World Rally Championship star Hayden Paddon has dominated the first day of the Stadium Cars Otago International Classic Rally, finishing the day over a minute and a half in front of Scotsman Alister McRae.
New Zealand’s World Rally Championship star, Hayden Paddon, is a last-minute entry into next month’s Drivesouth Otago Rally in Dunedin.
Tauranga’s Phil Campbell holds a narrow lead after a dramatic opening day of the Drivesouth Otago Rally, the second round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. Campbell and co-driver Venita Fabbro’s Mitsubishi Evo 9 sit 16.4 seconds ahead of Kiwi World Rally Championship driver Hayden Paddon/John Kennard BDA, with Lance Williams/Crunch Bennett third in their Subaru Impreza.
Former World Rally Championship star, Markko Märtin, has blitzed the field on the opening day of the Stadium Cars Otago Classic Rally, driving to a 42.3 second lead after the opening eight stages.
World Rally Championship star, Hayden Paddon, has blitzed the field in the Stadium Cars Otago International Classic Rally, finishing more than 11 minutes ahead of his nearest rival.
Former World Rally Championship star, Markko Martin, has blitzed the field in the 2016 Stadium Cars Otago Classic Rally, taking a two and a half minute victory.
New Zealand World Rally Championship driver Hayden Paddon has taken a stunning victory in the Otago Rally, round two of the 2015 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship.
A selection of photos from the 2014 Rally of Otago are now in our photo gallery, showing a selection of cars in the NZRC, Allcomers and Classic rallies.
Once again the Otago Rally lived up to expectations with a fantastic battle for the lead and an historic win by New Zealand WRC star Hayden Paddon. Peter Whitten takes a look at some of the more interest aspects of the 2015 event, and on the state of New Zealand rallying.
For 12 years I’ve been singing the praises of New Zealand’s Otago Rally, after first travelling to the South Island city of Dunedin in 2003.
My first journey to the home of Speights beer and Cadbury chocolate was on the recommendation of five-times Australian Rally Champion, Ross Dunkerton, who had contested the event in 2002 and had come home gobsmacked by what he saw.
