Tough Coromandel Rally for Gilmour
Emma Gilmour ended the Hyundai New Zealand Goldrush Rally of Coromandel still smiling but wondering what could have been, if brake issues had not hampered the performance of her Vantage Windows and Doors Suzuki Swift AP4 yesterday. They began as early as stage one of eight,...
Coromandel win gives Paddon fourth New Zealand title
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon has wrapped up the 2018 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship title by winning the one-day, Hyundai NZ-backed Rally of Coromandel today (18 August). With Malcolm Peden in the co-driver’s seat for the second time this season, Paddon...
Coromandel second for Hunt moves him to runner-up in NZRC
Subaru brand ambassador Ben Hunt has moved up to second in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) after finishing a close runner-up to WRC driver Hayden Paddon today. Auckland-based Hunt and co-driver Tony Rawstorn were ultra-consistent at the Hyundai New Zealand Goldrush...
Paddon secures NZRC title at Coromandel
New Zealand’s WRC star Hayden Paddon won the Hyundai New Zealand Goldrush Rally of Coromandel on Saturday to claim his fourth Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. Paddon and stand-in co-driver Mal Peden had to work hard to overcome a troublesome turbo hose across...
SMITH FINALLY GETS HIS CHANCE TO RACE AT FAMED US TRACK
Good things can take time. Just ask Kiwi motor racing legend Ken Smith. In an unbroken career which now spans 60 years the just-turned-77-year-old is finally getting the chance to compete at the famed Laguna Seca motor racing circuit in the United States. “I’ve actually been there...
Paddon closes in on fourth NZRC title
WRC star Hayden Paddon could secure the 2018 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship at this weekend’s fifth round based out of Whitianga on the Coromandel. Paddon will start Hyundai NZ Goldrush Rally of Coromandel with a 33-point lead in the standings. If he...
Campbell looks for more miles at Coromandel
Tauranga’s Phil Campbell lines up at this weekend’s Hyundai NZ Goldrush Rally Coromandel, the fifth round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, looking for more stage miles in his new Ford Fiesta AP4. The 2018 season was supposed to see Campbell contest...
Thomson looks forward to favourite event
Christchurch’s Dylan Thomson heads to his favourite round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, the Hyundai NZ Goldrush Rally Coromandel, based from Whitianga this weekend. After a solid start to the season, Thomson holds a comfortable lead in the Motorsport New Zealand...
Connor Adam first off the line for the 2018-2019 Toyota 86 Championship
Auckland racer Connor Adam is first off the blocks in the chase for the 2018-2019 Toyota 86 Championship title and is highly motivated to put the disappointments of his last championship campaign firmly behind him and claim the top spot this time around. Entries for the...
Australian GT title to be decided at Hampton Downs 500
This year’s Australian GT Championship will be decided at the Laser Plumbing & Electrical Hampton Downs 500 on October 13-14. The event will feature some of the finest GT production cars in the world including Audi, Aston Martin, BMW, Ferrari, KTM, Lamborghini, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG, Nissan...