Masterton husband and wife rally team Richard and Sara Mason
have a sizeable 53.2 second lead in the Rally of Otago after
10 high-speed stages near Dunedin.
When Richard and Sara Mason won their third New Zealand Rally
Championship (NZRC) title together yesterday after the final
round in Hawkes Bay, there were three factors keeping their
success feeling fresh.
Budding drivers wanting to get a feel for rallying are
encouraged to experience life in the sideways lane at the
annual Hanmer Clubmans Rally, hosted by Canterbury's
Autosport Club.
Stage three was where the Catlins Coast Rally came unstitched
for two front-runners and saw a previous winner surge ahead
for his second victory, on Saturday.
New Zealand's top rally driver Hayden Paddon has won the
production world championship (PRWC) category of Rally
Finland and taken a commanding lead in 2011 championship.
Sebastien Loeb of France won the Rally of Argentina for the
sixth time, finishing just ahead of Mikko Hirvonen of Finland
on Sunday with third place for Sebastien Ogier.
