Ari Pettigrew has a good start at Otago Rally
23-year-old rally driver Ari Pettigrew has made a great start to his first overall championship in the Brian Green Properties NZ Rally Championship. For the first time Ari is using a modern AP4 turbo 4WD car for the season and he also has the services...
Fifth place for Emma Gilmour at Otago
Hometown driver Emma Gilmour had a bittersweet end to what very nearly resulted in a third-place champagne spray at the Otago Rally this weekend. The recently-signed McLaren Extreme E driver was sitting in this podium position after Saturday’s seven stages but brake problems leaving today’s...
Paddon breaks record to win Otago Rally
Hyundai driver Hayden Paddon has clinched his ninth Otago Rally victory in Dunedin today and took several stage records along the way. Paddon’s i20 AP4 was on song through Sunday’s stages, having solved the smaller issues he encountered on Saturday. He duly broke his own stage record...
Paddon leads home Hunt and Gilmour on Saturday
Defending Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally champion Hayden Paddon has claimed day one honours at the Otago Rally despite a couple of dramas in his Hyundai New Zealand i20 AP4. Paddon overcame a driveshaft issue early in the day and survived a late scare...
Maybe the strongest field ever for Otago Rally
The 2022 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship gets under this weekend in deep south with the country’s best rally drivers taking part in the popular Otago Rally. In what is expected to be one of the most open and hotly contested championships in...
Callum Hedge to debut in Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Callum Hedge will debut in Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship this weekend as part of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix season opening round. As the recipient of the Team Porsche New Zealand Scholarship, Hedge will be competing in the 2022 season supported...
Bawden and Burborough finally set to launch latest rally rocket at Otago
One of the most modern rally cars ever seen on New Zealand’s world-renowned rally roads is set to finally make it’s much awaited debut at the first round of the 2022 New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) - Rally Otago - on Saturday April 9th. For...
Otago Rally celebrates career milestones for Emma Gilmour
This weekend’s 2022 Otago Rally marks several career milestones for Dunedin rally driver Emma Gilmour. Recently signed as the first woman to ever drive for motorsport giant McLaren, Emma has come a long way since her rally debut as zero car driver for the 2002 Otago...
Vaccine Pass requirements removed from events
The New Zealand government has removed the requirement to present a My Vaccine Pass at events. MotorSport New Zealand will not require the use of My Vaccine Passes at permitted events, however, businesses, organisations, venues and clubs can choose to make this their own requirement...
Advantage to Bakkerus heading to penultimate North Island Formula Ford Series round
The 2021/22 Giltrap Group North Island Formula Ford Series (NIFF) title is wide open heading to the penultimate round this Saturday at Hampton Downs. While Hayden Bakkerus may have a 93-point lead over Kyan Davie, the title may ultimately be fought out between the top...