2025 Central Machine Hire Otago Rally intentions to enter now open
Intentions to Enter for next year’s Central Machine Hire Otago Rally are now open, with another bumper field expected. To be held from April 4 to 6, the rally will once again be the opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship,...
Hayden Paddon and Jared Hudson crowned 2024 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Champions
By winning the International Rally of Whangārei held from 8-10 November, New Zealand duo Hayden Paddon and co-driver Jared Hudson secured the 2024 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) title. This victory marks the second time that 37-year-old Paddon has claimed the prestigious international APRC...
Impressive Whangarei rally drive secures third in NZRC for Gilmour
To cap off an incredible season for New Zealand’s fastest female rally driver, Emma Gilmour has finished third overall in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC). She was elated, having given it her absolute all - aided by top co-driver Malcolm Read...
Hunt holds his nerve for third NZRC title
Ben Hunt claimed a third Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship crown after finishing second at the International Rally of Whangarei on Sunday. Hunt, in his Skoda New Zealand Fabia Rally 2, took a comfortable second place to secure his third career title and...
It all comes down to this – Hunt v Paddon for title
Two-time national champion Ben Hunt will look to hold off WRC rally winner and seven-time national champ Hayden Paddon in a head-to-head battle at the final round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship in Whangarei this week. Hunt (Skoda New Zealand Fabia...
Gilmour targeting a championship podium at International Rally of Whangarei
Dunedin’s Emma Gilmour is in a strong position heading into this weekend’s International Rally of Whangarei and she intends to finish the event on the New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) podium. Joined again in the Vantage Windows & Doors WRC2 C3 rally car by co-driver Malcolm...
Campbell wins Rally Waitomo and retains North Island Rally Series title
Phil Campbell/Brianna Little (Ford Fiesta AP4) have won both the Newstead Lodge Waitomo Rally and 2024 Generator Rental Services North Island Rally Series (NIRS) title. The fifth and final event of the NIRS season saw overall and Class titles decided over four Special Stages...
Jones gets to grips with GR thoroughbreds ahead of big Japan trip
NZ rally star Zeal Jones has been putting the finishing touches to his preparation for this week’s big TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRC Challenge Program shoot-out. Jones heads to Japan this week aiming to be one of the top guns in a three day assessment of some...
15-stage Central Machine Hire Otago Rally route set for 2025
The draft route for the 2025 Central Machine Hire Otago Rally has been released, offering competitors nearly 280 kilometres of gravel stages. As the opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, the rally will be based out of Dunedin on the...
FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship Final selection
The FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) regulations provide generally that to be eligible to compete in the APRC Final in Whangarei, a competitor should also have competed in an additional round of the APRC. MotorSport New Zealand announces, however, that the regulations also provide that MotorSport...