Not MR2 news, but would be great for any Toyota enthusiast who wanted to do some real racing...
http://www.motoring.com.au/reviews/2015/small-passenger/toyota/86/toyota-86-pro-am-series-hits-the-track-49522?utm_content=buffercf6ed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=social&utm_campaign=buffer
 

Will be good to see another series kick off in Australia, any that isn't V8 Supertaxi's is good in my books :)
 
Unfortunately the 86 is still too new of a car to bring this category of racing down to below the level of professional racing teams. Might be a different story if Toyota were to sell them as rolling shells with drive line packages for a reduced cost to series competitors.

It will be too expensive and wont last.

I'm hoping it does work. We need more variety in Australian car racing. I'd love to see a dedicated MR2 series here too...

It will be similar to the Mini challenge series that followed the V8's around
 
It will be $50,000- $100,000 a year to run a car
 

With national TV coverage it would be possible to get sponsorship to help finance the operation though.
I just think it's great that Toyota is getting back into motorsport with a production car. It should be more entertaining than the V8's