This weekend saw Cox Motorsport compete in Rally of New Zealand the sixth and final round of the New Zealand Rally Championship. After a season of mechanical issues and disappointment, the Cox Motorsport team were headed into this event with high hopes for another podium finish. The event started out as the team had planned with driver Sloan Cox and …
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A clean sweep win for Hayden Paddon and John Kennard at the two-day Rally New Zealand delivered a lot of fun, six stage records and the prestigious Rally New Zealand trophy (for the second time) for the popular world rallying duo. Paddon pays credit to the Paddon Rallysport crew who he says made sure the New Zealand Hyundai AP4+ i20 …
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Driving for the Penny Homes Holden Rally Team, David Holder and Jason Farmer secured fourth place at this weekend’s two-day Rally New Zealand, while team-mates Josh Marston and Andrew Graves enjoyed a strong run on Saturday to hold fourth overall before a mechanical issue side-lined them on the way back to Saturday evening’s service. Holder and Farmer had to contend …
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Rally New Zealand provided drivers with some incredible roads but unfortunately not the result Emma Gilmour was looking for, at this sixth and final round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC). The first day of the Tauranga-based event featured some of the well-known stages that were last used when New Zealand hosted the World Rally …
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New Zealand’s World Rally Championship star Hayden Paddon has taken victory in Rally New Zealand after two days of hard fought competition, taking an eventual winning margin of 7 minutes 28.7 seconds. He and co-driver John Kennard were dominant across the weekend, taking victory on each of the 12 special stages. With Paddon making only two appearances this year, the …
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New Zealand’s World Rally Championship star Hayden Paddon leads Rally New Zealand after the opening day that has seen multiple teams suffer major tyre issues. Wellington’s Adam Bligh has taken victory in the one-day Gull Rally Challenge class to see him claim the overall title for the year. Bligh and co-driver Ric Chalmers set a blinding pace early on to …
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