VINZ Rally Whangarei: Five to watch…
The countdown is on with only one day until the start of the opening round of the 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ. Every year the first round springs a few surprises, below are our tips for five things to keep an eye out for this weekend…. 1. Richard › Read more
Holder takes tall step
Standing at 6 foot 6 inches there is not much that towers above Mt Maunganui based rally driver David Holder, but the challenge of stepping up to the 4wd class of the National Championship at this weekend’s VINZ International Rally of Whangarei will be a tall task for the young driver. It’s an undertaking that › Read more
Busy lead up to Whangarei for RCK Rally Team
The whole RCK Contractors Rally Team have been burning the midnight oil in the lead up to the opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, Rally Whangarei, this weekend. Since the season closing Rally Gisborne in 2013, the team have been hard at work trying to resolve › Read more
All new ground for defending champ
Christchurch driver Hamish Anderson will be taking on the ‘unknown’ when he begins the defense of his two-wheel-drive New Zealand rally title this weekend, at the International Rally of Whangarei. Firstly, Anderson has never competed at the Northland based rally before, all the roads used by the competitors on the first day are brand new stages › Read more
Mason and BNT Subaru hunting record 5th rally title
Four times New Zealand Rally champion Richard Mason from Masterton could make history as the first driver to secure five titles. Its a point the BNT Subaru driver and co-driver Sara Mason are very aware of as they start the 2014 Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship driven by VINZ this weekend.  Mason’s current haul › Read more
Gilmour eager to start season at Whangarei
Emma Gilmour has returned from testing with Rhys Millen Racing in the United States, ready to begin her national campaign at the VINZ International Rally of Whangarei this weekend. Over in America, she will be driving a race-tuned Veloster, as the first female to race in the 10-round Global Rallycross Championship, but back in New › Read more
Cox aims for podium finish at 2014 debut
Cox Motorsport are looking forward to the opening round of the season, Sloan’s favourite event of the year, the International Rally of Whangarei this weekend 12th-13th April. For the 2014 season, Sloan Cox will again be paired with fellow Rotorua co-driver Sarah Coatsworth, and are aiming to further improve on their great results during their › Read more
Gull fuels NZ rally drivers
Gull Fuels will provide support to six young drivers competing in the 2014 New Zealand Rally Championship via the Gull Rally Scholarship initiative. The Gull Rally Scholarship which commenced in 2012 is aimed at supporting the development of up and coming talent in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, › Read more
Van Klink wants Classic title back in 2014
Kaiapoi rally driver Marcus van Klink has made his intentions clear for the 2014 season, he wants to regain the New Zealand Historic Rally Championship title he won in 2012. As the defending champion last season, van Klink faced strong opposition in the Chesters Mazda RX-7, although it was not speed but a horrific run › Read more
Stage Preview: VINZ International Rally Whangarei
This year’s VINZ International Rally of Whangarei sees the event receive its biggest change in format in several years. Traditionally run entirely to the south of Whangarei, for 2014 the first day heads North of Whangarei using new roads for the event, before the second leg takes in the traditional international stages from years past.  › Read more
Read to co-drive Paddon for Stadium Cars Classic Otago Rally
Newly-signed Hyundai World Rally Championship driver Hayden Paddon, the current NZ rally champion, returns to New Zealand in May for his second attempt at the famous Stadium Cars International Classic Rally of Otago. For the 9 to 11 May event, Paddon will be back behind the wheel of the Stadium Finance BDA Escort that he › Read more
Hawkeswood and spectacular new Mazda aiming for fast start
Andrew Hawkeswood has piloted some spectacular cars from his Group A Lancer Evo’s, to the fearsome Audi Quattro S1. For 2014 Andrew returns to the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, in a new generation car that signals the future of rallycar design in this country.  Andrews new rally weapon, the › Read more
Round 4, Rally Wairarapa 2014 is green for GO!
  Having worked with the local communities, residents and Councils over the last 8 months, through earthquakes and concerns on road use, the Trusthouse Racetech Rally Wairarapa is now set to deliver an exciting and challenging motorsport event on Saturday 28th June. “It has been a full team effort”, says Bruce Sollitt, Secretary of the › Read more
Race against time for debut of exciting new car
Patrick Malley has been nervously watching the sailing schedule of a container ship on route to Auckland from Poland that is carrying precious cargo. On-board is Patrick’s new rallycar, and with just under two weeks until the first event in the 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, the race › Read more
Global Rallycross Drive for Emma Gilmour
Emma Gilmour will compete in the spectacular American based Global Rallycross Championship this year, as part of a two-car team with Rhys Millen, at Rhys Millen Racing (RMR). Emma will contest 10 rounds of the Global Rallycross Championship (GRC) across North America, including the X Games in June, driving a Rhys Millen Racing Hyundai Veloster › Read more
Youth to challenge experience in National rally title
Experience versus emerging talent will be the feature of the 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ. A number of new faces stepping into new cars in the outright four wheel drive category provides an exciting prospect when the new season commences next month at Rally Whangarei. With 2013 National › Read more
VINZ support to drive New Zealand Rally Championship
The 2014 National Rally title will officially be known as the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship -driven by VINZ, with the announcement today of Vehicle Inspection New Zealand (VINZ) as a new addition to the family of sponsors. VINZ is a leading supplier of vehicle inspection and certification in New Zealand including › Read more
National Rallying returns to the Coromandel Peninsula
The Coromandel Peninsula will play host to a round of the 2014 New Zealand Rally Championship in August, with the organisational team behind Rally New Zealand linking with the Thames-Coromandel District council to base an event from Whitianga. The event will be held on the Coromandel, in the Mercury Bay area on Saturday 23rd August › Read more
Paddon reclaims New Zealand Rally Championship title
A storming and world-class drive by Geraldine’s Hayden Paddon has seen the 26-year-old, and Blenheim based co-driver John Kennard, reclaim the overall Goldstar Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship title following today’s final round over roads in the Wairarapa. Wrapping up the six round series Paddon won the day’s Trusthouse Racetech Rally Wairarapa › Read more

ABOUT THE NZRC

 
The New Zealand Rally Championship is this country’s premier nationwide rally championship. It attracts New Zealand’s best drivers to compete in numerous categories for the prestigious MotorSport New Zealand-sanctioned rally championship titles. In 2024, there are six NZRC rounds, each with a unique character reflecting the diverse regions – from Northland to Invercargill