New Zealand debut for Cusco Toyota C-HR
After missing last year's WRC Rally of New Zealand due to shipping delays, Mike Young and co-driver Amy Hudson will finally to get to drive Cusco's Toyota C-HR on home territory beginning with the Otago Rally that starts in Dunedin on 31st March and finishes...
Gilmour to debut Citroen C3 Rally2 car at Otago Rally
This rally season will see Kiwi international driver Emma Gilmour up the stakes when she debuts a Citroen C3 Rally2 car at the Rally of Otago next month. “Having enjoyed some success including an outright rally win in my Suzuki Swift AP4, it is incredibly exciting...
Massive field lines up for 2023 Otago Rally
Dunedin’s Otago Rally has returned to its pre-COVID popularity with over 100 entries received for the event to run on April 1 and 2. The entry list includes an impressive 19 internationals, with entries coming from Australia, Japan, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and the Phillipines, and headed...
Paddon fights to win ERC Portugal
Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard delivered a considered and determined performance to win the opening round of the 2023 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) in Portugal on 12 March (European time). In wet, muddy and challenging conditions, the Kiwis say they...
Paddon ready for ERC opener in Portugal
Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard are as ready for the opening round of the 2023 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) when it gets underway on Friday evening in Fafe in northern Portugal. The rally, ERC Rally Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras,...
North Island Rally Series entries building ahead of opening event
With less than a fortnight until the opening round gets a start line countdown, the inaugural Winmax Brake Pads North Island Rally Series continues to attract registrations. Series officials report 34 drivers and 32 co-drivers have now registered for the five-round series which begins with...
Storm disruption forces changes to NZRC calendar
The severe weather that has battered much of New Zealand over the past three weeks has forced the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship to make some changes to the 2023 calendar. Due to the recent weather events and uncertainty of access to the...
WORLD CHAMPION BMX STAR SARAH WALKER TO TAKE ON OTAGO RALLY
Olympic medallist and three-time World Champion BMX racer Sarah Walker will make her rallying debut at this year’s Otago Rally as guest driver. Walker, New Zealand's first Olympic BMX medallist, who won Silver in 2012 and is a long-standing member of the Athletes’ Commission of...
Paddon and Kennard take on European Rally Championship challenge
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard are taking on a new challenge for 2023 with their entry into 2023 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) driving a Hyundai i20 N Rally 2 car. The ERC season gets underway in Fafe, Portugal on 11...
2023 Winmax Junior Drivers Announced
Winmax Brake Pads and Paddon Racing Group have joined forces for another year to support 6 up-and-coming Kiwi motorsport competitors through the Winmax Junior Driver programme. Founded in 2021, the Winmax Junior Driver Program is a collaboration between Winmax Brake Pads and Hayden Paddons’,...