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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

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Richard Mason

Nelson's Ben Hunt

Peter (PJ) Johnston, chairman of Rally New Zealand with the organisation's new general manager Nick Carter

Mazda RX7 of Marcus Van Klink

Nelson's Ben Hunt

Richard and Sara Mason

Former NZRC champion Richard Mason in action, Rally Otago

Geof Argyle

Hayden Paddon

Otago NZRC Podium

Wilson returns to NZRC competition with an Audi Quattro

NZRC round, Rally Otago

Otago Rally finish 2010

Carl Ruiterman

Matt Jansen

Matt Summerfield (Rangiora)

Kiwi rally driver Emma Gilmour on the start ramp for Rally New Zealand 2010

Former New Zealand rally champion Chris West in action during the 2010 Rally Wairarapa

Dean Sumner, from Rotorua, the defending New Zealand Gold Star rally champion (Group N 4WD) in action during the 2010 Rally Otago

Sébastien Loeb prepares to bungy-jump from the Auckland Harbour Bridge, one of several pre-event promotional activities enjoyed by the WRC stars.

Rally New Zealand's long-running children's colouring competition results in three age group winners and their friends getting a ride to school in a convoy of rally cars. Young Whangarei driver Ben Jagger signs autographs at Remuera Primary School whose F

Popular WRC driver Petter Solberg had the lead by the end of day one in his privately-entered Citroën C4. Solberg is seen here in action on the Auckland Domain super special stage which attracted around 25,000 fans.

New Zealand's Hayden Paddon made the most of Rally New Zealand for his international Production World Rally Championship (PWRC) campaign, winning the category and also coming home top Kiwi.

Six-time world rally champion Sébastien Loeb blasted through day two of Rally New Zealand with an astounding drive in front thousands of fans, but uncommon errors on the final day dropped the French Citroën star to third by the finish.

BP Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala created history when he won Rally New Zealand on 9 May – his victory was Ford's 75th WRC win, breaking a record long-held by Lancia.

Auckland Domain super special stage - 1986

Emma Gilmour

Richard Mason

Richard Mason, with co-driving wife Sara, in action during Rally New Zealand in 2008. As a Rally New Zealand PWRC guest entrant, Mason has finished as high as third among the world's best production rally car drivers.

Pictured are (L-R) Hon. Damian O