Regan Ross claims Rally South Canterbury win as Mainland Rally Series leader board gets a shake-up
Regan Ross/Katrina Renshaw (Ford Fiesta R5) took advantage of a high attrition rate at the Stadium Finance Rally South Canterbury on Saturday, coming home first in the Mainland Rally Series (MRC). The one-day event was primarily the third round of the NZ Rally Championship...
Speedway champion Michael Pickens to contest Rally Canterbury
Multi-NZ speedway champion Michael Pickens will contest the one-day Lone Star Canterbury Rally on Sunday 6 June 2021. The nine-time Midget car and current NZ Sprintcar champion will drive a Stadium Finance Toyota Corolla DX in his first ever car rally with Christchurch’s Stephen Lloyd...
Paddon wins Rally Whangarei despite late puncture
Even a final stage puncture couldn’t prevent Hayden Paddon from winning the International Rally of Whangarei presented by Mark Cromie Motor Group on Sunday. The former WRC star cruised to victory by four minutes and nine seconds despite dropping three minutes on the final stage to...
Thomson excited by Whangarei return
Christchurch’s Dylan Thomson will return to the northernmost round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, the Mark Cromie Motor Group International Rally of Whangarei, excited to get back on the spectacular cambered roads after a COVID-enforced lay off in 2020. Not only...
Paddon looks to hold off chasing bunch at Whangarei
The country’s leading rally drivers descend on the roads of Northland this week for the International Rally of Whangarei brought to you by Mark Cromie Motor Group. Two years after they were last used, the highly cambered and challenging gravel roads north and south-west of the...
Thomson on top at season opener
Christchurch’s Dylan Thomson has come away from the opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship with a perfect score after showing the way at the Winmax Otago Rally. Thomson returned to the FIA two-wheel drive class along with co-driver Amy Hudson...
Tough start to season for Campbell
Tauranga’s Phil Campbell has endured a tough start to the 2021 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, retiring from the opening round, the Winmax Otago Rally. After the national championship was cancelled in 2020, Campbell was eager to continue the form shown when he...
Paddon survives carnage to win Otago
International star Hayden Paddon won the Winmax Otago Rally on Sunday and took round honours in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship opener. Paddon largely avoided the carnage that befell the majority of the field as the two-day event on fast, flowing roads...
Dominant Paddon streets the field on Day 1 of Otago Rally
Former WRC star Hayden Paddon has opened a lead of 3 minutes 27.4 seconds at the end of the opening day of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship opener at the Winmax Brakes Otago Rally. Paddon took opening day honours in the...
Stunning Stokes’ win Mainland Rally Series round in Otago
Waikuku’s Robbie Stokes and co-driver Amy Stokes have won the second round of the Mainland Rally Series and now take the overall points lead in the six-round series. The one-day round, incorporated within the two-day Winmax Brakes Otago Rally, saw drivers and teams competing...