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Three new entries - two top New Zealand single-seater drivers and an international race driver from Iceland - will add to the excitement as the Toyota Racing Series heads into its second round at Ruapuna in early January.
New Zealand's premier single-seater race category begins its summer of motorsport with the first of three international race meetings, the Lady Wigram Trophy at Ruapuna, January 4-6.
Confirmed entries announced this week by Series' organisers are double series champion Daniel Gaunt, international racer Matt Halliday and a new name on the international racing scene, Iceland's 18-year-old Kristjan Einar.
The grid for the New Zealand Grand Prix looks likely to stand between 20 and 22 cars.
Toyota Racing Series manager Barrie Thomlinson says the new entries mean predicting an outright winner for the weekend and series leader at the end of the Lady Wigram event becomes a bit of a lottery.
He says overseas drivers see TRS as an opportunity to gain valuable competition experience in what is traditionally the quiet season in the Northern Hemisphere.
