Marston favourite for 2021 Carter’s Tyre Service Westland Rally honours
2020 Westland Rally winning pairing of Josh Marston and Andrew Graves head into this Saturday’s Carter’s Tyre Service Westland Rally as odds-on favourites. The rally is the opening round of the fiercely contested Mainland Rally Championship and serves as a good shakedown for NZ...
Slight change in plans for Otago Rally’s guest driver
Two-time World Superbike Championship runner-up, Aaron Slight, will be the guest driver at next month's Otago Rally. The factory Honda rider and British Touring Car Championship competitor will drive a Rossendale Wines-prepared Ford Escort RS1800 in the Classic component of the rally. Slight is well known to...
MotorSport New Zealand establishes Rally Support Network
MotorSport New Zealand has established a Rally Support Network to further develop new rally events. The Rally Support Network is a body of experienced rally organisers who will be on hand to assist member clubs in organising new rally events in New Zealand. Feedback from member...
MotorSport New Zealand to select Asia Pacific Rally Championship finalists in 2021
MotorSport New Zealand will nominate five competitors to participate in the 2021 Asia Pacific Rally Championship final at Coffs Habour, Australia, on 26-28 November this year. The move comes after organisers of Rally of Otago and Rally of Whangarei made the decision to downgrade their events’...
Otago Rally announces new naming rights partner
The New Zealand Rally Championship component of the Otago Rally has a new sponsor, and a new name for 2021. The Winmax Brakes Otago NZRC Rally, brought to you by Paddon Rallysport, will start the new season on the weekend of April 16, 17 and 18. ...
Coromandel finale for 2021 NZRC
A five-round Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship for 2021 has been confirmed by championship organisers and MotorSport New Zealand today. Rally Coromandel, based out of Whitianga, will serve as the championship’s finale on September 7, joining the previously announced Otago Rally, International Rally...
Local restaurants support 2021 Otago Rally
The 2021 Otago Rally is pleased to announce that they have partnered with popular local restaurants for this year's event. The restaurants are owned by local motorsport enthusiast Andre Shi, and are all situated either in, or close to, the Octagon in the heart of Dunedin. Vault...
Shane van Gisbergen claims inaugural Battle of Jacks Ridge
Supercars star Shane van Gisbergen produced a stunning drive on Sunday to win the inaugural Repco Battle of Jacks Ridge after beating Phil Campbell in the head-to-head final. The 2020 Bathurst winner had been fast all day, showcasing his phenomenal and adaptable talent behind the wheel...
Finnish great to contest 2021 Otago Rally
Finnish World Rally Championship legend, Mikko Hirvonen, will contest next year’s International Classic Otago Rally in a huge coup for the New Zealand event. The winner of 15 World Rally Championship (WRC) events, Hirvonen retired from the top level of rallying at the end of...
Possum’s “Little Man of Few Words” Continues Bourne’s Legacy
McRobbie’s Loop in Maramarua Forest is one of the most storied roads in New Zealand rallying. Over the years it has hosted many of the world’s biggest names and all of New Zealand’s top talent from Hayden Paddon to Possum Bourne. On this, otherwise quiet, Friday...