Podium for Gilmour at Bay of Plenty Rally
In what has been a triumphant fortnight for Dunedin rally driver Emma Gilmour, she finished second in the New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) at the Bay of Plenty Rally this weekend and third overall. The podium result comes soon after her class win at the Ashley...
Podium Finish for Young at Rally Bay of Plenty
Driving a Toyota Yaris AP4 supported by Dunlop Tyres, Mike Young and co-driver Amy Hudson finished second and first in class at last weekend's Battery Town Rally Bay of Plenty. Young started conservatively, building his pace through the day and moving from 5th to 3rd, then...
Paddon wins Rally BOP but Hunt still holds title sway
Hayden Paddon completed another dominant event to win Rally Bay of Plenty and move closer to an eighth Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship victory. Paddon (Hyundai New Zealand i20 Rally2) finished three minutes and 13 seconds in front of a rejuvenated Emma Gilmour...
Campbell regains lead after winning latest North Island Rally Series round
Phil Campbell (Ford Fiesta AP4) has narrowly won the latest round of the 2024 Generator Rental Services North Island Rally Series (NIRS) at the Battery Town Bay Rally in the Bay of Plenty on Saturday. While Zeal Jones/Waverley Jones (Skoda Fabia R5) led for...
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ supports Zeal’s TGR WRT rally shoot out
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand is getting behind rising NZ rally star Zeal Jones as he aims to make it into Toyota’s official factory rally programme. Toyota’s World Rally Team is running what they call the “WRC Challenge Program” and are searching for four drivers for...
Dominant victory for Paddon and Hudson at Daybreaker Rally
It was another dominant New Zealand Rally Championship victory for Hayden Paddon and co-driver Jared Hudson at the Daybreaker Rally over the weekend. Piloting the Hyundai NZ i20N Rally2 car, the pair won all ten special stages to finish nearly six and a half minutes...
Top five finish for Gilmour at Daybreaker Rally
Competing in slippery, tricky conditions Dunedin rally driver Emma Gilmour and co-driver Malcolm Read claimed a top five finish at the Daybreaker Rally yesterday. The new pairing was making their debut together in the Vantage Windows & Doors WRC2 C3 and after the introductory stage at...
Daybreaker Rally delivers heartache for many and triumph for Hayden Paddon
The 2024 Daybreaker Rally, powered by Brian Green Properties, proved to be a dramatic and challenging event as competitors battled through 190km of demanding roads across the Manawatū and Rangitīkei Districts. While many drivers faced heartbreak, a select few experienced triumph at the Saturday, 14...
Gilmour has an eventful build-up to the Daybreaker Rally
There is never a dull moment in Emma Gilmour’s schedule and her build-up to the Daybreaker Rally this weekend is no exception. The Dunedin rally driver contested the McLellan Freight Catlins Rallysprint over the weekend of August 24 and 25 and Emma summarises how the first...
New Zealand’s best to tackle the Daybreaker Rally this weekend
A challenging 191km will test New Zealand’s top rally drivers as they take on the demanding roads across the Manawatū and Rangitīkei regions for this weekend’s 13-14 September running of the Daybreaker Rally, powered by Brian Green Properties. Starting from Palmerston North on Friday evening...