Daughter Proud to see Dad’s name on Rally Southland
When the Eastern Southland Car Club resurrected the Wyndham Rally in 2023 it was an ideal opportunity to remember a rallying icon, Barry Robinson, who had passed away in March 2022 and had farmed at Mokoreta during the height of his rally career. This year...
Dakar winner set for GR Yaris Rally Cup NZ return
Dakar winner Toby Price will make his second start behind the wheel of a GR Yaris Rally Cup car in Rally Hawkes Bay this August. Price, who is building his rally career on four wheels after a remarkable run of success in two-wheeled motorsport, will return...
Jacob Begg gets European Opportunity
Eighteen-year-old race driver, Jacob Begg from Winton in Central Southland, has received the opportunity of a lifetime as heads to Europe to take up a testing and evaluation programme with Leipert Motorsport in a Lamborghini Super Trofeo Evo 2 It all started with an email...
Culver aims to make amends at The Bend
North Canterbury teenager Jackson Culver is back in action in the Australian AU4 championship this weekend as the series moves to Adelaide for two rounds. After a dominant opening round in the Gen1 category Culver slipped to second place last time out at Sydney Motorsport Park...
Jack Stokes Brings slender NZ Rally Championship lead South
Jack Stokes of Canterbury, along with his Southland raised co-driver Hayden Graves from Gore, leads the Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship (NZRC) by just two points as competitors get ready to head to Southland for Round 3 of the championship, the Barry Robinson...
MotorSport New Zealand invests more than $50,000 into Clubs through inaugural Club Assist Fund
MotorSport New Zealand has announced the successful recipients of the first-ever Club Assist Fund, with $50,798.25 awarded to 14 Member Clubs of all sizes across the country to support projects that will strengthen grassroots motorsport. Launched at the 2026 MotorSport New Zealand Accelerating Car Clubs Conference,...
How Southland got so many star drivers at once
As the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship heads to round three in Southland this week, a pair of local stars have lifted the lid on why the region has produced so many top class drivers in this era. Kevin Laird, Caleb Macdonald, Andrew...
Paddon to tackle first home rally for 2026 in Southland
The Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland, Round 3 of the Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship, has scored a major coup with the entry of top New Zealand driver Hayden Paddon into the event on Saturday 18 July. Paddon, the first kiwi to win...
Chris White tops Elite MotorSport Academy Camp of 2026
Chris White has been named the Elite MotorSport Academy of New Zealand camp winner for 2026, edging out an exceptionally competitive field following a week of intensive driver development in Dunedin. White finished ahead of fellow GR86 racer Mac Templeton, who claimed second, while TA2 competitor...
GR Yaris Rally Cup confirms first sales, guest for upcoming events
The brand-new GR Yaris Rally Cup continues to gain momentum ahead of its 2027 debut, confirming that two examples of the purpose-built GR Yaris Rally Cup cars have now been sold to new competitors. Meanwhile, organisers have confirmed that a multiple New Zealand Champion will take...