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Wood feared Murphy ‘pull-through’ after Taupo outburst The 22-year-old scored a first Supercars win for Toyota in just its ninth race after controlling much of the 200km

Ryan Wood rode an emotional rollercoaster en route to a fairytale victory on home soil at the Taupo Super440 on Saturday.

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Toyota, Walkinshaw hail ‘incredible’ Crompton influence Ryan Wood stormed to a fairytale triumph on home soil in New Zealand to record a first Toyota win in

Toyota and Walkinshaw TWG Racing have paid tribute to the contribution of Neil Crompton following the marque’s maiden Supercars victory at Taupo.

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Why Broc Feeney was ‘stoked’ with second in Taupo The Triple Eight Ford star finished second, just three seconds from winner Ryan Wood, despite losing time with a pit

Two fleeting moments cost Broc Feeney a shot at winning the 200km Saturday finale at the shortened Taupo Super440.

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Chevrolet and Toyota trigger Supercars parity investigation Speedcafe understands both the Chevrolet Camaro and Toyota Supra have hit the trigger set out by the parity review system.

Supercars is set to undertake a two-pronged parity investigation following the Taupo Super440.

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Mostert explains selfless act to ensure Toyota triumph Ryan Wood’s run to a fairytale win on home soil appeared in serious jeopardy when Mostert emerged ahead following the

Chaz Mostert played the ultimate wingman role in Toyota’s first Supercars victory at the Taupo Super440 on Sunday.

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Matt Payne fined for Taupo passenger ride incident Payne speared off the circuit at the Turn 11 hairpin during the Friday afternoon passenger laps. Although avoiding a collision

An incident during the meeting ride session at the Taupo Super440 has netted Grove Racing's Matt Payne a $3000 fine.

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Triple Eight reclaims Supercars garage priority The Ford homologation team leapfrogged two of its Blue Oval rivals in the teams' championship with a consistent effort across

Triple Eight will return to the top of the Supercars pit lane when the series reconvenes in Christchurch next week.

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PODCAST: Taupo Super440 daily – Saturday Ryan Wood delivered Toyota its first win in Supercars in Saturday's 200-kilometre feature race while continuing the trend of Kiwis

Taupo delivered a history-making Saturday of Supercars action – and we've got it covered in our daily podcast.

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PHOTOS: Saturday at the Taupo Super440 An adjusted schedule saw an action packed day of Supercars racing at Taupo International Motorsport Park with Saturday wrapping up
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Will Brown teated by medics after Taupo race The Triple Eight driver suffered a cool suit failure early in the second race of the day leading to an

Will Brown was treated by the on-site medical team following today's 200-kilometre Supercars race at Taupo.

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Supercars teams in rapid Taupo pack-up ahead of cyclone The weather system that led to the cancellation of Sunday’s action has also triggered an expedited travel plan to the

Supercars teams and equipment will make a rapid exit from Taupo Motorsport Park amid the impending arrival of Cyclone Vaianu.

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Jason Richards Memorial Trophy points after Taupo Wood took third in Race 1 before backing it up with a win in Race 2 to leave Taupo Motorsport

Ryan Wood will head into the ITM Christchurch Super440 leading the race for the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy.

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‘Huge moment in my life’: Crompton’s teary reaction to Toyota win On Saturday at the ITM Taupo Super440, Toyota scored its first Repco Supercars Championship race win thanks to Ryan Wood

Neil Crompton’s voice trembled as he reflected on what he described as a “challenging” last six months.

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Wood takes Toyota’s first Supercars win in dramatic fashion There were rapturous scenes as the young New Zealander won in front of an adoring home crowd. It nearly wasn’t

In just the third round of the Repco Supercars Championship, Walkinshaw TWG Racing’s Ryan Wood has brought Toyota its first race win at the ITM Taupo Super440.

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‘Out of order’: Triple Eight, Walkinshaw rivalry resumes While Dick Johnson Racing’s Brodie Kostecki left the field in his wake, the Triple Eight and Walkinshaw drivers fought hard

The simmering rivalry between Triple Eight and Walkinshaw TWG Racing continued in the opening race of the Taupo Super440.

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Waters rips ‘B-grade’ Heimgartner for ‘stupid’ Taupo move In the closing laps of the race, Waters was about to complete a pass on Heimgartner for 10th at Turn

Cameron Waters took aim at Andre Heimgartner for what he said was an unnecessary move that damaged his Tickford Racing Ford in the ITM Taupo Super440 opener.

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Supercars teams fined for personnel breaches Blanchard Racing Team, Grove Racing and Team 18 were all found to have had more than the eight permitted people

Three Supercars teams have copped fines for breaching personnel rules in the lead-up to the Taupo Super440.

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Kostecki takes crushing win in frenetic Taupo opener So dominant was Kostecki that he won by a whopping 16 seconds over Will Brown, who survived a late attack

Dick Johnson Racing’s Brodie Kostecki dominated the 37-lap opener at the ITM Taupo Super440, but it was anything but straight forward for the results behind him.

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Cyclone forces cancellation of Sunday Taupo track action Supercars has confirmed what seemed an inevitable move following an earlier reshuffle of the schedule. The championship moved its 200km

Sunday’s action will not go ahead at the Taupo Super440 due to the impending arrival of Cyclone Vaianu on New Zealand’s North Island.

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Wood brings Toyota breakthrough Supercars pole at Taupo There were jubilant scenes in the Walkinshaw TWG Racing garage as Wood topped the timesheets in the #2 Toyota Supra.

In just the third round of the Repco Supercars Championship, Ryan Wood has brought Toyota its breakthrough pole position for race two of the ITM Taupo Super440.

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Matt Stone Racing inks deal with iconic brand The famous brand is already embedded in the category through Tickford Racing, which it has backed since the team’s inception

Oil giant Castrol has extended its Supercars involvement via a new partnership with Matt Stone Racing.

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Kostecki clinches pole position for Taupo Supercars opener Kostecki topped the first leg of qualifying and backed up that effort in the second part, logging a 1:26.8966s to

Brodie Kostecki has continued his rich vein of Supercars form with pole position for the opening race of the ITM Taupo Super440.

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Supercars champs explain last-minute Bates backing The Supercars champions have plugged a sponsorship gap on Zach Bates’ Matt Stone Racing Camaro with branding for their Lucky

Podcasting duo Will Brown and Brodie Kostecki have taken their support of young drivers to the next level at the Taupo Super440.

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Follow Speedcafe's live coverage of the Repco Supercars Championship ITM Taupo Super440 from Taupo Motorsport Park.

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Neil Crompton takes up new motorsport role The recently confirmed role formalises Crompton’s involvement in the company’s local motorsport activities including its new Supercars program. Crompton has

Former Supercars commentator Neil Crompton has officially taken up a position as a motorsport advisor for Toyota Australia.

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Supercars scraps new rule amid Taupo schedule changes The championship has this year elected to prohibit setup changes between the second qualifying session and the first race on

Supercars has elected to scrap its new pre-race parc ferme regulations amid changes to Saturday’s Taupo Super440 schedule.

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PODCAST: Taupo Super440 daily – Friday The on-track action took a back seat at Taupo as all eyes were on the sky and the looming threat

Take a deep dive into a very weird day at the race track with the Friday edition of the Taupo Super440 daily podcast.

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Supercars issues updated Taupo Super440 schedule The changes affect the Saturday and Sunday program, with a variety of changes. Saturday’s Supercars sessions have all been brought

Supercars has issued an updated schedule for the ITM Taupo Super440 amid the looming threat of Cyclone Vaianu.

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Supercars drivers praise ‘right call’ to shift Taupo schedule The championship on Friday afternoon confirmed a series of schedule changes for Saturday and Sunday. It has brought forward Sunday’s

Supercars drivers have backed a decision to make changes to the Taupo Super440 schedule amid the threat of Cyclone Vaianu.

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PHOTOS: Friday at the Taupo Super440 On track action for the first leg of the New Zealand double header kicked off with two short sharp practice

Check out the best photos from Friday's Repco Supercars Championship action in Taupo

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