Hayden Paddon launches Auckland Motorsport Spectacle
Recently awarded FIA European Rally Champion Hayden Paddon has launched an Auckland motorsport spectacle to be run on October 28th at Go Media Mt Smart Stadium. The ‘Next-Gen Motorsport Day’ showcases future technology and talent in the motorsport industry, headlined by Paddon’s world’s first electric...
Paddon shatters Ashley Forest hillclimb record to take win
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon and his Paddon Rallysport team has shattered the Ashley Forest Rallysprint record with a blistering time of 52.77 seconds in the Hyundai AP4++ to win the high-profile hillclimb event. The 1.7-km North Canterbury hillclimb was first run in 1979 by Canterbury’s...
Class podium for Connor Adam at South Island Enduro opener
Mount Albert racer Connor Adam, 20, has taken a podium finish in just his second endurance racing event ever. The opening round of the South Island Endurance Series took place at Teretonga Park in Invercargill, with Adam competing in the 3-Hour race under Class A in...
Paddon going all out at South Canterbury
Hyundai rally driver Hayden Paddon will be going all out at this Saturday’s one-day South Canterbury Rally with Samantha Gray, another Timaru local, back in the co-driver’s seat of the Hyundai i20 AP4. Paddon is originally from Geraldine so this is his ‘home’ rally and one...
GILLIES AND PILCHER TAKE CLASS LEAD IN NZ RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
Toyota crew Andy Gillies and co-driver Nathan Pilcher made the podium for the third rally in a row over the weekend in the Canterbury Rally, taking second in class despite it being their first time together competing in forest and night stages. The pair enjoyed a...
Subaru’s Hunt makes it three from three NZRC wins
Subaru brand ambassador Ben Hunt has now scored a hat-trick of round wins in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) after producing a masterful victory at the Lone Star Rally Canterbury yesterday. Powering his Subaru WRX STI through the seven stages with...
CONFIDENCE WITH CAUTION FOR GILLIES AND PILCHER
Toyota Levin crew Andy Gillies and Nathan Pilcher are cautiously optimistic ahead of the Canterbury Rally as they look to challenge for the points lead in their class in this year's Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. Gillies and Pilcher currently sit second in...
Campbell looks for solid points haul at Canterbury
Tauranga’s Phil Campbell heads to the third round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, the Lone Star Rally Canterbury, looking to boost himself back towards the front of the national championship standings. Campbell made a great start to the season, coming home...
Sheehan looks to defend lead at Canterbury
Queenstown’s Mike Sheehan will be looking to bank more points to defend his lead at the third round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship this weekend, the Lone Star Rally Canterbury. Sheehan has recorded a first and a second placed finish in...
Wayne Moore to Nürburgring for the 25th time
Kapiti resident New Zealand endurance race driver Wayne Moore says; “Nürburgring is the ‘n’ of my DNA” He’s raced at the infamous 25.3 kilometre German circuit… while mourning his Dad’s passing…. having quit a good job to be there… experiencing the shock of being retrenched from...