Cormack looks to repay those that got him to the Wyndham Rally
Craig Cormack of Gore wears many hats when it comes to the Eastern Southland Car Club and the MLT Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally. Cormack is part of the organising committee for the event, he is a sponsor and he also competes. Craig, and his...
Veteran Southerner aims for top three in Wyndham Rally
The first entry for the 2024 MLT Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally was that of vastly experienced rally man David Clearwater. Now living in Christchurch, Clearwater still regards himself as a Southlander, having spent the first thirty years of his life in the south and...
Bawden first in NIRS at the Rally of Dargaville Tunatahi as Palmer inherits overall lead
Todd Bawden/Dave Neil (Ford Fiesta R5 MkII) have finished second overall and first North Island Rally Series North Island Rally Series car home in the Ventia Rally of Dargaville Tunatahi. The event attracted some of the top competitors from the NZ Rally Championship which saw...
Rally of Dargaville Tunatahi attracts top field for North Island Rally Series round
Ventia Rally of Dargaville Tunatahi attracts top field for North Island Rally Series round The 2024 Generator Rental Services North Island Rally Series (NIRS) roars back into action with the Ventia Rally of Dargaville Tunatahi this Saturday, 27 July 2024. The one-day event has attracted...
Campbell extends lead in North Island Rally Series
Phil Campbell (Ford Fiesta AP4) has extended his lead in the 2024 Generator Rental Services North Island Rally Series (NIRS) after the second round was held on Sunday in and around the township of Stratford. Campbell beat home fellow NIRS competitor Quentin Palmer (Mitsubishi...
North Island Rally Series fires up with SBT Group Taranaki Tarmac Rally underway on Sunday
The second round of the 2024 Generator Rental Services North Island Rally Series (NIRS) gets underway this Sunday (7 July) as the SBT Group Taranaki Tarmac Rally takes place based at the War Memorial Hall in the centre of Stratford. Phil Campbell (Ford...
Hayden Paddon Triumphs at Southern Lights Rally
Cromwell’s Hayden Paddon and co-driver Jared Hudson delivered a masterful performance to clinch victory at the Transport World Southern Lights Rally on Saturday, 22 June. This marked the triumphant return of championship-level rallying to the Southland region. Paddon dominated the 65-car field, winning all ten special...
Gilmour secures solid fifth place at Southern Lights
A solid drive at the Southern Lights Rally has seen Dunedin's Emma Gilmour finish fifth after the two-day Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship’s (NZRC) third round. Her recently recruited Australian co-driver Ben Searcy was given a Southern Lights baptism of fire as the...
Molly Taylor ready for Southern Lights Rally start
Australia’s Molly Taylor is set to fulfil her bucket list wish of contesting an event in New Zealand as she prepares to start the Transport World Southern Lights Rally on Friday evening, 21 June. The Extreme E Champion (2021) and 2016 Australian Rally Champion will compete...
Big names set for Southern Lights Rally
A full 20 years since the roads of Southland, New Zealand, hosted top-tier competition, this weekend’s 21-22 June Transport World Southern Lights Rally will be headed by defending European Rally Champion and seven-time New Zealand Rally Champion Hayden Paddon. Leading the first of 65 cars...