Stokes set on extending lead in Mainland Rally Series in Canterbury this weekend
Robbie Stokes is looking to repeat his 2023 Canterbury Rally victory this Sunday, as well as extending his lead in the 2024 Mainland rally series. The 2024 Canterbury Rally is the third round of the season and so far, it has been all about...
Invercargill’s Transport World to Launch the Southern Lights Rally
On Friday 21 June, the central Invercargill location of Transport World will host and launch New Zealand’s top rally drivers into the night for the start of the world’s southernmost rally championship event. The journey, covering 157km of Southland’s finest gravel roads, begins with a...
Allport Motorsports appointed as official MotorSport New Zealand rally safety notes provider
MotorSport New Zealand has appointed Allport Motorsports as its official provider for rally safety notes. Allport Motorsports, led by multiple New Zealand Rally Champion Neil Allport, and MotorSport New Zealand have formalised a four-year agreement that will see safety notes developed for not just New Zealand...
Gilmour in fourth place in the NZRC after South Canterbury Rally
Despite a challenging day contending with a leaking gearbox, Emma Gilmour has held onto her fourth place position in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC). After the eight-stage South Canterbury Hydraulics-sponsored Rally South Canterbury on Saturday, she sits on 41 points, only...
Stokes too quick for rivals at Mainland Rally Series round in South Canterbury
Robbie Stokes and Sarah Brennan (Ford Fiesta AP4) have won the second round of the 2024 Mainland Rally Series at the South Canterbury Rally on Saturday. Second home was Caleb Macdonald/Larisa Biggar (Mitsubishi Lance Evo6) ahead of 2023 MRC winner, Dylan Thomson/Bayden Thomson (Ford Fiesta...
Paddon wins on return while Stokes pips Hunt for second
Haydon Paddon has made a successful return to the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship after winning Rally South Canterbury on Saturday. The WRC rally winner showed his class to power his Hyundai New Zealand i20 AP4 to victory by one minute and 43...
Otago Rally quick off the mark with 2025 date announcement
Just weeks after their successful event, the Central Machine Hire Otago Rally organisers in New Zealand have already set the date for the 2025 rally. A busy schedule in New Zealand’s South Island means that the rally will be held from April 4 to 6 –...
Meeke’s hot pace gets him Otago International Classic Rally win
The Otago International Classic Rally has been won by Irishmen Kris Meeke and Noel O’Sullivan, with their Sunday speed capping off a fine weekend. The pair won all but one gravel stage on Saturday and followed it up with another impressive performance today in a Ford...
Hawkeswood beats Stokes for first ever NZRC win
Jack Hawkeswood has held off a charging Robbie Stokes to claim his first ever win in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship at Rally Otago on Sunday. Hawkeswood completed a start-to-finish win in his Force Motorsport Toyota GR Yaris and becomes the first...
Big field heads south for 2024 Otago Rally
A quality field of 117 cars – the biggest field in four years – will start this year’s Central Machine Hire Otago Rally, to be based in Dunedin from April 12 to 14. The popular event is New Zealand’s traditional start to the rally season and...