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Top Kiwi rally pairing Hayden Paddon and John Kennard establishing a handy lead in the 2010 International Rally of Whangarei

Day One update: Paddon leads after morning stages

New Zealander Hayden Paddon leads the International Rally of Whangarei by nearly 34 seconds from Indian driver Gaurav Gill with the morning’s first four stages now complete.

Top Kiwi rally pairing Hayden Paddon and John Kennard on their way to winning the 2009 International Rally of Whangarei

New Zealand’s standalone APRC rally starts second decade

This year’s International Rally of Whangarei represents a significant milestone in New Zealand rallying, with the 2010 event marking the start of the second decade of standalone FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship events in this country.

Having finished second in the series last year, rally driver Emma Gilmour and co-driver Ben Atkinson are looking to keep pace with the internationals here for this weekend’s round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship being held at the Internationa

Kiwis take on international rally stars in Whangarei this weekend

In the second big international rally of the year, New Zealand’s top rally competitors take on leading drivers from seven other countries during the International Rally of Whangarei which starts on Friday 2 July.
 

Paying spectators, like these watching top Kiwi competitors Richard and Sara Mason in action on the Pohe Island super special stage, help local community groups with their fundraising – in exchange for providing volunteers to help run the International

Community groups benefit from International Rally of Whangarei

Next week’s International Rally of Whangarei, running 2 to 4 July, provides a significant financial boost to a co-operative of local community groups around the rural township of Maungaturoto and the Lions Clubs of the Whangarei district.

Ben Jagger (20, Whangarei) will compete as part of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship in front of his home crowd. Credit Geoff Ridder

Rising Stars have plenty to play for at Whangarei

Rally New Zealand’s Rising Stars award winners all have plenty to play for when the third round of the Vantage New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC), the International Rally of Whangarei, takes place from 2 to 4 July.

Brendon Reeves in action in the International Rally of Whangarei in 2009 when he finished third overall.  Credit Brian Young, APRC TV

Australian Reeves takes on FIA Pacific Cup in Whangarei

Young Australian rally driver Brendan Reeves is up against two of the Asia Pacific region’s most experienced rally drivers in one of the subsidiary competitions being contested during July’s International Rally of Whangarei.

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