Drivesouth Rally of Otago

Mason classy in rally's early stages

Richard Mason showed all the class of a reigning national champion as he powered into a handy lead on the opening stages of this year's Drivesouth Otago Rally last night.

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Macneall here in spirit, if not as co-driver

The countries he has rallied in are too numerous to be counted on two hands. But the one international co-driver Glenn Macneall favours above the rest hardly features this season.

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Plenty of opportunities to catch rally action

By the time you sit down to read this, the 2012 Drivesouth Otago Rally will be well and truly under way.

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Gilmour targets success in home rally

Emma Gilmour can think of no better place than home to win her first full national rally event and take the championship lead.

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West focused on night stages

While some of the newer entrants to the national rally championship may be a little afraid of the dark, Chris West remembers the days when rallying after hours was more common. He tells Catherine Pattison about what is vital for lighting up the night and how a driver's mindset needs to change to compensate for the lack of being able to see what's ahead.

Fun the goal for new young gun

When teenager Alex Kelsey won the Rally of Whangarei it could have been just a lucky result, but when he finished Rally Wairarapa third, the fact that fresh talent had surfaced was undeniable.

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Aussies to square off in classic rally battle

A classic Ford v Holden battle will rage throughout this year's International Classic Rally of Otago, with two V8 monsters vowing to fight it out.

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Country's top drivers to contest Otago Rally

Alex Kelsey, who last month became the youngest driver to win a round of the New Zealand Rally Championship, has been awarded the top seed for this month's Drivesouth Otago Rally.

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World-class drivers dominate Rally of Otago

Stars of the world championship past and present dominated the Drivesouth Rally of Otago, with Hayden Paddon winning the main event by a handy margin and Ari Vatanen denied victory in the classic section by a last-stage drama.

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Vatanen's slip hands Ayson third win in classic

Heading into the final special stage of the 2011 Otago Rally, Derek Ayson acknowledged that he was now cruising for second place, and that to finish runner-up to 1981 world rally champion Ari Vatanen would be quite an achievement.

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