Carter Strang his become the sixth different round winner of the 2017 Stadium Finance Mainland Rally Series with victory at the final round, the Spring Rally, held out of Geraldine over the weekend. But second place was enough for Jeff Judd to become the series champion for 2017. Judd set the pace in stage one before Michael Tall moved into …
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A popular victory for Christchurch driver Jeff Judd at the weekend’s Royce Watson Memorial Hanmer Rally has seen him close to within five points of the series lead in the Stadium Finance Mainland Rally Series with only one round remaining. Judd and co-driver Grant Marra led home Michael Tall/Matt Richards and Deane Buist/Karl Celeste in damp conditions. It was Buist …
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MRF Tyres have produced their best New Zealand result to date, locking out the top five spots in tricky conditions at the Royce Watson Memorial Hanmer Rally, held over the weekend. Josh Marston’s Holden Barina AP4+ set the early pace to lead the field by almost 20 seconds, before clutch problems would see him slip down the field. That would …
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By Ross Teesdale There can be serious ramifications for anyone who goes off the road at the 7km Ram Paddock Road Gravel Sprint which was held in North Canterbury again in late July. There are often high speeds and at times big drops, meaning coming off the road will usually have big consequences. Having 7kms to remember, someone usually does …
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Top seed Andrew Graves of Gore along with co-driver Jared Leebody won his third Catlins Coast Rally with a commanding drive in his Mitsubishi EVO 3 on Saturday. Graves forged into the lead from the start, opening a good margin over second seed Jeff Judd of Christchurch in a Subaru Impreza WRX. He continued to build the lead winning five …
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Kiwi rally fans have for many years enjoyed watching the exploits of Hayden Paddon in the World Rally Championship. While Paddon has worked extremely hard to succeed at the highest level he has also fulfilled a desire to give back to the sport that has given him so many great opportunities by establishing the Paddon Rally Foundation designed to assist …
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