Paddon wise to rivals' capabilities
Paddon wise to rivals' capabilities
The Otago Rally roars out of Dunedin this weekend and with new cars, fresh faces and WRC stars scattered throughout the field, it promises some quality action.
Catherine Pattison
Paddon's Return Huge for Rally Fans
Paddon's Return Huge for Rally Fans
A Shortened 2018 WRC schedule has seen Hayden Paddon seek solace in his home country's ample rally calendar - beginning this weekend with the Dunedin Isuzu Otago NZRC Rally. As far as consolation...
Mads Ostberg
Mads Ostberg
Mads Ostberg didn't reach his level of WRC fame by not taking chances, so why let a little thing like marginal 2WD experience stand in the way of him competing in the Otago Classic Rally?The...
Meirion Evans
Meirion Evans
Welshman Meirion Evans has been lured back to New Zealand by the Otago Classic Rally, and although he has already rallied plenty of the country's roads, he is excited to drive more. In 2016, Evans...
Two Otago teams make it to podium
Two Otago teams make it to podium
Battling through torrential downpours, two Otago teams finished on the three-hour race's podium in the New Zealand Endurance Championship at Pukekohe Park in Auckland.
'The Grand Tour' bigger and better
'The Grand Tour' bigger and better
Drivesouth reporter Catherine Pattison recently took a trip to Sydney to attend the premiere of the second season of The Grand Tour. For the uninitiated, it's pretty much Top Gear reinvented, with the same trio of presenters.
Fans a help as Paddon seeks good end to bad year
Fans a help as Paddon seeks good end to bad year
Hayden Paddon and co-driver Seb Marshall will draw on the support of Kiwi fans as they aim to wrap up the 2017 World Rally Championship season on a positive note in this week’s Rally Australia.
Emotional victory for Whiting
Emotional victory for Whiting
The one-hour race at Highlands Motorsport Park was brim-full of emotion at its 35-lap conclusion.
Heartbreak for others clears way for Australian duo
Heartbreak for others clears way for Australian duo
Late-race heartbreak seems to be a specialty the annual Highlands Motorsport Park endurance race serves up every year.
A glorious lonely light
A glorious lonely light
When did you last lie back and look at the stars?
Van Gisbergen, Whiddett to pair up
Van Gisbergen, Whiddett to pair up
When the Australian GT cars rumble up to the start line for the final time at Highlands Motorsport Park this weekend, two Kiwis will be there together to mix it up in a McLaren.
Miles out to clinch championship on home track
Miles out to clinch championship on home track
Ex-pat Kiwi Tim Miles considers Highlands Motorsport Park to be his home track and he would dearly love to clinch the Australian Endurance Championship at the Cromwell circuit this weekend.
Paddon reinstated to Hyundai team; 'can't wait' for Rally GB
Paddon reinstated to Hyundai team; 'can't wait' for Rally GB
After missing a World Rally Championship (WRC) round earlier this month, Hayden Paddon is back on board with Hyundai Motorsport, as the team fields a four-car entry in Wales Rally GB this week.
Fans asked to pair stars for Highlands 501
Fans asked to pair stars for Highlands 501
Highlands Motorsport Park has a happy conundrum - how should it split four star drivers into two McLaren 650S GT3 cars for the Highlands 501?
Third on a 'sick' engine
Third on a 'sick' engine
Years of experience paid off for Clydevale's Paul Dunlop as, despite a weakened engine, he was able to power on to third place in the annual KartSport New Zealand National SuperKart Grand Prix at...
Bus on race track 'weirdest thing'
Bus on race track 'weirdest thing'
A large yellow school bus driving on to the track in the middle of his FIA Formula 4 USA Championship race at the weekend was ''the weirdest thing'' Cromwell's Brendon Leitch has seen in his entire...
Henderson, Dippie do Dunedin proud
Henderson, Dippie do Dunedin proud
Champagne would have been the tipple of choice for two Dunedin drivers, who celebrated top results in both the South Island Endurance Series' (SIES) opening races on Saturday.
Paddon vows to 'come back stronger'
Paddon vows to 'come back stronger'
Hyundai Motorsport has dropped New Zealander Hayden Paddon from its WRC team for next month's mixed-surface Rally of Spain in favour of Norwegian driver Andreas Mikkelsen.
Circumstances conspire against NZ driver
Circumstances conspire against NZ driver
Cromwell-based circuit racer Brendon Leitch had one of those motorsport weekends when circumstances outside his control dealt some low blows in the United States.
Big achievement just to finish rally
Big achievement just to finish rally
It was with a huge sense of relief that Dunedin rally driver Emma Gilmour passed through the finish flags of the Coromandel Rally on Saturday.