First podium finish of season for fast, clean Paddon
New Zealander Hayden Paddon secured his first podium finish of the World Rally Championship season yesterday, finishing third in Turkey.
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Scott Dixon wins fifth IndyCar champs
Scott Dixon wins fifth IndyCar champs
Scott Dixon won his fifth IndyCar Series championship when he finished second in the final race of the season, the Grand Prix of Sonoma in northern California, on Sunday.
Helpful push costs Leitch a race win
Helpful push costs Leitch a race win
The drama continued even after the chequered flag dropped in Saturday’s South Island endurance series three-hour race at Teretonga Park in Invercargill.
Latest setback difficult to accept
Latest setback difficult to accept
Courtney Duncan does not need a trophy to know she is the fastest woman in the world on a dirt bike - but she would really like one.
Paddon welcomes new challenge
Paddon welcomes new challenge
Hayden Paddon is relaxed despite heading into new territory in the World Rally Championship.
Duncan yet again denied by injury
Duncan yet again denied by injury
Perhaps the unluckiest of all New Zealand sporting heroes, Otago's Courtney Duncan has just been ruled out for the rest of the world championship season.
Hamilton triumphs in Italian GP
Hamilton triumphs in Italian GP
Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher's record of five Italian Grand Prix wins and left Ferrari feeling the pain yet again in their own backyard.
Pink's husband special guest for motocross event
Pink's husband special guest for motocross event
Conrad Waldron reckons Carey Hart’s visit to his Southburn farm’s motocross track this weekend can be nothing but good news.
Vettel wins, Hartley misses points
Vettel wins, Hartley misses points
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel made an early pass on world champion Lewis Hamilton to win the Belgian Grand Prix and cut the Brit's lead in the championship battle.
Paddon secures NZ Rally Championship with his Coromandel victory
Paddon secures NZ Rally Championship with his Coromandel victory
New Zealand rally star Hayden Paddon wrapped up the 2018 New Zealand Rally Championship title by winning the one-day Rally of Coromandel on Saturday.
Alonso to retire at end of season
Alonso to retire at end of season
Double world champion Fernando Alonso will retire from Formula One at the end of the season.
Blinding start gives Graves rally
Blinding start gives Graves rally
Defending champion Andrew Graves, driving his venerable Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3, scored his fourth Catlins Coast Rally victory when he won the 2018 event on Saturday.
Paddon gets life back on track
Paddon gets life back on track
Hayden Paddon is moving forward. Really, he is moving forward.
Duncan itching to get back on her bike
Duncan itching to get back on her bike
Courtney Duncan has been laid up with a foot injury and is still "a couple of weeks" away from getting back on her bike.
Talented line-up to contest Catlins Coast Rally
Talented line-up to contest Catlins Coast Rally
A top line-up of drivers will be on the start line for the Catlins Coast rally tomorrow.
Paddon 'really happy' with fourth in Finland
Paddon 'really happy' with fourth in Finland
New Zealander Hayden Paddon missed out on a podium finish at the Rally of Finland yesterday, finishing fourth in the WRC event.
Dixon fifth on frustrating day
Dixon fifth on frustrating day
New Zealander Scott Dixon has had his lead in the Indycar Championship cut after finishing fifth in the latest race in Ohio yesterday.
Hartley just misses points finish
Hartley just misses points finish
Brendon Hartley and his Toro Rosso team blew the chance of second consecutive point-scoring finish with 11th at the Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix this morning.
Paddon finishes fourth in Finland
Paddon finishes fourth in Finland
Kiwi Hayden Paddon has secured a fourth place finish at Rally Finland as Estonia Ott Tanak claimed victory in the Toyota.
Podium goal in familiar leg of WRC
Podium goal in familiar leg of WRC
A podium finish is the goal for Hayden Paddon this weekend.