Category: Repco Rally New Zealand

World Rally Championship leader Kalle Rovanpera kicked off his Repco Rally New Zealand quest in the best possible fashion by topping Thursday’s shakedown

World Rally Championship drivers have found themselves searching YouTube for old footage to help aid preparations for Rally New Zealand, which returns this weekend after a 10-year hiatus

WRC2 is the World Rally Championship’s second tier behind the new hybrid-powered Rally1 cars and will be where local rallying star Hayden Paddon battles Supercars star Shane van Gisbergen in Repco Rally New Zealand this weekend

M-Sport has withdrawn Adrien Fourmaux’s entry from Repco Rally New Zealand but has confirmed the Frenchman will re-join the World Rally Championship in Spain next month

Repco Rally New Zealand could be the scene of an historic World Rally Championship moment as Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera aims to become the youngest ever world champion

The World Rally Championship’s introduction of new Rally1 regulations is perhaps the most significant shift in rules and technology in rally history

Check out this comprehensive preview of the Repco New Zealand ahead of the event’s return this weekend.

New Zealand’s leading rally star Hayden Paddon is excited his homeland will return to the international stage by welcoming the World Rally Championship back for the first time in a decade

Season 1986 was a tumultuous year for the World Rally Championship and Rally New Zealand came after the events in Portugal and Corsica where deaths had placed the future of Group B into question

Drivers will have the use hybrid power during every stage, with power boosts activated by the throttle pedal, while further boosts will be unlocked through energy regeneration under braking during stages