Ben Hunt has survived a throttle issue and some treacherous conditions to win the Kennedy Park Resort Rally Hawke’s Bay and boost his chances in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. Hunt struggled earlier in the day to match the pace of Supercars star Shane van Gisbergen but inherited the lead on stage four when the latter …
Read More »Ari is up to 3rd in NZ Champs
Rally driver Ari Pettigrew and navigator Jason Farmer have reached up to 3rd in the 2022 NZ Rally Championship (NZRC), following round three at Stadium Finance Rally of South Canterbury. Another great result was achieved with fourth outright by Ari and his team, halfway through the 2022 Brian Green Properties NZRC, this in Ari’s first season in the outright 4WD …
Read More »South Canterbury Rally offers Paddon valuable prep for Europe
The one-day South Canterbury Rally, running 18 June near Timaru, offers Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon more competitive kilometres behind the wheel as he readies for his return to European rallying later this month. Paddon is ready for the challenge this rally presents, saying it’s the fastest event of the New Zealand Rally Championship, essentially a sprint from start to …
Read More »Ari is really fast at Whangarei Rally
Young rally driver Ari Pettigrew (23) and his experienced navigator Jason Farmer (41) are quickly getting really fast in the NZ Rally Championship, with third outright result at the Whangarei Rally over the 13 – 15 May 2022. The team impressed everyone with such a great result in his second rally in their first outright Brian Green Properties NZ Rally …
Read More »Another podium for Ben Hunt and ŠKODA New Zealand at Whangārei
It’s been yet another outstanding performance for Ben Hunt in his ŠKODA New Zealand backed FABIA R5 rally car, having placed second overall at the fast and flowing Rally of Whangārei this weekend. Whangārei is known in rally circles around the world as having some of the best gravel stages on earth, with an exhilarating mix of fine gravel and …
Read More »Paddon triumphs in Whangarei, successful debut for Clendon
Defending champion Hayden Paddon has cruised to another comprehensive Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship win after blitzing the field at the Mark Cromie Motor Group International Rally of Whangarei. Paddon took a six minute and 14 second win in his Hyundai New Zealand i20 to score a second straight maximum points win in 2022. Ben Hunt finished …
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