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...
Eager drivers return for championship battle
A total of eight different rally winners will tackle the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship opener this weekend exactly 546 days since the last day of competition. A field of 49 cars will take part in the Winmax Otago Rally starting with a...
All to play for at 2021 Otago Rally
Can anyone beat Hayden Paddon. And in the Classic Rally, who's the favourite given there's no international star in 2021? They're just two of the questions begging to be answered when the Otago Rally gets underway from Dunedin's Octagon on Friday night. Of a record 114 starters,...
Back to the future for Thomson in 2021
Christchurch’s Dylan Thomson will return to where it all began when he contests the FIA two-wheel drive class of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, starting with this weekend’s Winmax Otago Rally. Having moved to the outright class for the 2019 season, where...
Advantage Giltrap heading to Otago Rally for second Mainland Rally Championship round
It’s advantage to John Giltrap as the 2021 Mainland Rally Championship heads to Otago for their second of six rounds this weekend. The two-day Winmax Brakes Otago Rally incorporates the one-day Mainland round within the rally as part of Saturday’s Leg 1 based around...