Brenssell gets second chance at Otago Rally prize drive
The 2023 Otago Rally Scholarship has been awarded to Jonty Brenssell – who also won the award for the aborted 2020 event. Brenssell was once again chosen from a high quality list of applicants for the award, and receives free entry into the rally, as well...
WINMAX Brake Pads North Island Rally Series now live!
The website www.nirs.co.nz that will be the primary information source for the recently launched 2023 Winmax Brake Pads North Island Rally Series is now live. The site becomes the home for event information, official entry forms and regulations as well as results, points standings...
Flying Finn ready for Otago Rally debut
Six years after he was initially scheduled to compete at the ENEOS Otago International Classic Rally, Finland’s Mikko Hirvonen will suit up for the world-famous rally next April. Hirvonen was set to compete in the 2016 and 2020 events, but due to a late schedule...
Otago Rally ‘intention to enter’ now available
Five months from the start of the 2023 Otago Rally, competitors can now submit their 'intention to enter' forms. As round one of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, entries are expected to fill quickly for the first major rally of the year. After...
2023 NZ Rally Championship calendar locked in
The Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship will return to Coromandel and Bay of Plenty in 2023 with the calendar now confirmed. After a couple of seasons disrupted by COVID-19 and a 2022 season that featured a double-round at Repco Rally New Zealand, the...
WRC2 and NZRC honours for Paddon and Kennard at Rally New Zealand
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard won the FIA World Rally2 Championship category at this weekend’s Repco Rally New Zealand in their Hyundai i20 N Rally2, setting themselves up nicely for next year’s aim of competing in and winning the global WRC2...
TGRNZ thrilled with rally and ‘home’ championship win
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand (TGRNZ) enjoyed an awesome weekend at the Repco Rally New Zealand with a world championship win, home success and one of its most dynamic ever customer experiences. Finnish ace Kalle Rovanperä re-wrote the FIA World Rally Championship record books after taking...
Kalle Rovanperä claims WRC title at Repco Rally New Zealand
Kalle Rovanperä has become the youngest driver to claim the FIA World Rally Championship after dominating the Repco Rally New Zealand in Auckland today. The 22-year-old wrapped up the world title with two events in hand, set-up with a superb performance in the wildly wet conditions...
Rovanperä eyes world title, Paddon impresses at Repco Rally New Zealand
Flying Finn, Kalle Rovanperä celebrated his 22nd birthday in style, withstanding the sodden surfaces north of Auckland to establish a massive advantage with one day remaining in Repco Rally New Zealand. A bigger prize is within reach for Rovanperä, with one hand on FIA World Rally...
Hayden Paddon claims sixth NZ Rally Championship
Paddon secures sixth title on Rally NZ opening day Hayden Paddon has claimed his sixth Brian Green Property New Zealand Rally Championship after a brilliant opening leg of Repco Rally New Zealand. The one-time WRC rally winner blitzed the WRC2 field and stormed to a dominant national...