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...
Dakar winner set for GR Yaris Rally Cup NZ return
Dakar winner Toby Price will make his second start behind the wheel of a GR Yaris Rally Cup car in Rally Hawkes Bay this August. Price, who is building his rally career on four wheels after a remarkable run of success in two-wheeled motorsport, will return...
Jack Stokes Brings slender NZ Rally Championship lead South
Jack Stokes of Canterbury, along with his Southland raised co-driver Hayden Graves from Gore, leads the Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship (NZRC) by just two points as competitors get ready to head to Southland for Round 3 of the championship, the Barry Robinson...
How Southland got so many star drivers at once
As the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship heads to round three in Southland this week, a pair of local stars have lifted the lid on why the region has produced so many top class drivers in this era. Kevin Laird, Caleb Macdonald, Andrew...
Paddon to tackle first home rally for 2026 in Southland
The Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland, Round 3 of the Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship, has scored a major coup with the entry of top New Zealand driver Hayden Paddon into the event on Saturday 18 July. Paddon, the first kiwi to win...
GR Yaris Rally Cup confirms first sales, guest for upcoming events
The brand-new GR Yaris Rally Cup continues to gain momentum ahead of its 2027 debut, confirming that two examples of the purpose-built GR Yaris Rally Cup cars have now been sold to new competitors. Meanwhile, organisers have confirmed that a multiple New Zealand Champion will take...
Young driver to tackle second rally at Rally Southland
Sixteen-year-old Ryan Howden of Invercargill is looking forward to just his second ever rally, the Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland, Round 3 of the Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship on Saturday 18 July. The Eastern Southland Car Club organise the rally and Howden...