mountainstar · 31 Jan 2014, 23:57 (Ref:3362762)

Hopefully it is something in the class of a Formula Atlantic with 300hp on tap.

adbutler · 1 Feb 2014, 00:37 (Ref:3362770)

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Originally Posted by mountainstar

Hopefully it is something in the class of a Formula Atlantic with 300hp on tap.

I'm picking it'll be an updated version or at least very similar to what they're running now to keep the costs as low as possible.

**gomick** · 1 Feb 2014, 01:01 (Ref:3362774)

Points before this weekends round at Hampton Downs...

Martin Rump - 440
Jann Mardenborough - 438
Andrew Tang - 422
Damon Leitch - 420
Egor Orudzhev - 406
James Munro - 366

DX20VT · 1 Feb 2014, 01:40 (Ref:3362782)

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Originally Posted by mountainstar

Hopefully it is something in the class of a Formula Atlantic with 300hp on tap.

From what I heard the other day
they will still use the same engines as they have now.

Southern Man · 1 Feb 2014, 05:09 (Ref:3362813)

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Originally Posted by DX20VT

From what I heard the other day
they will still use the same engines as they have now.

Probably in the short term remembering that there is a new 1.6 litre turbo WRC engine under development

20b · 1 Feb 2014, 06:55 (Ref:3362830)

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Originally Posted by DX20VT

From what I heard the other day
they will still use the same engines as they have now.

Any chance of a different exhaust note then?

promax · 2 Feb 2014, 01:10 (Ref:3363090)

numbers so far the GP weekend..

TRS- 22
NZV8- 15
T86- 7
FFord- 11
FFirst- 22
RX7/RX8/MX5- 40

any idea on numbers for V8ST?

Alpina107 · 2 Feb 2014, 08:16 (Ref:3363147)

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Originally Posted by promax

numbers so far the GP weekend..

TRS- 22
NZV8- 15
T86- 7
FFord- 11
FFirst- 22
RX7/RX8/MX5- 40

any idea on numbers for V8ST?

Somewhere around the median of that list.

**gomick** · 2 Feb 2014, 08:38 (Ref:3363154)

Updated points...

Andrew Tang - 610
Jann Mardenborough - 603
Egor Orudzhev - 586
Damon Leitch - 581
Martin Rump - 551
James Munro - 466
Steijn Schothorst - 443

Teretonga · 2 Feb 2014, 21:42 (Ref:3363402)

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Originally Posted by Dav1s

I have to agree. F5000 are fantastic machines, sound great. But how many of them are genuinely being pushed??

Most are driven by guys who seem to be well past it, or out on a bit of a Sunday drive because they can.

I certainly perfer hungry young up and comers battling wheel to wheel forging careers.

Well for a start most of them have more power than in the 70's and then look at the lap times produced and you have some idea of the reality of how stretched the cars are. Remember that the tyres they run on are probably better than the Goodyear's of that era and make your assessment from that.

But its not a Sunday drive. Some have a lot of prior motorsport experience (not just Smith) and others have learnt a lot in the last five years...
Its still dangerous and there is a lot less protection than in a TRS car or a FF .

mightymurph51 · 3 Feb 2014, 08:47 (Ref:3363536)

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