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...
Campbell returns to happy hunting ground
Tauranga’s Phil Campbell returns to a happy hunting ground for the Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel this weekend for the penultimate round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. The Whitianga-based event was the scene of Campbell’s first NZRC round win back in...
Sheehan ready to fight for title at Coromandel
Queenstown’s Mike Sheehan will come out swinging at the penultimate round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, the Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel, this weekend. Sheehan made an almost perfect start to the season, opening with a win and a second place....
Paddon Rallysport announces unique YES Power partnership
Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon has confirmed a significant new partnership for Paddon Rallysport with YES Power. A multi-year deal has been signed between Cromwell-based Paddon Rallysport and YES Power, a relative newcomer in the New Zealand retail electricity market. Paddon is delighted to confirm the partnership...
THOMAS PREVAILS AS LEADERS FALL IN CATLINS COAST RALLY
Garet and Gemma Thomas of Darfield won the Catlins Coast Rally on Saturday in a dramatic finish. The husband and wife team only took the lead on the final stage in a Subaru WRX Sti. The duo had cause for double celebration as their victory...