Paddon out to eliminate errors
Paddon out to eliminate errors
After a whirlwind trip home to New Zealand, Hayden Paddon is competing in Rally Poland with new co-driver Seb Marshall this weekend.
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Heat on Paddon, Marshall in Sardinia
Heat on Paddon, Marshall in Sardinia
Keeping cool will be one of the main obstacles facing Kiwi driver Hayden Paddon and the World Rally Championship teams as they take to the scorching Sardinian stages from tomorrow.
Gardner credits crew for result
Gardner credits crew for result
Dunedin-based Rhys Gardner credited his young team of mechanics for getting him through ''by far the slipperiest rally ever done'' to finish fifth and elevate him to second in the New Zealand...
Paddon shifts to new co-driver
Paddon shifts to new co-driver
Hayden Paddon has a major change inside his Hyundai i20 WRC car for this week's Rally Portugal.
Marshall to take place of injured Kennard
Marshall to take place of injured Kennard
Hayden Paddon's new co-driver will get an early call-up next week for the Rally of Portugal, as his long-time navigator John Kennard has to sit out this event due to injury.
Paddon holds good memories of Argentina
Paddon holds good memories of Argentina
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon has ''very fond memories'' of the Argentinian round of the World Rally Championship, which runs from Friday to Monday.
Falcon cleans up at awards
Falcon cleans up at awards
The presenter at the recent Falcon Club Nationals' prize-giving in Cromwell, jokingly suggested that Wanaka's Daphne Ledgerwood should just stay seated up the front of the room.
He'll be Holden on to this car
He'll be Holden on to this car
Alastair Goodman's always pleased to have an excuse to get his self-restored Holden out of the garage and will be displaying his handiwork at the Holden Nationals this weekend.
'Pretty effortless,' Holder says
'Pretty effortless,' Holder says
Defending New Zealand Rally Championship winner David Holder had some Hayden Paddon factor spurring him to victory in the Drivesouth International Rally of Otago yesterday.
Otago driver on rally podium
Otago driver on rally podium
For the first time in five years an Otago driver is on the podium of the Drivesouth International Otago Rally.
Holder leads Otago Rally
Holder leads Otago Rally
Defending New Zealand Rally Champion David Holder and his co-driver Jason Farmer are leading the Drivesouth Otago Rally after day one.
Co-driving in Hudson family's genes
Co-driving in Hudson family's genes
The ability-to-co-drive gene is so dominant in the Hudson family that all four members will be navigating, for the first time at the same event, in this weekend's Otago Rally.
Tyre management key for Paddon
Tyre management key for Paddon
New Zealand rally star Hayden Paddon has had his first taste of silverware for 2017 and is hungry for more as the FIA World Rally Championship heads to the French Mediterranean island of Corsica...
Look out for Kelly and his Baby Blue
Look out for Kelly and his Baby Blue
The term ‘win it or bin it’ could have been coined with Irish rally star Frank Kelly in mind. He arrived in Dunedin this week and talks about his "chaotic" driving style, YouTube fame and his 2.5-litre Ford Escort Mk 2, dubbed ‘Baby Blue’.
Black brothers team up to win national title
Black brothers team up to win national title
Winning a New Zealand motorsport title is an achievement in itself but for Dunedin's Black brothers it was even more rewarding to win it together, surrounded by their supportive family.
Kiwi in good space for challenging rally
Kiwi in good space for challenging rally
Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon heads to Mexico's third round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) having completed plenty of solid preparation in the preceding weeks.
Paddon wants to get back to basics
Paddon wants to get back to basics
Support from his fans has helped Kiwi star Hayden Paddon through a ''tough'' couple of weeks after a spectator died following Paddon's collision with a bank in last month's Monte Carlo rally.
Paddon tackling toughest event
Paddon tackling toughest event
After a short summer holiday home in New Zealand, rally driver Hayden Paddon has swapped his jandals for snow boots as he tackles the icy Monte Carlo World Rally Championship.
Let's get physical
Let's get physical
They are as cute as a teenage couple in the throes of first love, yet underneath their soft exteriors, Wanaka adventure race and life partners Simone Maier and Marcel Hagener are as hard as nails.
Good year puts Leitch in gear
Good year puts Leitch in gear
This year has panned out promisingly for rising circuit racing star Brendon Leitch.