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Five minutes with Crunch Bennett

Five minutes with Crunch Bennett

| February 19, 2016
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Raymond “Crunch” Bennett is a well known personality in NZ Rallying. 2016 marks Crunch’s 35th season competing in the sport as a co-driver and over that period he has won › Read more
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Dunlop drives New Zealand Rallying

Dunlop drives New Zealand Rallying

| February 16, 2016
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Dunlop New Zealand have thrown their support behind New Zealand Rallying today announcing a partnership to be the official tyre partner of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. Along › Read more
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Subaru offers Hunt a WRX STI NR4 for 2016

Subaru offers Hunt a WRX STI NR4 for 2016

| October 24, 2015
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Subaru of New Zealand has offered 2015 New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) winner Ben Hunt the ultimate reward for his victory – the use of a brand-new Subaru WRX STi › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
Podium for Gilmour at Wairarapa

Podium for Gilmour at Wairarapa

| October 4, 2015
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Emma Gilmour’s season came together in a rewarding way today, when she finished third in the Trusthouse Racetech Daybreaker Rally Wairarapa and recorded a string of fast stage times. Over › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
Summerfield claims maiden NZRC round win

Summerfield claims maiden NZRC round win

| October 4, 2015
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Rangiora’s Matt Summerfield has finished his 2015 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship campaign in perfect fashion with his first NZRC round win at the Trusthouse Racetech Rally › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
Hunt the champion and maiden victory for Summerfield

Hunt the champion and maiden victory for Summerfield

| October 4, 2015
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Auckland based Ben Hunt and co-driver Tony Rawstorn have claimed their first national rally championship title after a conservative drive in one of the most closely fought rounds of the › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Gull Rally Challenge goes down to the wire

Gull Rally Challenge goes down to the wire

| September 29, 2015
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One of the biggest battles at this weekend’s Trusthouse Racetech Rally Wairarapa will be that for the Gull Rally Challenge title, with as many as seven drivers still in contention › Read more
NZRC Press & News
First pics: Team Ralliart NZ’s Mirage Evolution

First pics: Team Ralliart NZ’s Mirage Evolution

| September 28, 2015
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Team Ralliart NZ have completed the build of their new NZRC Challenger and it’s stunning. The Mirage Evolution will make its competition debut at this weekends Rally Wairarapa in the › Read more
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Championship showdown at Wairarapa finale

Championship showdown at Wairarapa finale

| September 28, 2015
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The 2015 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship is set for its final showdown at the Trusthouse Racetech Daybreaker Rally Wairarapa this weekend.  The sixth and final round › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Feature: Back to the future at series finale

Feature: Back to the future at series finale

| September 21, 2015
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While the battle for the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship in 2015 has seen the sport’s rising stars battling for top honours, the final round, Trusthouse Racetech › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Gilmour offered Middle Eastern cross country rally opportunity

Gilmour offered Middle Eastern cross country rally opportunity

| September 18, 2015
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Dunedin rally driver Emma Gilmour has been offered an exciting opportunity to attend a desert racing training camp in Qatar. In November, she will be exchanging New Zealand’s gravel roads › Read more
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Team Ralliart’s new challenger – The Mirage Evolution

Team Ralliart’s new challenger – The Mirage Evolution

| September 1, 2015
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Hunt strengthens championship hold with third successive win

Hunt strengthens championship hold with third successive win

| August 23, 2015
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Nelson Subaru driver Ben Hunt has strengthened his chances of a first national rally title after taking his third successive round win at the Mahindra Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel. › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Campbell looks for Coromandel repeat

Campbell looks for Coromandel repeat

| August 19, 2015
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Tauranga’s Phil Campbell is looking for a repeat result when the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship returns to Whitianga this weekend for the Mahindra Goldrush Rally Coromandel, › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
Championship battle heads to Peninsula roads

Championship battle heads to Peninsula roads

| August 18, 2015
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The 2015 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship is reaching a pivotal point as teams head to the penultimate round of the series this weekend at the Mahindra › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Season best field heads to Coromandel

Season best field heads to Coromandel

| August 14, 2015
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Next weekend’s penultimate round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, Mahindra Goldrush Rally Coromandel, is set to see the biggest NZRC field assembled in more than › Read more
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Kelsey and Mad Creation return for home event

Kelsey and Mad Creation return for home event

| July 30, 2015
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Having missed the last two rounds of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, Alex Kelsey has confirmed he will return for his home round of the series, › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Rally Beginners Backed by Monit

Rally Beginners Backed by Monit

| July 17, 2015
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New Zealand based rally tripmeter manufacturer, Monit Rally Computers, are backing the local rallying community by offering prizes for new competitors in rally racing events throughout the country. Aiming to › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Heartbreak for Campbell at Gisborne

Heartbreak for Campbell at Gisborne

| July 1, 2015
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Tauranga’s Phil Campbell has come away from the fourth round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, Fuchs Rally Gisborne, gutted but looking at the positives after › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
Hawkeswood back on the podium at Gisborne

Hawkeswood back on the podium at Gisborne

| June 30, 2015
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Andrew Hawkeswood has returned to the podium with third place at the fourth round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, Fuchs Rally Gisborne, over the weekend. › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
Hunt masters the Motu

Hunt masters the Motu

| June 28, 2015
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Nelson Subaru driver Ben Hunt mastered the challenging Eastern Bay of Plenty stages including the infamous Motu Road to take victory in the FUCHS Rally Gisborne, the fourth round of › Read more
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News between the rallies…

News between the rallies…

| June 25, 2015
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The 2015 Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship resumes battle this weekend at round four the FUCH’s Rally Gisborne. To catchup on all the latest news in the NZRC › Read more
NZRC Press & News
2016 Championship to rally New Zealand’s best roads

2016 Championship to rally New Zealand’s best roads

| June 22, 2015
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The 2016 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship will travel the length and breadth of the country to the best rally roads on offer with the announcement of › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Big field set for championship battle at Rally Gisborne

Big field set for championship battle at Rally Gisborne

| June 17, 2015
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The 2015 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship is set for a titanic battle at round four FUCH’s Rally Gisborne, with one of the strongest championship line ups › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Greg Murphy finds rallying contagious

Greg Murphy finds rallying contagious

| June 3, 2015
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The Lone Star Canterbury Rally threw up its challenges for Kiwi motor racing legend Greg Murphy, but he found the whole experience ‘quite contagious’. Murphy made his rallying debut in › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
Hunt extends championship lead at dramatic Rally Canterbury

Hunt extends championship lead at dramatic Rally Canterbury

| May 31, 2015
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Auckland’s Ben Hunt has extended his lead in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship with a maximum haul of points at the third round, Lone Star Rally › Read more
NZRC Press & News
NZRC to heat up Canterbury Forests

NZRC to heat up Canterbury Forests

| May 27, 2015
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Images: Geoff Ridder Photography The Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship roars back into action this weekend with round three of the series, the Lone Star Rally Canterbury, › Read more
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Murphy to make rally debut in Canterbury

Murphy to make rally debut in Canterbury

| May 19, 2015
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Kiwi motor racing legend Greg Murphy will make his rally debut at the 2015 Lone Star Canterbury Rally over Queen’s Birthday weekend. Having made a race career on tarmac, Murphy › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Top result for Van Klink at Otago

Top result for Van Klink at Otago

| May 13, 2015
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  Kaiapoi’s Marcus van Klink has recorded a fantastic runner up in the Otago Classic Rally, which also doubled as round two of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
Dream result at Otago for Campbell

Dream result at Otago for Campbell

| May 12, 2015
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  Tauranga rally driver Phil Campbell has recorded a dream result at the second round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, the Drivesouth Otago Rally, coming › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
Paddon takes stunning victory at Otago

Paddon takes stunning victory at Otago

| May 10, 2015
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  New Zealand World Rally Championship driver Hayden Paddon has taken a stunning victory in the Otago Rally, round two of the 2015 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Campbell leads after dramatic opening day at Otago Rally

Campbell leads after dramatic opening day at Otago Rally

| May 9, 2015
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  Tauranga’s Phil Campbell holds a narrow lead after a dramatic opening day of the Drivesouth Otago Rally, the second round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Van Klink ready for the big one

Van Klink ready for the big one

| May 5, 2015
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Kaiapoi’s Marcus van Klink feels prepared for the this weekend’s Otago Classic Rally, which also doubles as the second round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
Big names head south for Rally Championship challenge

Big names head south for Rally Championship challenge

| May 3, 2015
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A star studded entry heads to the rolling hills and forest tracks of the Drivesouth Rally of Otago next weekend for the second round of the 2015 Brian Green Property › Read more
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News between the rounds

News between the rounds

| May 1, 2015
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With only a 3 week gap between the opening two rounds of the 2015 NZRC, its been a busy period for teams. Catch a recap of the latest news below › Read more
NZRC Press & News
The Motu is back – Worlds most challenging stage returns

The Motu is back – Worlds most challenging stage returns

| April 29, 2015
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The Motu Road gorge, widely regarded in World Rallying as the toughest most challenging piece of road is making a comeback. The Motu will be the feature of Rally Gisborne › Read more
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Top start to season for Van Klink

Top start to season for Van Klink

| April 23, 2015
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  Marcus van Klink has made the perfect start to his Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship with a dominant victory on the opening round, Rally Whangarei. Defending › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
Major setback for Holder at Whangarei

Major setback for Holder at Whangarei

| April 23, 2015
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  Mount Maunganui Rally driver David Holder has suffered a major setback in his 2015 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship campaign, after a heavy crash ended an › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
Photo Gallery – International Rally Whangarei

Photo Gallery – International Rally Whangarei

| April 20, 2015
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Renowned motorsport photographer Geoff Ridder was out and about on the stages over the weekend capturing the action of round one of the 2015 Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Block wins Rally Whangarei

Block wins Rally Whangarei

| April 20, 2015
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  American Rally superstar Ken Block has taken victory in the opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, Rally Whangarei, after a dominant performance saw › Read more
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Block storms to NZRC lead after day one

Block storms to NZRC lead after day one

| April 18, 2015
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American driver Ken Block holds a comfortable lead after the end of leg one of Rally Whangarei, the opening round of the 2015 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Title number three the goal for Van Klink

Title number three the goal for Van Klink

| April 17, 2015
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Kaiapoi’s Marcus van Klink heads to the opening round of the 2015 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, Rally Whangarei, looking for the perfect start to the championship. The › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
Stage Previews: International Rally of Whangarei

Stage Previews: International Rally of Whangarei

| April 12, 2015
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The 2015 International Rally of Whangarei is set to be a spectacular start to the Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship. A revised format featuring nearly all new stages, › Read more
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NZRC Driver Feature: Darren Galbraith

NZRC Driver Feature: Darren Galbraith

| April 11, 2015
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The Gull Rally Challenge Category has undergone changes for the 2015 season, with competitors now counting their best four scores from six events and able to participate in reconnaissance. This has › Read more
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Emma Gilmour eager to begin 2015 NZRC season

Emma Gilmour eager to begin 2015 NZRC season

| April 10, 2015
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A strong build-up over summer, backed up by two years refining her Suzuki Swift Maxi, has Emma Gilmour eagerly anticipating the International Rally of Whangarei on April 17 to 19. With › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
NZRC Driver Feature: Walker Brothers

NZRC Driver Feature: Walker Brothers

| April 6, 2015
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Dan Walker has been one of the biggest supporters of Category 5 – The Gull Rally Challenge, having contested the class every year since it was introduced for the 2013 › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Spectacular field for National Rally Championship opener

Spectacular field for National Rally Championship opener

| March 30, 2015
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The 2015 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship is set for a titanic battle with one of the strongest championship line ups in recent years to take the › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Ken Block adds second NZ event to schedule

Ken Block adds second NZ event to schedule

| March 26, 2015
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American Rally star Ken Block has added a second New Zealand rally event to his 2015 schedule. Block and his Hoonigan Racing Division team today announced the addition of the › Read more
NZRC Press & News
NZRC Driver Feature: Ben Hunt

NZRC Driver Feature: Ben Hunt

| March 16, 2015
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Since stepping up to a four-wheel drive car two seasons ago, former Nelson resident Ben Hunt has raised more than a few eyebrows with his consistent speed. A first outright › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Turner Cruises Into Championship Campaign

Turner Cruises Into Championship Campaign

| March 11, 2015
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Hanging about in the Sydney airport last weekend on the way back to NZ after a recent holiday, I caught up with NZRC contender Dylan Turner. So over a cold › Read more
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NZRC Driver Feature: Shannon Chambers

NZRC Driver Feature: Shannon Chambers

| March 3, 2015
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After some impressive performances in the back half of 2014, one of the leading contenders for the rookie title in 2015 will be Pukekohe driver Shannon Chambers, who will also › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Ken Block returns to New Zealand rally stages

Ken Block returns to New Zealand rally stages

| February 21, 2015
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  Global Motorsport sensation Ken Block has today announced he is heading to New Zealand. The American rally driver who has participated in the World Rally Championship and Global Rallycross › Read more
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Excitement machine to challenge for 2015 NZRC title

Excitement machine to challenge for 2015 NZRC title

| February 19, 2015
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Organisers of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship are excited to announce the entry of Alex Kelsey for a full 2015 championship campaign in his ‘Mad Creation › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Flashback: The Millen Era

Flashback: The Millen Era

| February 9, 2015
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Rod Millen is a legend of NZ Motorsport. Pikes Peak Hill Climb winner, Asia Pacific Rally Champion, and the original NZ Rally Champion. Rod was the winner of the first National › Read more
NZRC Press & News
NZRC Driver Feature: David Holder – NZ Junior Champion

NZRC Driver Feature: David Holder – NZ Junior Champion

| February 5, 2015
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Tauranga driver David Holder was the sensation of the 2014 NZRC. Making his debut in the outright 4WD category, David stunned his rivals with his immediate pace at the opening › Read more
NZRC Press & News
New and favourite stages for 2015 Otago

New and favourite stages for 2015 Otago

| January 16, 2015
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New stages, some rally favourites and an all-daylight competitive distance of 280 kilometres are features of the 2015 Otago Rally, to be held in and around Dunedin on May 9 › Read more
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New look Whangarei to host season opener

New look Whangarei to host season opener

| January 16, 2015
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A revamped International Rally of Whangarei will kick-start the 2015 rally season as it hosts the opening round of the 2015 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship and also the first › Read more
NZRC Press & News
NZRC Archive Footage

NZRC Archive Footage

| January 16, 2015
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Got the off-season blues? Need a fix of rallying action to get you through until the new season starts? Then check out the NZ Rally Championship Rally Nation Youtube channel. › Read more
NZRC Press & News
2015 Calendar: Rally Championship travels the nation

2015 Calendar: Rally Championship travels the nation

| November 4, 2014
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The 2015 New Zealand Rally Championship is set to be contested over six rounds taking in the best rally roads in the country with announcement this week of the 2015 › Read more
NZRC Press & News
2014 Gallery of Champions

2014 Gallery of Champions

| October 3, 2014
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The 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ has been an exciting season. Congratulations to all competitors who have taken part in the series, but › Read more
NZRC Press & News
GoPro Daybreaker Rally Gallery

GoPro Daybreaker Rally Gallery

| September 29, 2014
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The GoPro Daybreaker Rally, the sixth and final round of the 2014 Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship driven by VINZ was held in beautful conditions in the stunning › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Masons race to victory at season finale

Masons race to victory at season finale

| September 27, 2014
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The Masterton pairing of Richard and Sara Mason have taken victory in the final round of the 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, the › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Podium honours at stake during season finale

Podium honours at stake during season finale

| September 24, 2014
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One of the biggest battles at the final round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ will be the battle for the remaining championship › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Special Stage Guide: GoPro Daybreaker Rally

Special Stage Guide: GoPro Daybreaker Rally

| September 23, 2014
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This weekend sees the final round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ but teams have been set arguably the biggest challenge of the › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Challenging finale to National Rally Championship

Challenging finale to National Rally Championship

| September 22, 2014
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The 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ is set for its final showdown at the GoPro Daybreaker Rally this weekend.  The sixth and final › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Paddon takes career-best sixth place in Rally Australia

Paddon takes career-best sixth place in Rally Australia

| September 14, 2014
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New Zealand’s top rally pairing, Hayden Paddon and John Kennard, has taken their best-ever result in a World Rally Championship event with a well-deserved sixth place at this weekend’s Coates › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Paddon in close fight at Rally Australia

Paddon in close fight at Rally Australia

| September 13, 2014
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The second day of the Coates Hire Rally Australia round of the 2014 FIA World Rally Championship sees Kiwi stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard locked in a tight battle › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Positive start for Paddon at Rally Australia

Positive start for Paddon at Rally Australia

| September 12, 2014
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New Zealand’s star rally drivers Hayden Paddon and John Kennard end the first day of WRC Coates Hire Rally Australia feeling positive about their overall position of sixth. “It hasn’t › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Paddon all set for Rally Australia

Paddon all set for Rally Australia

| September 12, 2014
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With today’s shakedown sessions now complete, Kiwi rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard are all set for the next three days of international competition as the 2014 World Rally › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Rally Nation TV Show – Rally Coromandel this Sunday – 4pm

Rally Nation TV Show – Rally Coromandel this Sunday – 4pm

| September 10, 2014
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Rally Nation: VINZ Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel Coverage – TV3, 4.00pm this Sunday (14th September) Tune into see all the highlights from the VINZ Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel, round five of the › Read more
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Paddon to draw on experience with Australian Rally

Paddon to draw on experience with Australian Rally

| September 4, 2014
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Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard will be drawing on their experience competing on the high-speed country roads and tight, technical forest tracks typical of Rally Australia when they head › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
Holder teams up with Kennard for Daybreaker

Holder teams up with Kennard for Daybreaker

| September 2, 2014
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Mount Maunganui driver David Holder will benefit from the experience of John Kennard in the co-driver’s seat of the Stadium Cars Ltd Mitsubishi Evo 8 at the final round of › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
Gallery: VINZ Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel

Gallery: VINZ Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel

| August 24, 2014
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The VINZ Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel was a spectacular new addition to the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ. Our photographer Euan Cameron was › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Campbell takes break through victory on Coromandel

Campbell takes break through victory on Coromandel

| August 23, 2014
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The Tauranga pairing of Phil Campbell and Venita Fabbro have taken their maiden victory in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, by winning the › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Youngest National Title holder makes big impression

Youngest National Title holder makes big impression

| August 20, 2014
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The 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ has seen plenty of records tumble, mostly at the hands of Richard and Sara Mason, but New › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Special Stage Guide: VINZ Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel

Special Stage Guide: VINZ Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel

| August 16, 2014
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Round five of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ sees crews head for new territory with the VINZ Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel, with › Read more
NZRC Press & News
All new challenge awaits rally teams on Coromandel Peninsula

All new challenge awaits rally teams on Coromandel Peninsula

| August 15, 2014
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Competitors in the 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, face an all new challenge for round 5, the VINZ Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel. › Read more
NZRC Press & News
News briefs – between the rounds

News briefs – between the rounds

| August 7, 2014
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Its been a 6 week break since the last round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, providing a small break in the season › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Paddon and Kennard hold on for solid finish in Finland

Paddon and Kennard hold on for solid finish in Finland

| August 4, 2014
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New Zealand’s leading rally drivers Hayden Paddon and John Kennard didn’t let a power steering issue stop them from finishing Neste Oil Rally Finland, holding on for a solid eighth › Read more
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Paddon and Kennard continue improving in Finland

Paddon and Kennard continue improving in Finland

| August 2, 2014
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Top Kiwi rally pairing Hayden Paddon and John Kennard have continued their strong performance during the third day of Neste Oil Rally Finland and now hold sixth place overall with › Read more
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Positive progress for Paddon and Kennard in Finland

Positive progress for Paddon and Kennard in Finland

| August 1, 2014
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Hayden Paddon and John Kennard, New Zealand’s only competitors in the FIA World Rally Championship, have moved up the leader-board to hold seventh place overall after day two of Neste › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Waterways Super Special Stage brings rally action into Whitianga

Waterways Super Special Stage brings rally action into Whitianga

| July 31, 2014
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An afternoon spectator Super Special Stage will bring the spectacular action of rallying into the township of Whitianga for the VINZ Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel on Saturday 23rd August. › Read more
Goldrush, NZRC Press & News
Rally Nation: Rally Wairarapa TV Coverage this Sunday

Rally Nation: Rally Wairarapa TV Coverage this Sunday

| July 12, 2014
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TV3, 4.00pm this Sunday (13th July)- tune into see all the highlights from the Trusthouse Racetech Rally Wairarapa, round four of the 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally › Read more
NZRC Press & News
VINZ back Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel

VINZ back Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel

| July 11, 2014
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  The newest event on the national rally calendar will officially be known as the VINZ Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel, with the announcement today of Vehicle Inspection New Zealand › Read more
Goldrush, NZRC Press & News
The Masons – The statistics…

The Masons – The statistics…

| July 6, 2014
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Last weekend Richard & Sara Mason wrote their names into the history books of NZ rallying with a record fifth national rally title. The Masons are without a doubt a › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Gallery: Trusthouse Racetech Rally Wairarapa

Gallery: Trusthouse Racetech Rally Wairarapa

| June 29, 2014
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The 2014 Trusthouse Racetech Rally of Wairarapa was an event full of colour, excitement and celebration with the Mason Motorsport team securing the 2014 title. Check out the gallery of › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Masons the class of New Zealand rallying

Masons the class of New Zealand rallying

| June 28, 2014
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The Masterton husband and wife pairing of Richard and Sara Mason have created New Zealand Rallying history by winning todays Trusthouse Racetech Rally of Wairarapa. The victory on home roads, › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Spectacular exit for Gilmour

Spectacular exit for Gilmour

| June 28, 2014
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Dunedin’s Emma Gilmour and co-driver Ben Atkinson have unfortunately had a spectacular ending to their Wairapara Rally rolling out of the event on special stage 2. Both Emma and Ben › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Rally Wairarapa Midday Update: Mason leads

Rally Wairarapa Midday Update: Mason leads

| June 28, 2014
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Masterton driver Richard Mason holds the advantage at midday in the Trusthouse Racetech Rally Wairarapa, round 4 of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ.  › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Paddon and Kennard make solid start in Poland

Paddon and Kennard make solid start in Poland

| June 27, 2014
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The New Zealand crew of Hayden Paddon and John Kennard have started strongly in their first attempt at Lotos Rally Poland, joining their Hyundai Motorsport teammates in the top seven › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Record fifth title on the line at home rally

Record fifth title on the line at home rally

| June 26, 2014
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Masterton based rally driver Richard Mason has the opportunity to create history at his home rally this weekend, the Trusthouse Racetech Rally of Wairarapa. Mason holds a 68 point lead › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Stage Previews: Trusthouse Racetech Rally of Wairarapa

Stage Previews: Trusthouse Racetech Rally of Wairarapa

| June 25, 2014
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This year’s Trusthouse Racetech Rally Wairarapa moves from last year’s October slot that created plenty of issues with dust and into a more traditional June date to form round four › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Summerfield aims to regain second at Wairarapa

Summerfield aims to regain second at Wairarapa

| June 24, 2014
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Rangiora’s Matt Summerfield is looking for a strong result to regain his second place in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ at the fourth › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
BNT Mason Motorsport expected to cruise through NZRC Rally Wairarapa….Yeah Right

BNT Mason Motorsport expected to cruise through NZRC Rally Wairarapa….Yeah Right

| June 23, 2014
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Three wins from three starts mean that four times New Zealand Rally Champions Richard and Sara Mason can win the 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship – › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
Stunning Peninsula roads for Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel

Stunning Peninsula roads for Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel

| June 22, 2014
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A new challenge awaits rally competitors with the ‘Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel’ taking to the roads around the Peninsula on Saturday 23rd August. Based at the seaside town of › Read more
Goldrush, NZRC Press & News
Paddon values learning from Hyundai WRC debut in Italy

Paddon values learning from Hyundai WRC debut in Italy

| June 9, 2014
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New Zealand’s top rally drivers Hayden Paddon and John Kennard successfully completed the final day of Rally Italia Sardegna, taking a top five stage time and finishing their debut rally › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Paddon learns and improves on Hyundai WRC debut

Paddon learns and improves on Hyundai WRC debut

| June 8, 2014
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Having driven steadily and sensibly in the opening three Saturday stages at Rally Italia Sardegna, Hayden Paddon and John Kennard had to stop part-way through the final stage to avoid › Read more
NZRC Press & News
Emma makes X Games Semis

Emma makes X Games Semis

| June 8, 2014
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Avoiding the carnage around her, New Zealand’s Emma Gilmour has stormed through to an incredible Red Bull Global Rallycross Championship (GRC) semi finals result at the X Games in Austin, › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
BNT Mason Motorsport make it three from three with victory at NZRC Rally Canterbury

BNT Mason Motorsport make it three from three with victory at NZRC Rally Canterbury

| June 4, 2014
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Four times New Zealand Rally Champions Richard and Sara Mason continued their domination of the 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship -driven by Vinz [NZRC] with a › Read more
NZRC Press & News, TeamNEWS
Masons make it three from three

Masons make it three from three

| June 2, 2014
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The Masterton pairing of Richard and Sara Mason have taken the honours in the third round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ to › Read more
NZRC Press & News

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 2026, there are six NZRC rounds, each with a unique character reflecting the diverse regions – from Northland to Invercargill

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