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...
Repco Rally New Zealand returns with much international enthusiasm
The FIA World Rally Championship returns with considerable enthusiasm for Repco Rally New Zealand starting with the ceremonial opening and super special stage at Pukekawa Auckland Domain. Leading drivers today spoke glowingly of the famed flowing gravel roads of New Zealand following two and a half...
Rally New Zealand keen to secure regular stop on World Rally calendar
On the eve of the Repco Rally New Zealand’s return to the FIA World Rally Championship, organisers are keen to press claims for the event to have a regular place on the calendar in Auckland. Rally chairman Peter Johnston confirmed today that Rally New Zealand will...
Paddon pumped for Rally NZ battle
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard are looking forward to next week’s Repco Rally New Zealand, the first time the FIA World Rally Championship event has been run in New Zealand for ten years. The pair compete in their Hyundai i20 N...
Paddon wins Ashley Forest Rallysprint in all-electric Hyundai Kona
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon piloted the Hyundai Kona EV rally car to its second victory at the Ashley Forest Rallysprint, 1.7km gravel hillclimb which took place north of Christchurch on 17 and 18 September. At just its second event, the all-electric Hyundai Kona developed...
Flying Finn, kiwi icons among stellar field for Repco Rally New Zealand
Finnish find Kalle Rovanperä, chasing a place in sporting history, heads the entry list announced today for this month’s FIA Repco Rally New Zealand. The 21-year-old Rovanperä, current leader in the FIA World Rally Championship, could potentially wrap up the title with co-driver Jonne Halttunen when...
Eight-time world champion Ogier lines up in Repco Rally New Zealand
Eight-time World Champion, Sébastien Ogier has confirmed he will line-up in this month’s Repco Rally New Zealand. The reigning World Champion from France, racing a part-time basis for his Toyota Gazoo Racing team in the FIA World Rally Championship this year, is keen to return to...
Otago Rally gifts $8000 in offset for carbon emissions to Peninsula native tree planting project
Dunedin’s Hereweka Harbour Cone will today receive close to $8000 to support its native bush regeneration efforts on the Otago Peninsula from MotorSport New Zealand’s Sustainability Fund, to offset the carbon emissions of competitors at the Otago Rally. The fund – created last year with Otago...