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2015/02/27 15:42:26 (permalink)
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Toyota 86 Race Series announced

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
 
post edited by Rick - 2015/02/27 16:44:14
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    Re: Toyota 86 Race Series announced 2015/02/27 16:46:53 (permalink)
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    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.

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    Re: Toyota 86 Race Series announced 2015/02/27 21:41:36 (permalink)
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    It will be too expensive and wont last.

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    Re: Toyota 86 Race Series announced 2015/02/27 22:22:06 (permalink)
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    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...
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    Re: Toyota 86 Race Series announced 2015/02/27 22:40:57 (permalink)
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    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
     

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    Re: Toyota 86 Race Series announced 2015/02/28 09:23:26 (permalink)
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    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
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