Robbie Stokes steps up to win Mainland Rally Series round in Otago
Robbie Stokes has won the second round of the 2022 Mainland Rally Series held on the first day and part of the 2022 Otago Rally. Stokes (Ford Fiesta AP4) won the first three and the last Special Stages to beat home Marcus van Klink (Mazda...
Ari Pettigrew has a good start at Otago Rally
23-year-old rally driver Ari Pettigrew has made a great start to his first overall championship in the Brian Green Properties NZ Rally Championship. For the first time Ari is using a modern AP4 turbo 4WD car for the season and he also has the services...
Fifth place for Emma Gilmour at Otago
Hometown driver Emma Gilmour had a bittersweet end to what very nearly resulted in a third-place champagne spray at the Otago Rally this weekend. The recently-signed McLaren Extreme E driver was sitting in this podium position after Saturday’s seven stages but brake problems leaving today’s...
Paddon breaks record to win Otago Rally
Hyundai driver Hayden Paddon has clinched his ninth Otago Rally victory in Dunedin today and took several stage records along the way. Paddon’s i20 AP4 was on song through Sunday’s stages, having solved the smaller issues he encountered on Saturday. He duly broke his own stage record...
Paddon leads home Hunt and Gilmour on Saturday
Defending Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally champion Hayden Paddon has claimed day one honours at the Otago Rally despite a couple of dramas in his Hyundai New Zealand i20 AP4. Paddon overcame a driveshaft issue early in the day and survived a late scare...
Maybe the strongest field ever for Otago Rally
The 2022 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship gets under this weekend in deep south with the country’s best rally drivers taking part in the popular Otago Rally. In what is expected to be one of the most open and hotly contested championships in...
Bawden and Burborough finally set to launch latest rally rocket at Otago
One of the most modern rally cars ever seen on New Zealand’s world-renowned rally roads is set to finally make it’s much awaited debut at the first round of the 2022 New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) - Rally Otago - on Saturday April 9th. For...
Otago Rally celebrates career milestones for Emma Gilmour
This weekend’s 2022 Otago Rally marks several career milestones for Dunedin rally driver Emma Gilmour. Recently signed as the first woman to ever drive for motorsport giant McLaren, Emma has come a long way since her rally debut as zero car driver for the 2002 Otago...
Paddon and Kennard fired up for the Otago Rally
The New Zealand Rally Championship gets underway in Dunedin this weekend (9-10 April) with the Otago Rally, and Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard are fired up to better last year’s stage times and get their championship bid off to a strong...
Hawkeswood set to fly TOYOTA GAZOO flag in massive year for NZ rallying
Twenty one year old Jack Hawkeswood has been confirmed for the New Zealand Rally Championship this season, starting at Rally Otago, and will campaign a Toyota Yaris with support from TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ (TGRNZ). His campaign will include competing in Repco Rally New Zealand -...