Andy Gillies and co-driver Nathan Pilcher have announced they will undertake a full New Zealand Rally Championship campaign in an iconic rally car not seen on New Zealand stages for almost a decade. The pair – who made just two appearances together in 2018 – have acquired the ex-Chris Paddon Toyota AE85 Levin and with the help of Commercial Hire …
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The opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship will see an international challenge for Christchurch’s Marcus van Klink when he takes on this weekend’s Otago Rally. Returning for a third season in the wildly popular Universal Plumbing triple-rotor Mazda RX-8, van Klink and co-driver Dave Neill face a strong field in the open two-wheel drive …
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Brendan Reeves heads into this weekend’s Otago Rally with one goal in mind – to take maximum points in the opening round of the New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC). The Otago Rally, based out of Dunedin on New Zealand’s south island, is one of the southern hemisphere’s most popular rallies and has attracted an entry list of 132 cars for …
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By Ben Hunt I can’t believe the opening round of the 2019 New Zealand Rally Championship is less than a week away – this Summer / Offseason has gone by so quickly. I was invited again to be a part of the Leadfoot Festival. It’s such an awesome event run over a weekend with timed runs on Saturday and knock …
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The most open and competitive Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship in recent history begins on the super-fast roads in Otago this weekend with any one of about 10 drivers staking a claim to become national champion this season. Subaru driver Ben Hunt finished runner-up to former WRC star Hayden Paddon last season and will start 2019 as …
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Christchurch’s Dylan Thomson is excited by what he refers to as a dream come true when the Otago Rally gets underway this weekend to open the 2019 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. After three seasons in the front-wheel drive Ford Fiesta, Thomson will step up into the overall category, driving the Specialised Auto Services Subaru Impreza STi. …
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