06-07-2025
Zeltwanger Shows His Racing Prowess At Manfeild
With Saturday's win and a strong second place in Race 2, Zeltwanger and his Skunkworks team also took the overall honours for the third round of the series, with only the final round remaining at Taupo in three weeks. He now has a 60 point advantage.
Harry Townshend drove a fine race on Sunday morning to hold off the challenge from Zeltwanger and record his second win in two weekends to extend his lead in the Winter Class for Bridgestone GR86 Championship drivers.
It was Zeltwanger, however who put in the stand out performance of the weekend, racing through the field from the back of the final race's reverse grid to take the chequered flag.
Ajay Giddy had a strong Sunday after clouting the tyre barrier in Saturday's race, bringing his Mackenzie Motorsport car home in third place in Race 2 and second in Race 3.
Corban Sprague had to be satisfied with fourth in the morning and sixth in the afternoon for CareVets though his weekend was strong enough to leave him second in the series points ahead of the final round.
Matt Day sits third overall after a trouble free weekend in the Manawatu while Nathan Grammer's Saturday podium and a fourth in Sunday's second race consolidate his fourth place in the points.
Pos
Car # Driver name
Trophy / Winter
Team
1 73 Harry Townshend Winter Mackenzie Motorsport
2 22 Lee Zeltwanger Trophy Skunkworks Racing
3 10 Ajay Giddy Winter Mackenzie Motorsport
4 84 Corban Sprague Trophy iMac Engineering
5 100 Matt Day Trophy Dayle ITM Racing
6 74 Toby Elmiger Trophy Action Motorsport
7 50 Nathan Grammer Trophy Mackenzie Motorsport
Toyota 86 Trophy Series – Round 3 Manfeild – Circuit Chris Amon – Race 3
Pos
Car # Driver name
Trophy / Winter
Team
1 22 Lee Zeltwanger Trophy Skunkworks Racing
2 10 Ajay Giddy Winter Mackenzie Motorsport
3 73 Harry Townshend Winter Mackenzie Motorsport
4 50 Nathan Grammer Trophy Mackenzie Motorsport
5 100 Matt Day Trophy Dayle ITM Racing
6 84 Corban Sprague Trophy iMac Engineering
7 74 Toby Elmiger Trophy Action Motorsport
Toyota 86 Trophy Series – Points after Round 3
2025 Toyota 86 Trophy Series
Rd1 9-10 May 2025 Hampton Downs - NZIGP Finale
Rd2 21-22 June 2025 Taupo Int. Motorsport Park - Taupo Winter Series
Rd3 5-6 July 2025 Manfeild – Circuit Chris Amon - Manfeild Winter Series
Rd4 26-27 July 2025 Taupo Int. Motorsport Park - Taupo Winter Series
