{"id":417373,"date":"2026-01-16T17:55:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/417373\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T17:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:55:16","slug":"ryan-wood-sets-the-friday-pace-in-taupo-ctfrot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/417373\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Wood sets the Friday pace in Taupo CTFROT"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Ryan
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRyan Wood at Taupo. Image: Joel Hanks <\/p>\n

The Walkinshaw Supercars star made a strong start to weekend, leading the way in the first session on a damp but drying Taupo circuit.<\/p>\n

He was a little over a tenth quicker than Aussie James Wharton, who was followed by Freddie Slater, Yevan David and Jin Nakamura.<\/p>\n

In the second session Wharton turned the tables on Wood, edging him by nine-hundredths for the quickest time.<\/p>\n

Zack Scoular, a race winner at the first round at Hampton Downs, was third fastest from Louis Sharp, Nakamura and David.<\/p>\n

Track limits was an issue in the third and final session as drivers went for qualifying simulations, Wood ultimately prevailing with a time two-tenths quicker than Slater.<\/p>\n

Wharton was third fastest from Nakamura and Wharton, while series leader Ugo Ugochuwku put in his best performance of the day with the fifth fastest time, after being eighth in the first two sessions.<\/p>\n

Competitive action kicks off tomorrow with qualifying and two races.<\/p>\n

2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy \u2013 R2 Taupo Practice 1<\/p>\n

1
\n40
\nRyan WOOD
\nNZL
\nMTEC Motorsport<\/p>\n

2
\n13
\nJames WHARTON
\nAUS
\nTJ Speed with HMD<\/p>\n

3
\n27
\nFreddie SLATER
\nGBR
\nM2 Competition<\/p>\n

4
\n21
\nYevan DAVID
\nLKA
\nKiwi Motorsport<\/p>\n

5
\n12
\nJin NAKAMURA
\nJPN
\nHitech<\/p>\n

6
\n11
\nLouis SHARP
\nNZL
\nMTEC Motorsport<\/p>\n

7
\n19
\nKanato LE
\nJPN
\nHitech<\/p>\n

8
\n4
\nUgo UGOCHUKWU
\nUSA
\nM2 Competition<\/p>\n

9
\n24
\nErnesto RIVERA
\nMEX
\nM2 Competition<\/p>\n

10
\n3
\nZack SCOULAR
\nNZL
\nMTEC Motorsport<\/p>\n

11
\n22
\nSebastian MANSON
\nNZL
\nM2 Competition<\/p>\n

12
\n52
\nNolan ALLAER
\nUSA
\nGiles Motorsport<\/p>\n

13
\n69
\nKalle ROVANPER\u00c4
\nFIN
\nHitech<\/p>\n

14
\n33
\nFionn MCLAUGHLIN
\nIRL
\nHitech<\/p>\n

15
\n14
\nCooper SHIPMAN
\nUSA
\nKiwi Motorsport<\/p>\n

16
\n5
\nYuanpu CUI
\nCHN
\nMTEC Motorsport<\/p>\n

17
\n50
\nJack TAYLOR
\nAUS
\nGiles Motorsport<\/p>\n

18
\n41
\nRicardo BAPTISTA
\nBRA
\nTJ Speed with HMD<\/p>\n

19
\n8
\nTrevor LATOURRETTE
\nUSA
\nTJ Speed with HMD<\/p>\n

\u00a0
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a02026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy \u2013 R2 Taupo Practice 2<\/p>\n

1
\n13
\nJames WHARTON
\nAUS
\nTJ Speed with HMD<\/p>\n

2
\n40
\nRyan WOOD
\nNZL
\nMTEC Motorsport<\/p>\n

3
\n3
\nZack SCOULAR
\nNZL
\nMTEC Motorsport<\/p>\n

4
\n11
\nLouis SHARP
\nNZL
\nMTEC Motorsport<\/p>\n

5
\n12
\nJin NAKAMURA
\nJPN
\nHitech<\/p>\n

6
\n21
\nYevan DAVID
\nLKA
\nKiwi Motorsport<\/p>\n

7
\n27
\nFreddie SLATER
\nGBR
\nM2 Competition<\/p>\n

8
\n4
\nUgo UGOCHUKWU
\nUSA
\nM2 Competition<\/p>\n

9
\n19
\nKanato LE
\nJPN
\nHitech<\/p>\n

10
\n22
\nSebastian MANSON
\nNZL
\nM2 Competition<\/p>\n

11
\n33
\nFionn MCLAUGHLIN
\nIRL
\nHitech<\/p>\n

12
\n5
\nYuanpu CUI
\nCHN
\nMTEC Motorsport<\/p>\n

13
\n52
\nNolan ALLAER
\nUSA
\nGiles Motorsport<\/p>\n

14
\n24
\nErnesto RIVERA
\nMEX
\nM2 Competition<\/p>\n

15
\n69
\nKalle ROVANPER\u00c4
\nFIN
\nHitech<\/p>\n

16
\n14
\nCooper SHIPMAN
\nUSA
\nKiwi Motorsport<\/p>\n

17
\n41
\nRicardo BAPTISTA
\nBRA
\nTJ Speed with HMD<\/p>\n

18
\n50
\nJack TAYLOR
\nAUS
\nGiles Motorsport<\/p>\n

19
\n8
\nTrevor LATOURRETTE
\nUSA
\nTJ Speed with HMD<\/p>\n

\u00a02026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy \u2013 R2 Taupo Practice 3\u00a0<\/p>\n

1
\n40
\nRyan WOOD
\nNZL
\nMTEC Motorsport<\/p>\n

2
\n27
\nFreddie SLATER
\nGBR
\nM2 Competition<\/p>\n

3
\n13
\nJames WHARTON
\nAUS
\nTJ Speed with HMD<\/p>\n

4
\n12
\nJin NAKAMURA
\nJPN
\nHitech<\/p>\n

5
\n4
\nUgo UGOCHUKWU
\nUSA
\nM2 Competition<\/p>\n

6
\n33
\nFionn MCLAUGHLIN
\nIRL
\nHitech<\/p>\n

7
\n24
\nErnesto RIVERA
\nMEX
\nM2 Competition<\/p>\n

8
\n19
\nKanato LE
\nJPN
\nHitech<\/p>\n

9
\n11
\nLouis SHARP
\nNZL
\nMTEC Motorsport<\/p>\n

10
\n52
\nNolan ALLAER
\nUSA
\nGiles Motorsport<\/p>\n

11
\n21
\nYevan DAVID
\nLKA
\nKiwi Motorsport<\/p>\n

12
\n50
\nJack TAYLOR
\nAUS
\nGiles Motorsport<\/p>\n

13
\n3
\nZack SCOULAR
\nNZL
\nMTEC Motorsport<\/p>\n

14
\n22
\nSebastian MANSON
\nNZL
\nM2 Competition<\/p>\n

15
\n5
\nYuanpu CUI
\nCHN
\nMTEC Motorsport<\/p>\n

16
\n69
\nKalle ROVANPER\u00c4
\nFIN
\nHitech<\/p>\n

17
\n14
\nCooper SHIPMAN
\nUSA
\nKiwi Motorsport<\/p>\n

18
\n41
\nRicardo BAPTISTA
\nBRA
\nTJ Speed with HMD<\/p>\n

19
\n8
\nTrevor LATOURRETTE
\nUSA
\nTJ Speed with HMD<\/p>\n


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