Martin survives tough day for debut win
Andy Martin has recorded his first class win in only his third ever event in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ after a somewhat challenging Rally Canterbury over the weekend. Martin and co-driver Matt Hayward headed to the third round of the NZRC full of confidence after their New › Read more
Holder Rewarded at Canterbury Rally
Mt Maunganui based rally driver David Holder was rewarded for his resolve to drive consistently with a solid third place overall at last weekend’s Lone Star Rally of Canterbury, which doubled as the third round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) powered by VINZ.  Both the Saturday night and the › Read more
Disappointment for Summerfield at home
Rangiora’s Matt Summerfield discovered just what a cruel sport rallying can be at the third round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, Rally Cantebury, over the weekend. Sitting second in the NZRC standings prior to the weekend, Summerfield and co-driving sister Nicole were looking forward to securing a › Read more
Campbell back on the pace at Canterbury
Tauranga’s Phil Campbell has recorded his best result of the 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ after a strong performance at round three, Rally Canterbury, over the weekend. Campbell and co-driver Venita Fabbro headed to the event after a tough Rally Otago, where car problems and illness kept them › Read more
Small component failure bring premature end to Jansen’s NZRC season
The failure of a small $50 engine part has brought a premature end to Christchurch’s Matt Jansen’s participation in this year’s Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship – driven by Vinz [NZRC]. Matt and co-driver, the vastly experienced and fellow Cantabrian Rocky Hudson, were powering their MITECH WELDERS Subaru through to the high-speed › Read more
BNT Mason Motorsport make it three from three with victory at NZRC Rally Canterbury
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 third straight victory at last weekend’s Lone Star Rally of Canterbury. In another measured, clinical display that ranged from driving to survive the treacherous muddy › Read more
Another win puts title in sight
Another class win at his home rally has put Christchurch driver Hamish Anderson in a commanding position to retain his Open two-wheel-drive rally championship title. Anderson and co-driver Sarah Brennan drove a tactical rally to ensure they scored maximum championship points and head back to the North Island for the next event with one hand already › Read more
Disappointing rally of Canterbury for Gilmour
The 2014 Lone Star Rally of Canterbury was one to forget for Emma Gilmour, with engine issues ending her event early. She and Australian co-driver Ben Atkinson began this weekend’s third round of the 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ in the dark on Saturday night. Unfortunately, the Suzuki Swift › Read more
Martin looks for more speed at Canterbury
Tauranga rally driver Andy Martin is looking to up the pace when round two of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, the Lone Star Rally Canterbury, gets underway this weekend. After a disappointing run at the previous round, Rally Otago, which ended in a shattered driveshaft, the New Zealand › Read more
Holder Building Foundation for Speed
Still buzzing from Otago’s podium finish, Dave Holder is looking forward to the challenge of the roads at this weekend’s Lone Star Rally of Canterbury, the third round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ. However, like everything in life, Holder knows a solid foundation undergirds success, and that › Read more
Hawkeswood looks for more pace at Canterbury
Auckland rally driver Andrew Hawkeswood is looking for more speed out of his Mazda 2 Maxi car at the next round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, the Lone Star Rally Canterbury, this coming weekend. Hawkeswood debuted the car in the NZRC at the previous round, Rally Otago, › Read more
Summerfield looks for more points at home rally
Rangiora’s Matt Summerfield is looking to maintain his second place in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ when the third round, the Lone Star Rally Canterbury, gets underway this weekend. Summerfield has generally had a strong run on what is his home event, including an outright rally win in › Read more
Campbell looks for better run at Canterbury
Tauranga’s Phil Campbell is looking for a return to podium speed at round three of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, the Lone Star Rally Canterbury, over the weekend. Campbell surprised himself at the opening round of the championship, Rally Whangarei, by setting a string of top three stage › Read more
Canterbury Rally a chance to consolidate for Gilmour
Emma Gilmour has swapped the warmth of Barbados for the wintery, Lone Star Rally of Canterbury dark this weekend, as she prepares her Suzuki Swift Maxi for the event’s two opening night stages on Saturday. Emma returned from competing in 30degC at the Red Bull Global Rallycross Championship’s opening round on the Caribbean Island late › Read more
Summerfields Rally behind Cystic Fibrosis
New Zealand’s fastest brother and sister, Matt and Nicole Summerfield, are not only chasing glory with their Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ campaign, they are also raising money to support Cystic Fibrosis New Zealand. At the two rounds of the NZRC to date, the pair have raised in excess › Read more
van Klink looks to maintain perfect score
Kaiapoi’s Marcus van Klink is looking for three wins from three events when the third round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, the Lone Star Rally Canterbury, gets underway this weekend. Driving the Chesters Plumbing Supplies Mazda RX-7, van Klink and co-driver Dave Neill dominated the opening round › Read more
Rally Canterbury goes West for Westy
Timaru’s Chris West will miss the third round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, Rally Canterbury, as a result of damage sustained in a massive crash at Rally Otago. West, driving the Andrew Simms Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X, headed to the most southern round of the NZRC looking › Read more
Campbell racks up more mileage at Otago
Tauranga’s Phil Campbell has put a whole heap of miles under his belt at the second round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, Rally Otago, over the weekend. In their first season in The Roofing Store Mitsubishi Evo 9, Campbell and co-driver Venita Fabbro set out to complete › Read more
Van Klink on the pace at Otago
Kaiapoi’s Marcus van Klink has taken his second consecutive round win in this year’s Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ at the Otago Classic Rally over the weekend. Heading into the event, van Klink was considered by many as a front running contender for the prestigious Otago Classic title that › Read more
BNT Mason Motorsport repeat winning performance at NZRC Rally Otago
Following last month’s victory at Whangarei – the opening round of the 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by Vinz – four times New Zealand Rally Champions Richard and Sara Mason have repeated that performance last weekend at the other end of the country at round 2 – the DriveSouth Rally of Otago. In a › Read more
Measured performance from Holder
Last weekend’s International Rally of Otago saw Dave Holder take his first podium of the season in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ (NZRC). Holder’s measured performance in the Stadium Cars Mitsubishi saw him finish second in only his second outing in a 4WD rally car. After a rather › Read more
Summerfield maintains second in NZRC
The Matt Summerfield Rallisport team have defied the odds to maintain second place in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ after the second round, Rally Otago, over the weekend. An engine failure in the lead up to the event left New Zealand’s fastest brother and sister, Matt and Nicole › Read more
Hawkeswood shows new car’s potential at Otago
The long awaited debut of Andrew Hawkeswood’s Mazda 2 Maxi car in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ has seen the Auckland driver come away with a close fought fourth place finish. Hawkeswood and co-driver Rob Ryan showed the new car’s potential on the very first stage, setting the › Read more
The fast roads used in the Otago Rally proved a handicap for defending Open two-wheel-drive rally champion Hamish Anderson but the Christchurch driver still leads the New Zealand championship series after the opening two rounds. Anderson, round one winner in Whangarei, struggled to out-drive his closest rival, finding the 1600cc powerplant of his older Toyota › Read more
Jansen grabs 3rd at NZRC Rally Otago
Christchurch’s Matt Jansen has re-entered the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship – driven by Vinz [NZRC] in top form as he grabbed a 3rd place finish at this weekend’s DriveSouth Rally of Otago. Matt and new co-driver, the vastly experienced and fellow Cantabrian Rocky Hudson, powered their MITECH WELDERS Subaru through the › Read more
Gilmour closer to top result
Dunedin’s Emma Gilmour came tantalizingly close to a rally podium at her home event the Drivesouth Rally of Otago this weekend. Her Suzuki Swift Maxi was achieving its best-yet results and running in second place, before its fuel pump stopped working 2km into stage 12 today, ending Emma and Australian co-driver Ben Atkinson’s rally. “The › Read more
Summerfields in race against time for Otago Rally
New Zealand’s fastest brother and sister, Matt and Nicole Summerfield, are in a race against time to make it to the start line of round two of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, the Drivesouth Rally Otago, after a major mechanical failure just two days before the start of › Read more
BNT Mason Motorsport Drive South for repeat performance at NZRC Rally Otago?
Following last month’s victory at Whangarei – the opening round of the 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by Vinz – four times New Zealand Rally Champions Richard and Sara Mason are looking for a repeat performance this weekend at the other end of the country at round 2 – the DriveSouth Rally of Otago. › Read more
Anderson hopes to break Dunedin jinx
Christchurch rally driver Hamish Anderson is hoping to break his Rally Otago jinx and cross the finish line of the two-day national championship event this weekend. Anderson is the early leader in the New Zealand two-wheel-drive rally championship and his first priority is to get to the end of Rally Otago. Bad luck and misfortune has › Read more
Holder realistic for Otago Rally
A steady as she goes approach will be the focus for young rally driver David Holder at the International Rally of Otago this weekend, as he aims to gain further experience in what will be only his second event in a four wheel drive (4wd) rally car. The rally doubles as the second round of › Read more
Jansen back in NZ Rally Championship in 2014 at Otago
Christchurch’s Matt Jansen is back in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship – driven by Vinz [NZRC], and will start his driving involvement at this weekend’s Drivesouth Rally of Otago. Matt was at the opening round at Whangarei last month as part of the service crew for one of his sponsors – › Read more
Hawkeswood brings Mazda back to front of rally field
For the first time in more than 15 years, a Mazda will return to the premier class of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ when Andrew Hawkeswood’s Mazda 2 Maxi makes its NZRC debut at Rally Otago this weekend. Hawkeswood, widely regarded as New Zealand’s most spectacular rally driver, › Read more
Campbell looks for more of the same at Otago
After a promising start to the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, Tauranga’s Phil Campbell is looking for more of the same at this weekend’s Rally Otago. Campbell and co-driver Venita Fabbro went to the opening round at Whangarei keen to learn their new The Roofing Store Mitsubishi Evo 9 › Read more
Van Klink set to take on the stars
Kaiapoi’s Marcus van Klink will take on some of the world’s best rally drivers at round two of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ as the event encompasses the renowned Otago Classic Rally. While the event is round two of the NZRC, van Klink’s attention is really on the › Read more
Emma Gilmour excited about her home event
There is nothing like competing in your home rally, especially when you are debuting your radical home-built Suzuki, which is sporting some exciting new componentry. Come the weekend (May 10 – 11) and this is exactly what Dunedin’s Emma Gilmour will be doing as the 15-stage, 280km Drivesouth Rally of Otago begins on the roads around › Read more
Cox has podium finish in his sights
After an impressive finish at Rally Whangarei winning leg 2, Sloan Cox is looking to continue that success at Rally Otago, Round 2 of the New Zealand Rally Championship. Rally Otago is an iconic rally that attracts international drivers and after missing the event last season Cox is looking forward to getting back onto Otago’s › Read more
NZRC Update: Between the rallies
One week out from the Drivesouth Rally Otago, round two of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, catchup with our summary of all the championship news between events. Joining the field for round 2 is the 2012 National Junior champion Matt Jansen. The Canterbury driver will be joined by › Read more
Rally Nation: Rally Whangarei TV Coverage this weekend
TV3, 2.30pm this Sunday (April 27th)- tune into see all the highlights from Rally Whangarei, the opening round of the 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ. An event full of action and drama, amongst the backdrop of the fast and spectacular Northland roads. The show will also be repeated › Read more
Holder sets the bar high
Looking back five years ago, Mt Maunganui rally driver David Holder could be found watching some of his New Zealand rally heroes in awe….  Now he is challenging those same heroes for the rally lead. Heading into VINZ International Rally of Whangarei last weekend, Holder had very realistic expectations of his abilities given that he › Read more
Cunningham has tough start to season
RCK Contractors Rally Team driver Clint Cunningham’s hopes of a reliable start to the season were unfortunately dashed at the opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ, Rally Whangarei, held over the weekend. The team spent the off season fully rebuilding the car in the hopes of › Read more
Campbell on the pace in 4WD debut
Tauranga’s Phil Campbell has made an impressive debut in The Roofing Store Mitsubishi Evo 9 at the opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ over the weekend, where only a mechanical problem robbed him of an almost certain podium finish. Campbell came into the event realistic in › Read more
Lucky win for Anderson
A broken electrical wire almost cost Christchurch driver Hamish Anderson a successful start to the defense of his two-wheel-drive New Zealand rally title last weekend, but a makeshift effort got the car to the finish line and he scored maximum points in the process. The drama began towards the end of the second day of › Read more
Perfect start to the season for Van Klink
Kaiapoi’s Marcus van Klink has made the perfect start to his 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ campaign after scoring a full haul of points at the opening round, Rally Whangarei, over the weekend. After a season dogged by mechanical problems last year, a full rebuild over the off-season › Read more
BNT Mason Motorsport (finally) win NZRC Rally Whangarei
By winning last weekend’s opening round of the 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by Vinz, the Vinz International Rally of Whangarei, four times New Zealand Rally Champions Richard and Sara Mason have finally filled an annoying gap in their trophy cabinet. Until now Whangarei has been the only major rally on the national championship › Read more
Speed rewards Cox with day 2 win
Rally Whangarei gave a mixed bag of results for the Cox Motorsport Team. The opening stage started off great with Cox recording the second fastest stage time by only 0.4 seconds to Mason. Stage two saw this all change with the Taslo Engineering Mitsubishi Evo X leaving the road, resulting in the team having to › Read more
2014 VINZ Rally Whangarei – Gallery
The stunning weather and fast pace, made for some fantastic images from round 1 of the 2014 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ. Check out the action caught on camera by our photographer Euan Cameron over the course of the weekend. Full gallery here: http://www.nzrallychampionship.co.nz/photos/   Dave Strong kicking up the › Read more
Tough weekend at Whangarei for Emma
“Character-building” is how Emma Gilmour has described her trying weekend competing in the two-day VINZ International Rally of Whangarei – the opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC). Although, despite the varying issues she and Australian co-driver Ben Atkinson encountered over the 14 special stages, they recorded six, top five stage › Read more
Masons win titanic Whangarei Rally battle
The Masterton pairing of Richard and Sara Mason have taken victory in the opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship driven by VINZ.  The Masons were pushed all the way by a number of new challenges over the two days of the VINZ Rally Whangarei, held in dry, dusty and › Read more
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
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

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