Not content with his considerable lead in the 2022 Repco Supercars Championship, nor his fifth in class finish at the Le Mans 24 Hour race just last weekend, 2020 Bathurst winner Shane van Gisbergen (SvG) has announced he is entering the Copthorne Bay of Islands Far North Rally. This is not SvG’s first time on the gravel. He finished 15th …
Read More »Van Gisbergen enters Repco Rally New Zealand as tickets on sale
Celebrated New Zealand driver, Shane van Gisbergen, current leader in the Supercars Championship, has confirmed he will start in the Repco Rally New Zealand on 29 September to 2 October in and around Auckland. The 33-year-old, two-time Supercars champion and 2020 Bathurst winner, has tried his hand successfully at a range of motorsports, including winning the Battle of Jack’s Ridge …
Read More »South Canterbury Rally offers Paddon valuable prep for Europe
The one-day South Canterbury Rally, running 18 June near Timaru, offers Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon more competitive kilometres behind the wheel as he readies for his return to European rallying later this month. Paddon is ready for the challenge this rally presents, saying it’s the fastest event of the New Zealand Rally Championship, essentially a sprint from start to …
Read More »Normal entries for Copthorne Bay of Islands Far North Rally close this Friday
One of the most anticipated New Zealand motorsport events in the last few years is set to take place in just under three weeks with normal entries closing this Friday (17th June). A welcome ceremony with Iwi and Council in attendance will take place on Friday 1st July at Copthorne Bay of Islands at 7pm. The rally departs Williams Street …
Read More »Marston wins Rally of Canterbury as Mainland Rally Championship leader board gets a shake up
Christchurch’s Josh Marston and co-driver Andrew Graves have won the Lone Star Rally of Canterbury and have now taken the overall lead in the seven-round 2022 Mainland Rally Championship. The pairing won six of the seven Special Stages on Sunday in the Okuku and Ashley Forests, after last year’s winner, Robbie Stokes, retired with a mechanical problem just after winning …
Read More »Targa – Day 5 report
SUBARU PAIR ROSS & BUER HANG IN THERE TO CLAIM LATEST TARGA NZ WIN Event-long leaders Cameron Ross and Matthew Buer (Subaru Impreza Sti) have won the latest Targa New Zealand tarmac motor rally which concluded in the Hawke’s Bay on Sunday, 29 May 2022. The five-day ‘main Targa’ event, which celebrated its 25th anniversay in 2019, has – up …
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