Podcast Monday: The H6 Cup at the 2026 Westland Rally

The 2026 Fern H6 Cup Rally Series is underway with the first round at the Westland Rally held in March. Below are the highlights from the one-day event which saw James McIver and co-driver Matthew Wright notch up a Class win.

Built around the Subaru Impreza fitted with a six-cylinder H6 engine, the one-make H6 Cup has been able to establish itself as a very competitive and entertaining Class in the New Zealand domestic rallying scene.

The second round of the Fern H6 Cup Rally Series takes place at the Canterbury Rally 31 May 2026 followed by the Circle Hill Gravel Rallysprint 11 July 2026 run by the Otago Sports Car Club in Otago.

2026 Westland Rally Results – H6 Cup
1/ James McIver/Matthew Wright, 55:36.7
2/ Thomas Paul/Bridget Airey, 58:54.4
3/ James Macdonald/Tim Macdonald, 59:28.6
4/ Wayne Hoy/Pip Bennett, 01:50.2
5/ Amy Keighley/Grant Marra, 03:50.8
dnf Josh Keighley/Anton Montgomerie, 01:54.1

Benjamin Carrell is a freelance motorsport writer and currently edits talkmotorsport.co.nz. He writes for a number of Kiwi drivers and motorsport clubs. That's when he's not working in his horticultural day-job or training for the next road or mtb cycle race!

https://talkmotorsport.co.nz

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