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Changes ahead for Targa

Changes ahead for Targa

Hi Everyone, Well, as we close in on the end of 2019 and reflect on the last 25 years of Targa NZ there sure are a number of standout moments but one thing is sure, we have to keep evolving to ensure the event has another 25 years to create many more. There are a few small changes and some …

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2020 Brian Green Property Group NZRC calendar confirmed

2020 Brian Green Property Group NZRC calendar confirmed

A five-round Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship awaits competitors in 2020 with three international events, a new rally and the return of WRC Rally New Zealand. Championship organisers have today confirmed a five-round calendar that begins with the traditional season-opening Otago Rally, heading north to International Rally of Whangarei, stopping at Rally South Canterbury, making a trip …

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Top Half Rally Series – Sideways Driver of the Year candidates

Top Half Rally Series - Sideways Driver of the Year

As Steve Russell and myself spend a lot of time in the stages watching, we often see some spectacular driver that usually goes unrecognised or unnoticed.  As a result I decided to put up a trophy for the  “The Sideways Driver of the Series”  The idea was to have a fun trophy that anyone was eligible to have a chance …

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Force Motorsport secure second at APRC finale

Force Motorsport secure second at APRC finale

Force Motorsport driver Andrew Hawkeswood has come home a strong runner up at the winner takes all final of the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship, the Longyou Rally in China, held over the weekend, a result that has spearheaded New Zealand’s victory in the FIA APRC Nations Cup. Force Motorsport sent two Mazda 2s to the event, built to the AP4 …

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Force Motorsport to take on international rivals at APRC Finale

Force Motorsport to take on international rivals at APRC Finale

New Zealand-based rally team Force Motorsport will look to recreate history when they take on an international field at the final of the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship, the Longyou Rally in China, over Labour weekend (New Zealand time). Force Motorsport have sent a two-car line up for father and son drivers, Andrew and Jack Hawkeswood to the winner takes all …

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van Klink secures title in nail-biting season finale

van Klink secures title in nail-biting season finale

Christchurch’s Marcus van Klink has secured the Motorsport New Zealand Two-wheel drive section of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship after a thrilling battle at the final round, the Handy Rentals Hamilton Rally of Waitomo. Throughout the season, van Klink had set the pace and looked set to secure the title with a round to spare before …

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