Plenty of focus has been around the FIA World Rally Championship stars returning to Aotearoa, Repco Rally New Zealand also incorporates the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) for the final two rounds of the series across Saturday and Sunday.
While some of the NZRC Stars with higher specification cars will compete against the worlds best in the 3-day International Rally, 46 of our local legends will take part in the 2-day National Rally directly following the international event.
Hayden Paddon (Hyundai i20N R5) currently leads the overall NZ Rally Championship by 24-points from Ben Hunt (Skoda Fabia R5Evo) and Ari Pettigrew (Holden Barina AP4).
23-year-old rally driver Ari Pettigrew steps into NZRC1 driving a Holden Barina AP4, a vehicle that was once driven by one of the legends of NZ Motorsport- Greg Murphy. Ari has made a great start to his first overall championship in the Brian Green Properties NZ Rally Championship.
Ari won the Open 2WD class in his older 1990’s BMW in the NZ Rally Championship in 2021. Ari is already showing good speed in the highest class in the NZ Rally Championship.
The top three will have their work cut out for the two-days with rivals Raana Horan (Skoda Fabia R5 Evo), Matt Summerfeild (Mitsubishi Mirage AP4), Jack Haweswood (Toyota Vitz AP4), Josh Marston (Holden Barina AP4) and Robbie Stokes (Ford Fiesta AP4), all capable of finishing on the podium.
With a combination of up and coming starts showcasing their skills against veterans of the sport with the carrot dangling of several classes of national champions to be decided, the National Rally action will be hot!
Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship Entry List
(Car #, Driver/Co-driver, Car, Class)
20 Hayden Paddon/John Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1
22 Ben Hunt/Tony Rawstorn Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1
23 Shane van Gisbergen/Glen Weston Skoda Fabia R5 1
25 Raana Horan/Michael Connor Skoda Fabia Rally2 evo 1
26 Todd Bawden/Paul Burborough Ford Fiesta R5 MkII 1
27 Kingsley Jones/Waverley Jones Skoda Fabia R5 1
30 Andy Martin/Matt Hayward VW Polo GTi R5 1
32 Robbie Stokes/Amy Stokes Ford Fiesta AP4 1
34 Matt Summerfield/Nicole Summerfield Mitsubishi Mirage AP4 1
35 Dylan Turner/Tania Cresswell Audi S1 AP4 1
36 Jack Hawkeswood/Sarah Brennan Toyota GR Yaris AP4 1
38 Glenn Inkster/Spencer Winn Mazda 2 AP4 1
39 Haydn Mackenzie/Michael Goudie Toyota Yaris AP4 1
40 Ari Pettigrew/Jason Farmer Holden Barina AP4 1
41 Josh Marston/Andrew Graves Holden Barina AP4 1
43 Phil Campbell/Brianna Little Ford Fiesta AP4 1
45 Mike Young/Amy Hudson Toyota C-HR 5A
46 Clint Cunningham/Eddie Hayman Skoda Fabia R5 1
47 Jeff Ward/Murray O’Neil Subaru WRX 5A
48 Sean Haggarty/Bella Haggarty Subaru Impreza 5A/5C
49 Duncan McCrostie/Samantha Gray Mazda 2 AP4 1
50 Matt Adams/Karl Adams Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 5A
51 Jordan Grant/Glenn Goldring Suzuki Swift Sport 2
52 Dylan Thomson/Bayden Thomson Ford Fiesta ST150 2
53 Bryn Smith/Andy Beck Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 5A
54 Dave Ollis/Gemma Thomas Subaru WRX STI 5A
55 Jay Sharp/Jonny Andrews Subaru WRX GC8 5A/5C
56 Brent Taylor/Chris Ramsay Toyota FT86 3
57 John Silcock/Donna Elder Mazda RX7 Group B 4
58 Jonty Brenssell/Daph O’Rourke Toyota Starlet KP61 5B
59 Pierre-Henri Brunet/Mathieu Laurent Ford Fiesta Proto 5A
60 Brian Green/Fleur Pedersen Mitsubishi Mirage AP4 1
61 Muhammad Variza/Anthony Adikusumo Mazda 2 AP4 1
62 Bryn Jones/Jared Hudson Ford Fiesta ST150 2
63 Charlie Evans/Sue O’Neill Honda Civic 2
64 Antony Te Rito/Blair Howlett Honda Civic 2
65 McCrae Sloper/Dave Christie BMW E36 3
66 Dave Strong/Rob Scott Honda Jazz RS 3
67 Daniel Haines/Matt Priest Ford Escort MkII 3
68 Stumpy Holmes/Brody Cattermole Ford Escort MkII 3
70 Hazely Windelborn/Marty Yuretich Subaru Impreza 5A
71 Steve Cox/Laurie Brenssell Subaru Magnum H6 5A
72 Amy Keighley/Nikita Gibson Subaru Magnum H6 5A
73 Lukas Ramsay/Dave Neill Ford Fiesta R2 2
74 John-Paul van Der Meys/Troy Twomey Ford Fiesta ST150 2
75 Tim Mackersy/Lauren Mackersy Ford Fiesta R2T 2
76 Zeal Jones/Austen Jones Subaru Impreza FWD 5B
77 James Dunlop/Chris Avery Subaru Impreza WRX Sti 5A
78 Yutaka Yasunami/Dale Perry Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 RS 5A
79 Andrew Elder/Chris Lancaster Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 5A
80 Dan Alexander/Nikki Walker Toyota Starlet 5B
81 Sam Byrne/Leanne Williams Mitsubishi Lancer MR 5B
82 Jonathan Shapley/Andrew Brooks Toyota Vitz RS Turbo 5B
83 David Taylor/Arthur Broughan Honda Civic 5B
84 Jeff Torkington/Rodney James Toyota MR2 5B
85 Peter Farrell/Andrew Smith Mazda RX7 FD3 3
86 Chris Alexander/Kim Raggett Toyota Corolla DX 3
87 Chris Lockyear/Sean Lockyear Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 5A
88 Rob Saunders/Richard Hobbis VW Golf V6 5B
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