Otago and Auckland rallying duo Andy Gillies and Nathan Pilcher capped a fine return to the New Zealand Rally Championship with a podium finish in their class at the weekend’s Otago Rally. The pair, who only started two rallies last season before an accident curtailed their season, hit early dramas but eventually came good as the day progressed in the …
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Brendan Reeves and Rhianon Gelsomino have finished round one of the New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) in fourth place after a frustrating weekend. Contesting the Rally of Otago, based out of Dunedin in New Zealand’s South Island, in the Lock and Load Transport Stokes Motorsport Ford Fiesta AP4, Reeves and Gelsomino were aiming to claim maximum points but their weekend …
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Ben Hunt bettered Dylan Turner across Sunday’s seven stages to claim victory in the opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship in Otago. Subaru driver Hunt demolished Turner’s 11.5 second overnight lead on the opening stage of Sunday morning and never looked threatened as he went one better than last year and earned top step …
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Hayden Paddon and John Kennard have completed a near perfect two days of rallying in their Hyundai i20 AP4, winning Rally Otago outright and getting their FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship campaign off to the ideal start with maximum points. Paddon, from Cromwell, and Kennard, from Blenheim, won the Otago event for the sixth time after two days and 280 …
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Audi driver Dylan Turner leads the opening Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship event in Otago overnight after a spectacular opening day of action south of Dunedin. The veteran Pukekohe-based driver overcame a turbo hose issue on the second stage of Rally Otago to hold a 11.5 second lead from last season’s championship runner-up Ben Hunt. Turner has …
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A promising start on day one of the Rally of Otago ended in disappointment for Australian pair Brendan Reeves and Rhianon Gelsomino when they were forced to retire whilst leading the New Zealand Rally Championship component of the event. Reeves and Gelsomino, driving the Lock and Load Transport Stokes Motorsport Ford Fiesta AP4, started the day full of confidence and …
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