Tauranga’s Phil Campbell has started his Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship campaign with a third placed finish at the Otago Rally held over the weekend.

After a troubled build-up to the event, Campbell and co-driver Mal Peden set a consistent pace across the opening day, starting off with a fifth fastest time on the opening stage of the day, then moving up to fourth place the following stage. The fifth fastest time on the power stage gained an extra bonus point.

As the afternoon progressed, Campbell was able to move ...    more...

Queenstown’s Mike Sheehan has achieved a life long dream of winning his class in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship at the opening round, Rally Otago, held over the weekend.

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Otago and Auckland rallying duo Andy Gillies and Nathan Pilcher capped a fine return to the New Zealand Rally Championship with a podium finish in their class at the weekend's Otago Rally.

The pair, who only started two rallies last season before an accident curtailed their season, hit early dramas but eventually came good as the day progressed in the Category 5B class, part of a field of more than fifty crews and cars competing over the two day event in a variety of modern and classic rally cars.

International rally star Hayden Paddon won ...    more...

Penguin Random House NZ is excited to announce the August release of Driven, the explosive autobiography from New Zealand’s most successful rally driver, Hayden Paddon.

The book will cover Paddon’s commitment to racing from a very young age, his many highs and lows on the local and international circuits, and his latest Paddon Rallysport initiative out of its base at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell.

Driven will provide rare insights into Paddon’s formative years growing up in Geraldine, his entry into competitive racing, success locally and ascendency ...    more...

The opening round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship will see an international challenge for Christchurch’s Marcus van Klink when he takes on this weekend’s Otago Rally.

Returning for a third season in the wildly popular Universal Plumbing triple-rotor Mazda RX-8, van Klink and co-driver Dave Neill face a strong field in the open two-wheel drive category of the national championship, including Irish internet sensation Frank Kelly.

Outside of the championship battle, van Klink will also be chasing the unofficial title of fastest two-wheel drive car outright, ...    more...