Hometown driver Emma Gilmour had a bittersweet end to what very nearly resulted in a third-place champagne spray at the Otago Rally this weekend. The recently-signed McLaren Extreme E driver was sitting in this podium position after Saturday’s seven stages but brake problems leaving today’s first service meant her team had to execute a frantic calliper change. The time penalty …
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Hayden Paddon completed a dominant victory at the Otago Rally in the opening event of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship on Sunday. The WRC rally winner took a clean sweep of stage wins on Sunday in his Hyundai New Zealand i20 AP4 car to a comfortable win over Ben Hunt. Hunt impressed as he debuted the …
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Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon, co-driver John Kennard and the Hyundai New Zealand Rally team put together a near perfect performance for the opening round of the New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) in Dunedin over the weekend of 9-10 April. Paddon and Kennard won the Otago Rally for the sixth consecutive time while they piloted the Hyundai i20 AP4 rally …
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The 2022 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship gets under this weekend in deep south with the country’s best rally drivers taking part in the popular Otago Rally. In what is expected to be one of the most open and hotly contested championships in recent memory, at least 10 drivers figure to be in winning contention. Defending champion …
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One of the most modern rally cars ever seen on New Zealand’s world-renowned rally roads is set to finally make it’s much awaited debut at the first round of the 2022 New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) – Rally Otago – on Saturday April 9th. For long-time friends Todd Bawden (Driver) and Paul Burborough (Co-Driver) 7.25am on April 9th will be a Bucket List …
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The New Zealand Rally Championship gets underway in Dunedin this weekend (9-10 April) with the Otago Rally, and Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard are fired up to better last year’s stage times and get their championship bid off to a strong start. While he has five New Zealand Rally Championship titles to his credit, Paddon isn’t …
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