Jones gets to grips with GR thoroughbreds ahead of big Japan trip
NZ rally star Zeal Jones has been putting the finishing touches to his preparation for this week’s big TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRC Challenge Program shoot-out. Jones heads to Japan this week aiming to be one of the top guns in a three day assessment of some...
15-stage Central Machine Hire Otago Rally route set for 2025
The draft route for the 2025 Central Machine Hire Otago Rally has been released, offering competitors nearly 280 kilometres of gravel stages. As the opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, the rally will be based out of Dunedin on the...
FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship Final selection
The FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) regulations provide generally that to be eligible to compete in the APRC Final in Whangarei, a competitor should also have competed in an additional round of the APRC. MotorSport New Zealand announces, however, that the regulations also provide that MotorSport...
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...