Strong entry for opening 2026 Mainland Rally Series round in Westland
The 2026 Mainland Rally Series gets underway this weekend with the Westland Rally attracting a strong 34-car field. An early season favourite, the Westland Rally will again present drivers with some fast and flowing gravel stages mixed with some challenging tight and twisting public...
Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series underway with Possum Bourne Memorial Rally
Coming off the back of a successful 2025 season, the six round 2026 Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series (NIRS) gets underway next weekend (21 March 2026) with the Vantage Windows & Doors Possum Bourne Memorial Rally. The opening round has attracted a quality field...
Classic Rally Championship added to 2026 New Zealand Rally Championship
MotorSport New Zealand has introduced a Classic Rally Championship for the 2026 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, establishing a dedicated national platform for classic rally cars to compete. The new championship, will also be known as ‘Category 6’, has been developed to...
Motorsport legend Toby Price to tackle Central Machine Hire Otago Rally
The Central Machine Hire Otago Rally has secured a major international coup for its milestone 50th Anniversary event, confirming that Australian motorsport superstar Toby Price will join the field this April 10-12. Price, a two-time winner of the gruelling Dakar Rally in the motorcycle category (2016,...
Vantage Windows and Doors confirm sponsorship of Possum Bourne Memorial Rally
The Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series are delighted to announce the return of the Possum Bourne Memorial Rally and Vantage Windows and Doors sponsorship of the one-day event. The opening round of the 2026 series, the North Waikato Rally now becomes the Possum...
2026 season is good-to-go for Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series competitors
Progress towards an exciting 2026 season and final tweaking of the calendar are all part of the planning for the Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series (NIRS) heading into the New Year. “We’re thrilled to have all of our Series sponsors and stakeholders returning for the...
Two scholarships on offer for 2026 Central Machine Hire Otago Rally
The Otago Rally is once again offering two young driver scholarships for the 2026 event, thanks to the support of naming rights sponsor Central Machine Hire. Valued at in excess of $2,500 each, the scholarships are to encourage young drivers, preferably new to the rally, who...
NZRC calendar for 2026 confirmed
The Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship will return to Southland and Hawke’s Bay in 2026 with confirmation of the 2026 calendar. MotorSport New Zealand has signed off on a six-round championship that sees the three North Island rounds/three South Island rounds split remain...
Stokes secures win at Vertex Oil International Rally of Whangarei
Robbie Stokes has won his second career Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship event by taking out the season-ending Vertex Oil International Rally of Whangarei. Stokes (Stokes Motorsport Skoda Fabia Rally 2) beat home the 2025 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally champion...
Vertex Oil International Rally of Whangarei preview
The 2025 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship concludes this weekend with the final event on the calendar – the Vertex Oil International Rally of Whangarei. The week started with controversy with news championship protagonist Robbie Stokes (Stokes Motorsport Skoda Fabia Rally 2) had...