Rally New Zealand
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Rally New Zealand is the longest-running world championship event in both New Zealand and the Southern Hemisphere.
2011 New Zealand Rally Championship Calendar:
- Round 1 – DriveSouth Rally of Otago – 8 to 10 April
- Round 2 – Rally New Zealand ‘High Octane at Hampton’ – 7 to 8 May
- Round 3 – Rally Wairarapa – 28 to 29 May
- Round 4 – International Rally of Whangarei – 16 to 17 July
- Round 5 – Rally Hawke’s Bay – 20 to 21 August
HAWKE'S BAY — Masterton husband and wife pairing Richard and Sara Mason have comfortably won the weekend’s 20-21 August Tomoana Warehousing Rally Hawke’s Bay to also secure the Subaru team’s third New Zealand rally championship title.
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WHANGAREI — Defending two-wheel-drive rally champion Matt Summerfield heads to this weekend's International Rally of Whangarei fresh from Motorsport New Zealand's Elite Academy and 'inspired' for a good performance.
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Event management specialist Nick Carter has been appointed general manager of Rally New Zealand.
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WAIRARAPA — Two-time New Zealand rally champions Richard and Sara Mason are the odds-on favourites to take victory in Rally Wairarapa, their home event, which runs this weekend, 28 and 29 May.
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WAIKATO — Competitors in this weekend’s Rally New Zealand [7 to 8 May] will be torn between the chance of getting their name on the Rally New Zealand trophy alongside rally icons Colin McRae and Sébastien Loeb or steering to finish for points in the second round of the 2011 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship.
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A top-quality line-up for the 2011 running of Rally New Zealand on 7 and 8 May sees New Zealand’s most talented rally drivers tackle over 260 kilometres of competitive stages through the Franklin, North Waikato and Raglan districts.
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OTAGO — The weekend’s 8 -10 April opening round of the 2011 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship has seen top rally driver Hayden Paddon secure a comprehensive win at the DriveSouth Rally of Otago.
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OTAGO — Geraldine’s Hayden Paddon has a commanding lead after nine stages of the 2011 DriveSouth Rally of Otago, the Subaru STI driver finishing 1 minute 33.4 seconds ahead of the Mitsubishi of Rotorua’s Dean Sumner.
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This weekend’s opening round of the 2011 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship in Otago features the return of the revered Audi Quattro name to the historic category, one of four classes within the championship structure.
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OTAGO — A real who’s who of current and past champions feature at this weekend’s first round of the 2011 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship.
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OTAGO — This Friday’s first three stages of Rally Otago – run at night – offer an exciting new challenge for many of the 29 competitors registered to contest the opening round of the 2011 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship.
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HAMILTON — This year Rally New Zealand’s top level rallying action is complemented by an exhilarating ‘sideshow’ called ‘High Octane on Hampton’.
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Two-time New Zealand rally champion Hayden Paddon has confirmed he is driving for a new team in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, which starts in Otago on 8 April.
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Thirty-one competitors have confirmed entries for the 2011 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, creating one of the most competitive and talented fields seen in the nationwide rally championship for some years.
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The World Rally Championship returns to New Zealand in 2012, with the World Motor Sport Council soon to confirm the date that Rally New Zealand will run next year.
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The New Zealand Rally Championship has confirmed a pair of new sponsors and a new television package, adding fresh impetus for the 2011 season.
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Two defending New Zealand rally champions Dean Sumner and Geof Argyle are among the first to register their entries for the 2011 New Zealand Rally Championship.
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AUCKLAND — With the dust now well dampened after the 40th running of Rally New Zealand at the beginning of May, organising committee members with many years of experience running the international event said it was one of the very best events of this name ever run.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland Domain is set to be in the headlights next month when Auckland hosts Rally New Zealand, the local round of the FIA World Rally Championship, from 6 to 9 May.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Two of New Zealand's best rally drivers, Emma Gilmour and Richard Mason, have been selected by Rally New Zealand to receive special wildcard entries for the FIA Production World Rally Championship class of Rally New Zealand taking place from 6 to 9 May this year.
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Two wildcard entries for Rally New Zealand in 2010 offer local rally drivers the chance to test their skills against top-level competition.
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Repco, the largest automotive parts and accessories retailer in Australasia, has taken a bold new step in its long and successful involvement with motorsport in the region by becoming the naming rights sponsor for both Rally New Zealand in 2008 and Rally Australia in 2009.
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