Thomson secures junior title at Coromandel
Christchurch’s Dylan Thomson has secured his third consecutive junior championship and tightened his strangle-hold on third place in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship after another top five result at the Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel. Thomson headed to the event looking to...
Sheehan takes championship control at Coromandel
Queenstown’s Mike Sheehan has one hand on the championship trophy in the front-wheel drive class of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship after a maximum score at the Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel held over the weekend. Having seen his lead reduced to...
EBM TARGETS SECOND IGTC VICTORY
Earl Bamber Motorsport (EBM) returns to Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli competition this weekend at the BH Auction SMBC Suzuka 10 Hours. EBM has entered the No. 911 Porsche 911 GT3 R with drivers Romain Dumas (France), Mathieu Jaminet (France) and Sven Müller (Germany). EBM’s...
Paddon Rallysport Group develops world-first electric rally car with Hyundai New Zealand
The multi-championship winning rally team, Paddon Rallysport, has revealed they are undertaking a ground-breaking new project – the design, development and construction of the world’s first electric rally car that will be capable of running full length rallies. Headed by New Zealand’s most successful rally driver,...
Manfeild chief executive announced
“The time has come for Manfeild Park to take its rightful place as a leading sports and events facility in the lower North Island”. This from Kathy Gibson, a Manawatu corporate and community identity announced by Manfeild Park Board of Trustees today as the Feilding amenity’s...
Ben Hunt pilots Subaru WRX STI to his second national rally championship title win
Subaru driver Ben Hunt is elated to have wrapped up the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) today, with a round to spare. Hunt and his long-time co-driver Tony Rawstorn needed only to finish eighth or higher in the one-day Dayle ITM Goldrush...
Hunt victorious in Coromandel to seal title
Ben Hunt claimed his fifth straight rally win and his second Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship by winning Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally of Coromandel on Saturday. The Subaru driver made it five wins from five starts in 2019 with another commanding performance alongside...
Thomson to continue learning curve at Coromandel
Christchurch’s Dylan Thomson heads to the penultimate round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, the Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel, ready to continue his learning curve in his first season aboard a four-wheel drive car. After three successful seasons in the front-wheel...
BIG NUMBERS FOR CLUBSPORT CHAMPIONSHIP
The Southland Sports Car Club’s Evolution Motorsport Clubsport Championship got underway at Teretonga Park on Sunday with excellent numbers contesting both the Motorkhana and Autocross events. A record number of forty-six entries tackled the three motorkhana tests in the morning with the youngest competitor 12 year...
Hunt on the cusp at Coromandel
Subaru driver Ben Hunt needs only to finish ninth in this weekend’s Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally of Coromandel to wrap up a second career title. The Auckland-based Hunt holds a 46-point lead over Josh Marston and has two bites at the cherry to claim the 2019...