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Category Archives: Rallying
Route Confirmed for Rally New Zealand 2010
See top world rally drivers in action on local roads when Rally New Zealand takes place from 6 to 9 May 2010. Continue reading
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Tagged mikko hirvonen, rally new zealand, Willard Martin, world rally championship
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Date Set for International Rally of Whangarei
2010 International Rally of Whangarei has been confirmed as 2 to 4 July, 2010, with event based in the city of Whangarei. Continue reading
Christchurch Casino Rally Team 2009 Season Review
Matt Jansen wrapped up both rookie and junior champs and fourth overall in the gold star championship. Continue reading
Citroen Racing, Red Bull Give Wings to Raikkonen in 2010
Kimi Raikkonen has won 18 Formula 1 Grand Prix, claimed the Formula 1 world crown in 2007, and contested several rallies in 2009. Continue reading
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Rally Stars for New Super 2000 and WRC Cups in NZ
Expect to see Xevi Pons and Janne Tuohino among a strong field of competitors running Super 2000 cars in New Zealand. Continue reading
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King of the Mountains – Saddle Rd Hill Climb Results
Manawatu’s King of the Mountain – Saddle Road Hill Climb was held on Saturday 28 Nov 2009, in appalling weather conditions. Continue reading
King of the Mountain – Saddle Road Hillclimb
The road is made up if 4.5km of twisty tarmac roads overlooking the Manawatu region. It’s a great spectator event, too. Continue reading
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Tagged hillclimbs, king of the mountain, manawatu, motorsport manawatu, palmerston north, saddle road, sport manawatu
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Opportunities Abound for Young Rally Drivers
The Rising Stars scholarship is contested by young drivers who have not yet competed in NZ’s national rally series. Continue reading
2009 Dunlop Targa Trophy Results
Peter Hanna Memorial – highest placed V8-powered vehicle overall. Car 463 – Tony & Jo Butler – Holden Cheetah 1973 Dunlop Greg Ryan Memorial – highest placed parent & offspring. Car 393 -Mark & Chris Kirk-Burnnand (son and father) BMW … Continue reading
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Tagged brent emerson, clark procter, classic class, greg spark, jason gill, mark kirk-burnnand, modern class, results, targa, targa 2009, tony butler, tony quinn
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15th Anniversary Targa – Day 6 (Saturday)
TARGA TALES Tony Quinn has won the 2009 Dunlop Targa Rally with a margin of 5 minutes and 35 seconds. 2nd was Clark Procter and 3rd Jason Gill. Wellington turned on a cracker of a day. The southerly had blown … Continue reading
15th Anniversary Targa – Day 5 (Friday)
Targa Tales Woke up to fine weather, 100% warmer in Palmerston North as Targa headed up and over the top of the Ruahine’s via the windmills into the North Wairarapa and into Hawkes Bay. Before we went through the Manawatu … Continue reading
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Tagged black magic television, BMW, brent early, brent emerson, Christchurch, dannevirke, david walker, greg ball, hawkes bay, hayden paddon, i-phones, jason gil, leigh hopper, manawatu gorge, mangatainoka, mark kirk-burnnand, martin dippie, maserati trofeo, michele bain, nigel patterson, nissan, north wairarapa, ormondville, palmerston north, Paul Manuell, paul mullins, rex alder, stace hopper, targa, tony quinn, trevor crowe, tvd, wellington, windmill alley
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Victory and a Sixth World Title for Loeb/Elena
It was an emotional final day of Rally GB for the Citroën Total WRT. In spite of having led from the outset, Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena only saw the rally swing decisively in their favour on the penultimate stage. … Continue reading
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Tagged bp ford, builth wells, Citroen, dani sordo, daniel elena, ford focus, khalid al qassimi, marc marti, mikko hirvonen, rally gb, rhayader, sebastien loeb, skoda fabia, south wales, world championships, wrt
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15th Anniversary Targa – Day Three (Wednesday)
Targa Tales Today Targa spent the day in Taranaki before the overnight in Wanganui – fine weather all day. Only 6 Special Stages because the Whangamomona was being run both directions. Here is a catch up with the photos. A … Continue reading
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Tagged chris ryan, louise upston, neil tolich, peter martin, taranaki, targa, Taupo, tvd, wanganui
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15th Anniversary Targa Rally Prologue Day
Sunday was a busy morning for Documentation, Scrutineering and Briefings for Drivers, Co-Drivers and Service Crew at the Telstra Clear Events Centre in Manukau City. In fact it was a busy place as part of the cities Full Throttle Weekend … Continue reading
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Tagged clark procto, dunlop, judith collins, neil tolich, peter martin, robert van gisbergen, targa rally, Taupo, vicki martin
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Successful Finish for Mark Tapper in WRC
South Auckland rally driver Mark Tapper comes home as the second Pirelli Star Driver in Wales Rally GB. Continue reading
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Tagged Auckland, Christchurch, fia, mark tapper, mitsubishi lancer evo, pirelli, pirelli star driver, wales rally gb, world rally championship, wrc
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15th Anniversary Targa Rally Ready to Roll
We recently talked about the added attractions and it’s been a case of ‘the best laid plans’ with some necessary changes. Continue reading