The second season of the Toyota GR Cup will go green this weekend at Pretoria's Zwartkops Raceway where a new batch of motoring journalists from six different media titles will battle it out around the 2.4km circuit in identical Toyota GR86 sports cars.
The track-prepped GR86 makes a stock 174kW and 250Nm. The wheels are shod with sticky Dunlop Direzza semi-slicks.The second season of the Toyota GR Cup will finally go green this weekend at Pretoria’s Zwartkops Raceway where a fresh new batch of motoring journalists from six different media titles will battle it out around the 2.4km circuit in identical Toyota GR86 sports cars.
Unfortunately Mr Droppa will not be able to make it to this opening round due to a diary conflict involving a certain double cab bakkie, which is why yours truly has been called up to substitute for him. Needless to say I am thrilled at the prospect as I took part in the inaugural GR Cup last year and loved every darn second of it; a once-in-a-lifetime experience that proved to us scribes — and the local racing community — just how capable the GR Yaris is when driven in anger around some the best circuits Mzansi has to offer.
This year the focus will be on the naturally aspirated GR86, launched in SA towards the end of 2022. While it doesn't push out as much power or torque as the turbocharged GR Yaris , its lower centre of gravity and classic front-engine/rear-wheel drive layout should make it a slightly sharper tool through corners and hairpins .
removed , while the front passenger footwell is filled with a sizeable red fire extinguisher. Here’s hoping I don’t need to use it when I take to the track early on Friday morning for my first official practice session. the Toyota GR Cup will this weekend be running alongside a host of other popular race series including the Pabar Volkswagen Challenge, SuperHatch, Car Care Clinic 111/GT Sports & Saloons and DOE Formula Vees.
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