One hundred entries have been received for next month’s 40th Anniversary Drivesouth Otago Rally, the first round of the New Zealand Rally Championship and incorporating the Stadium Cars Otago Classic Rally.

The 2014 Stadium Cars/ SSangyong International Classic Rally of Otago will hit TV screens in both New Zealand and Australia during the month of August.

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.

Celebrate the 40th year of the Otago Rally and catch up with fellow competitors and friends at the official welcome function of Otago Rally 2016.

Dine alongside former WRC works driver, Markko Märtin, and New Zealand’s own WRC star, Hayden Paddon.

The date for the 2015 Otago Rally has been finalised, with the event to be held from May 8 to 10 next year.

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.

New Zealand’s World Rally Championship star, Hayden Paddon, is a last-minute entry into next month’s Drivesouth Otago Rally in Dunedin.

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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 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.