Hayden Paddon and John Kennard, New Zealand’s most successful rally pairing, are back together for this weekend’s Rally Otago in their Hyundai i20 AP4 rally car. The 12-14 April rally is the opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship and, for the first time, also a round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship. That …
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At the official opening of the Paddon Rallysport Group headquarters in Cromwell on 5 April 2019, Hayden Paddon announced that Paddon Rallysport is bringing in a Hyundai TCR car. The i30N TCR car is due to land in New Zealand in May and will be used by Paddon at his base at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell, New Zealand for …
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Whakatane’s Jono Shapley & Sam Byrne return to take on the 2019 New Zealand Rally Championship in a new car and a new class. After 4 years of campaigning his Evo 4 in the Gull Rally Challenge, Jono Shapley has made the next move with the purchase of an EVO 10 to join Category 1 of this year’s NZRC, “It …
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The lure of the Pirelli International Rally and the opportunity to drive the legendary Kielder Forest stages has persuaded two times Derek Ayson to travel the 12,000 miles to Cumbria and join a host of the UK’s top rally stars for the Carlisle based event on April 27th 2019. Although vastly experienced, Derek has won several major rallies including the …
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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 nicknamed MMMMMs, has had an extreme make-over – being stripped to a bare shell …
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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 Fiesta International Shootout wins. Giving him the opportunity to work with the M-Sport Ford …
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