REPCO Rally New Zealand to bring event and fan base to heart of Auckland
After a decade long wait, the World Rally Championship is not only heading back to New Zealand, but to the heart of its biggest city. Rally New Zealand, which will be part of the FIA World Rally Championship for the 32nd time, today announced that the...
Copthorne Bay of Islands Far North Rally Returns for 2022
As Ben Hunt and Tony Rawstorn checked in to the final time control to win the Far North Rally in September 2019, competitors, service crews and officials immediately began planning the 2020 version of one of the most popular rallies on the New Zealand Motorsport...
MotorSport New Zealand begins tender process for New Zealand Rally Championship promoter
MotorSport New Zealand has begun the tender process for the rights to promote and organise the New Zealand Rally Championship for 2023-2027. The current promoter agreement expires at the conclusion of the upcoming 2022 season and as such the formal tender process to appoint the promoter...
Rally New Zealand welcomes international fans
Rally New Zealand organisers are buzzing with the news yesterday that international fans will be welcomed into the country when the FIA World Rally Championship returns later this year. The World Rally Championship will be one of the first global sporting codes to host an event...
Paddon fastest to Golden 1200 Hillclimb title for second time
In the spectacular Central Otago high country above Bannockburn this weekend, Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon raced to his second Ben Nevis Station Golden 1200 Hillclimb title. Driving the Paddon Rallysport-run Hyundai i20 AP4 car, Paddon delivered a superb final run of 2m 6.1s, taking...
Hayden Paddon enters WRC2 with Hyundai NZ
A 100 per cent New Zealand rally team returns to world rallying with confirmation that Hyundai New Zealand is backing Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon with an exciting new, international partnership. Under the Hyundai New Zealand Rally banner, Paddon and long-time co-driver John Kennard will compete...
Hyundai New Zealand and Paddon back WRC Rally New Zealand
Hyundai New Zealand is backing Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon to compete in this year’s WRC Rally New Zealand in Auckland, part of the FIA World Rally Championship. His long-time backers, Hyundai New Zealand have also signed on as elite sponsors of the event which returns...
WRC Rally New Zealand Auckland Launches The Ultimate Fan Prize!
WRC Rally New Zealand is excited to launch pre-registration for our Rally Gold Pass tickets where one lucky fan could WIN the ultimate VIP experience. Fans are encouraged to register now to have first access to tickets, with limited numbers of Rally Gold Passes set to...
Rally Hawke’s Bay rescheduled
The 2022 Rally Hawke’s Bay has been brought forward by one week and will now take place on Saturday 23 July. The Hawke’s Bay Car Club, which runs the event, requested the date change and it was confirmed by Brian Green Property Group New Zealand...
MotorSport New Zealand to again select Asia Pacific Rally Championship finalists for 2022
MotorSport New Zealand again will nominate five competitors to participate in the 2022 Asia Pacific Rally Championship final at Coffs Habour, Australia, on 18-20 November this year. The process will be the same as used in 2021 when border closures prevented international competitors from competing in...