Paddon, Ostberg set hot pace on 2019 Otago Rally
New Zealand rally star, Hayden Paddon, has dominated the field on the opening day of the Drivesouth Otago Rally, winning all but one stage in his Hyundai i20 AP4. Hayden Paddon was uncatchable on the opening day of the Otago Rally. Photo: Peter Whitten The former World...
Turner takes Saturday honours at Rally Otago
Audi driver Dylan Turner leads the opening Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship event in Otago overnight after a spectacular opening day of action south of Dunedin. The veteran Pukekohe-based driver overcame a turbo hose issue on the second stage of Rally Otago to...
Drivesouth Rally of Otago marks tenth season of Hunt and Rawstorn rallying together
Ben Hunt and co-driver Tony Rawstorn will enter their tenth season of rallying together when they fire up Hunt’s Subaru WRX STI on the start line of the Drivesouth Rally of Otago on Saturday. Nine years ago, the two friends paired up for the first time,...
Former rally champ joins Rally Otago live-stream team
Well known former rally champion Ross Meekings will help anchor the MoMac live-stream coverage of Rally Otago this weekend, with a potential audience of over 130,000. Meekings, who won both the Group N title and the Tasman Cup in 1998 driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3,...
Hugely competitive 2019 NZRC season opens at Otago
The most open and competitive Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship in recent history begins on the super-fast roads in Otago this weekend with any one of about 10 drivers staking a claim to become national champion this season. Subaru driver Ben Hunt finished...
Thomson excited by dream come true
Christchurch’s Dylan Thomson is excited by what he refers to as a dream come true when the Otago Rally gets underway this weekend to open the 2019 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. After three seasons in the front-wheel drive Ford Fiesta, Thomson will...
GILLIES AND PILCHER CONFIRM FULL NZRC CAMPAIGN
Andy Gillies and co-driver Nathan Pilcher have announced they will undertake a full New Zealand Rally Championship campaign in an iconic rally car not seen on New Zealand stages for almost a decade. The pair - who made just two appearances together in 2018 - have...
Gilmour to debut rebuilt Suzuki at the Rally of Otago
Next weekend Dunedin rally driver Emma Gilmour will start the 2019 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) at the Drivesouth Rally of Otago with a fully-refurbished Vantage Windows and Doors Suzuki Swift AP4. With Suzuki New Zealand’s support, the six-season old rally car...
BARKER RETURNS TO CHASE A NEW TITLE
Hamilton’s Stephen Barker is set to return to the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship after a lengthy spell from the scene. Barker’s successful season in 2010 piloting the Rally New Zealand Rising Stars Ford Fiesta, lead him to New Zealand 2wd Championship and...
Record-breaking entries for 2019 Otago Rally
A record-breaking 132 cars will start next month's Otago Rally, beating the previous highest entry number set in 2017. Headed by former Hyundai WRC star, Hayden Paddon, the rally is the opening round of the New Zealand and Asia Pacific Rally Championships, and incorporates the International...