Dominant Paddon streets the field on Day 1 of Otago Rally
Former WRC star Hayden Paddon has opened a lead of 3 minutes 27.4 seconds at the end of the opening day of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship opener at the Winmax Brakes Otago Rally. Paddon took opening day honours in the...
Stunning Stokes’ win Mainland Rally Series round in Otago
Waikuku’s Robbie Stokes and co-driver Amy Stokes have won the second round of the Mainland Rally Series and now take the overall points lead in the six-round series. The one-day round, incorporated within the two-day Winmax Brakes Otago Rally, saw drivers and teams competing...
Manuell snatches V8 Utes pole then Race 1 win
Championship leader Paul Manuell came out on top in Saturday morning’s qualifying, then backed it up with an impressive win in Race 1 of the RYCO 24.7 V8 Utes Racing Series. But just behind him, a heady mix of spirited newcomers clashing with hardened veterans...
Eager drivers return for championship battle
A total of eight different rally winners will tackle the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship opener this weekend exactly 546 days since the last day of competition. A field of 49 cars will take part in the Winmax Otago Rally starting with a...
Leo Scott joins Track Tec Racing for NZ Formula Ford Festival
Leo Scott is making the step to a Class 1 Formula Ford for the upcoming NZ Formula Ford Festival to be held at Mike Pero Motorsport Park, Ruapuna on 30 April-1 May. The 17-year-old driver from Whangarei has cut his teeth in single seaters with...
Spark – boomer vs millennial showdown will be ‘epic’
A new MOTUL Honda Cup champion will be crowned this weekend at the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park – Taupo – and the final is all set to be a boomer vs millennial epic according to one of the protagonists. Greg Spark, who has raced at the...
All to play for at 2021 Otago Rally
Can anyone beat Hayden Paddon. And in the Classic Rally, who's the favourite given there's no international star in 2021? They're just two of the questions begging to be answered when the Otago Rally gets underway from Dunedin's Octagon on Friday night. Of a record 114 starters,...
Steven Scoles to compete for 2021 Super Production title in a Ginetta
Cromwell’s Steven Scoles hopes to have home track advantage when he lines up for the 2021 Super Production Championship winner-takes-all round to be held at Highlands Motorsport Park, 23-24 April 2021. Scoles is no stranger to the Central Otago track, having competed there in...
Shane Hodgson expects new Porsche to be quick in Super Production Series at Highlands
Aucklander Shane Hodgson is the latest driver to sign on for the 2021 Production Racing Championship winner-takes-all round to be held at Highlands Motorsport Park, 23-24 April 2021. Hodgson will pilot an ex-Patrick Dempsey Racing 2013 Porsche 997 Gen 2 Cup Car which has...
The race to become the first father and son champions
Not only is the 2020-21 Hi-Q Components NZ Formula First Championship up for grabs this weekend in Taupō, there's another serious bragging right on the line too. The race to become the first father and son championship winners in NZ Formula First history is on. The...