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’,...
Far North Rally postponed; NI Rally Series maintains five rounds
Organisers of the 2023 Far North Rally have announced that the event will not go ahead due to the road damage caused by the recent weather events. "The Organising Committee regret to advise that the Far North Rally scheduled for 27 May 2023 will not be...
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...