Paddon extends ERC lead with second place in Poland
Kiwi rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard continue to lead the 2023 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) after securing a hard-fought second place at Rally Poland which ran 18-21 May. Paddon and Kennard, from Cromwell and Blenheim respectively, got off to a flying start...
Paddon wins 2023 International Rally of Whangārei
Cromwell’s Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard have won the 2023 International Rally of Whangārei in their Hyundai i20N Rally 2 car, finishing 3min35 ahead of Ben Hunt and Tony Rawstorn (Skoda) while Rana Horan and Michael Connor finished third (Skoda). The fourth round of...
Last Stage Heartbreak for Young in Whangarei
Mike Young and co-driver Amy Hudson survived a dramatic Rally of Whangarei where less than half field finished but the event had it's own challenges for the Cusco Toyota C-HR team. On the third stage of the day Young clipped a tree on the outside of...
Ken Block memorial trophy to be awarded at the International Rally of Whangārei
US businessman, action sportsman and top-level rally driver Ken Block, will have his memory honoured with a perpetual trophy to be awarded at this year’s International Rally of Whangārei, 12-14 May. Block, who sadly lost his life earlier this year in a recreational accident, contested...
Paddon leads ERC after Canary Islands rally
New Zealand rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard were delighted to secure second place at Rally Islas Canarias, which ran 4-6 May, to lead the 2023 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) points-table after the first two ERC rounds before flying back to New Zealand...
Paddon to tackle tarmac of Canary Island rally
This weekend, New Zealanders Hayden Paddon and John Kennard compete in Rally Islas Canarias, which is the second round of the 2023 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC). While Rally Islas Canarias was not originally on their schedule, Paddon and Italian team BRC agreed that it...
Hayden Paddon claims 10th Otago Rally
Hayden Paddon has taken every stage win on his way to a commanding victory at the Winmax Brakes Otago Rally. Driving their Hyundai New Zealand i20 N Rally2 for the first time in 2023, nobody was able to get close to the former WRC event winner,...
Hirvonen becomes Otago Classic Rally winner
International guest driver Mikko Hirvonen has taken a convincing win in the Eneos Motor Oil Otago Classic Rally, becoming the first overseas driver to win the event since 2019. Campaigning the Rossendale Wines Ford Escort RS1800, Hirvonen won 10 out of the 14 completed stages, showing...
Paddon and Kennard line up in Rally2 Hyundai for Otago
Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon and his co-driver John Kennard are all set for the opening round of the 2023 New Zealand Rally Championship when it gets underway with Rally Otago on 31 March. The pair hit the rally’s famed gravel stages in the Hyundai...
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...