Dunedin rally driver Emma Gilmour has had to make some hard decisions, following a mechanically mired start to the season and has opted not to enter the Lone Star Canterbury Rally on June 1. “The championship chase is non-existent for us this year now, which is hugely disappointing after all the effort and money spent in the off-season.” Gilmour says. …
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The opening two rounds of both the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) and FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship Pacific Cup powered by Wurth (APRC) have highlighted the success of both current and former Rally New Zealand development initiatives. New Zealand Motorsport has a proud history of competitor development including New Zealand International Grand Prix’s ‘Driver to …
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Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon has launched a behind-the-scenes documentary series about his New Zealand-based rally team Paddon Rallysport. The four-part documentary series – with part one launched on 15 May – uses the same name, Driven, as Paddon’s autobiography being published by Penguin Random House later this year. The two projects complement each other but Driven: The Paddon Rallysport …
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After a disappointing start to the NZRC for Robbie and Amy Stokes, the siblings hit back strong at last weekends International Rally of Whangarei. A horrific crash on SS5 at Otago involving the pair’s Ford Fiesta R2 leaving the road, rolling and landing in a pond, set back their championship hopes drastically. However, a convincing win in Whangarei has set …
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Round two of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship was contested over the weekend at the ENEOS International Rally of Whangarei. A two day event Stephen Barker calls his home rally. Suffering a mechanical DNF in the opening round in Dunedin, Barker found himself at the bottom of the championship table. Eager to fight back with a …
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Christchurch’s Dylan Thomson has made a big step up in speed at the second round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, the ENEOS International Rally of Whangarei. In what represented his second event in the Specialised Auto Services Subaru Impreza WRX STI, Thomson was confident of improved pace heading to the event after multiple enhancements in …
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