Stokes aims to wrestle back momentum at Whangarei
Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship leader Jack Stokes is vowing to take the fight to title rival Jack Hawkeswood at Vertex Oil International Rally of Whangarei in a fortnight. Stokes saw his championship advantage close to just one point after Hawkeswood produced a...
Rally Hawke’s Bay win sharpens Paddon for WRC Paraguay
Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon took advantage of the opportunity to contest Rally Hawke’s Bay on 22 August as part of his preparation for his last outing in the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship. Competing with Jared Hudson as his co-driver in the PRG-run Hyundai...
Hawkeswood dominates NZRC in Hawke’s Bay to rein in Stokes
Jack Hawkeswood has slashed Jack Stokes’ lead in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship to a solitary point after a dramatic Rally Hawke’s Bay on Saturday. Hawkeswood, who has now split round victories two apiece with Stokes, led from start to finish in...
Clendon makes NZRC return at Hawke’s Bay
Jackson Clendon will make a long-awaited return to the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship at Rally Hawke’s Bay this weekend. Clendon shot to prominence as one of several talented young drivers competing in Ford Fiesta Rally 4 cars a few years ago. After missing...
2027 NZRC Calendar Confirmed
The 2027 calendar for the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship has been confirmed with a similar look to this year. The same six events have been locked in, with the same North Island/South Island split. The only shift sees International Rally of Whangarei move...
Palmer continues his winning-way at BP Rally Taumarunui
Quentin Palmer and co-driver Noel Moloney (Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo) have continued their consistent winning form across the 2026 Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series (NIRS) season, taking victory in the BP Rally Taumarunui on Saturday 8 August. The pairing won all eight Special...
Palmer back as North Island Rally Series heads to BP Rally Taumarunui
The 2026 Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series (NIRS) returns to Ruapehu after 26 years as the BP Rally Taumarunui takes place next Saturday 8 August 2026. The one-day event will see the return of overall points leader Quentin Palmer/Noel Moloney (Skoda Fabia Rally2...
Jack Stokes claims Southland win to extend NZRC title lead
Jack Stokes has won the Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland to extend his lead in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship to seven points at the midway point of the year. Stokes (Stokes Motorsport Skoda Fabia Rally 2) got better throughout the day...
Paddon wins Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland
Hayden Paddon of Cromwell and co-driver Jared Hudson claimed a dominant win in the 2026 Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland in their Hyundai i120N Rally2 on Saturday. Paddon won every Special Stage, extending his lead throughout the day to eventually finish with a 2 minute...
Daughter Proud to see Dad’s name on Rally Southland
When the Eastern Southland Car Club resurrected the Wyndham Rally in 2023 it was an ideal opportunity to remember a rallying icon, Barry Robinson, who had passed away in March 2022 and had farmed at Mokoreta during the height of his rally career. This year...