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Jarrod Hughes to race in New Zealand TA2 round at Taupo
Jarrod Hughes will race in New Zealand's TA2 Championship round at Taupo on November 13-15.
The Australian is the reigning champion of the TA2 Muscle Car Series and recently made his first solo start in Supercars with Erebus Motorsport.
He is using the race to learn Taupo before it joins the 2027 Supercars calendar, as he has not raced at the circuit before.
The race gives him a chance to learn the track during competition, including its reference points and overtaking spots.
His Supercar and TA2 Camaro are different cars, with the Supercar using more technology and systems and giving a different feel through the tyres.
Hughes has already moved between the two types of racing, and he says time on track helps him stay sharp.
The Taupo round runs November 13-15 as part of the NextGen NZ Championship opener; fellow Australian Tyler Cheney is also set to race.
Jarrod Hughes will race in the New Zealand TA2 Championship round at Taupo.
The Australian reigning TA2 Muscle Car Series champion plans to use the event to learn the circuit before it joins the Supercars calendar in 2027.
The Taupo round will run from November 13 to 15 at Taupo Motorsport Park.
Hughes said racing would give him valuable track time and help him learn the circuit’s reference points and overtaking spots.
- Who
- Jarrod Hughes, the reigning Australian TA2 Muscle Car Series champion.
- What
- He will race in the New Zealand TA2 Championship round at Taupo.
- When
- November 13-15.
- Where
- Taupo Motorsport Park, New Zealand.
- Why
- To gain experience at a circuit that is scheduled to be on the 2027 Supercars calendar.
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Hughes raced in the final round of GT4 Australia at Hampton Downs.
Hughes joined Erebus Motorsport for his first solo Supercars competition.
The Taupo round of the New Zealand TA2 Championship is scheduled at Taupo Motorsport Park.
Taupo is scheduled to feature on the Supercars calendar.
- Driver
- Jarrod Hughes
- Championship
- New Zealand TA2 Championship
- Venue
- Taupo Motorsport Park
- Round dates
- November 13-15
- Supercars calendar
- Taupo is scheduled to host a round in 2027
What people are saying
With Taupo being on the Supercars calendar for 2027, it’s a good opportunity to get my first laps around the circuit and hopefully be able to use that experience next year in the Supercar.
Any time you can get on track is valuable, especially when it’s a race meeting instead of a test day.
Although they’re both Camaros, the Supercar is a completely different animal.