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Norwegian’s lead of International Rally of Whangarei

| April 29, 2017

Norway’s Ole Christian Veiby and co-driver Stig Rune Skjarmoen have emerged comfortable leaders after the first full day of competition at the International Rally of Whangarei. The opening round of the 2017 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), the championship rookies returned to Northland New Zealand’s host city of Whangarei with an advantage of 33.2 › Read more

Norwegian pairing top International Rally of Whangarei shakedown

| April 28, 2017

Norway’s Ole Christian Veiby and co-driver Stig Rune set fastest time of 47.2seconds in the ŠKODA Fabia R5 at this morning’s shakedown test ahead of the weekend’s 28-30 International Rally of Whangarei. The opening round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) Ole Christian Veiby and Stig Rune are one of 61 teams competing › Read more

Whangarei hosts New Zealand’s international car rally

| April 25, 2017

This weekend’s 28-30 April International Rally of Whangarei brings a large multi-cultural blend and top cars to New Zealand for the opening round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC). The only international FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) rally event held in New Zealand since the last World Rally Championship (WRC) experience in 2012, › Read more

Stars in cars for International Rally of Whangarei

| April 23, 2017

From 28-30 April Whangarei will again host the opening round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), which brings new cars and a star driver line-up for the 796.78 km journey across revered Northland New Zealand rural gravel roads. The International Rally of Whangarei, part of the Whangarei Festival of motorsport, will include defending › Read more

Cyclone bypasses coming International Rally of Whangarei

| April 17, 2017

Two weeks out from the opening round of the 2017 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), New Zealand’s International Rally of Whangarei has been spared the predicted lashing Tropical Cyclone Cook was expected to deliver. Ploughing southward, having impacted Pacific Island regions of New Caledonia and Vanuatu, the Category 3 graded cyclone was predicted to › Read more

Gaurav Gill wins International Rally of Whangarei

| May 1, 2016

India’s Gaurav Gill and Australian based co-driver Glenn Macneall have won the 2016 International Rally of Whangarei – completing a journey of 274.9km in the MRF Tyres ŠKODA Fabia R5 car to win by a margin of 30.4 seconds. Concluding the opening round (of six) for the 2016 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), Sunday’s › Read more

| April 30, 2016

German 23-year-old Fabian Kreim and co-driver Frank Christian hold a 4.6 second leading margin in their MRF Tyres ŠKODA Fabia R5 car after the first full day of competition at the 2016 International Rally of Whangarei. The opening round of six for the 2016 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) the 29 April – 1 › Read more

Gill fastest at International Rally of Whangarei pre-event shakedown

| April 29, 2016

India’s Gaurav Gill and Australia’s Glenn Macneall set fastest time in this morning’s shakedown of the international field contesting this weekend’s opening round of the 2016 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC). The short 1.45km Hella Pohe Island gravel road test adjacent to the host city of Whangarei became a hive of activity as the › Read more

WRC Star Paddon returns home for Whangarei rally

| April 25, 2016

Kiwi World Rally Championship pairing Hayden Paddon and John Kennard will head to the second round of the 2016 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship at Rally Whangarei direct from their maiden WRC round victory at Rally Argentina. The Kiwi duo who outpaced French World Champion Sebastien Ogier to take the first WRC › Read more

NZ TV to air International Rally of Whangarei

| April 23, 2016

This weekend’s opening round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship, the International Rally of Whangarei, will be broadcast on New Zealand’s newly launched free-to-air DUKE channel. Featuring 2013 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Champion Gaurav Gill from India the 29 April to 1 May event includes young charger Fabian Kreim (Germany) and New Zealand’s Mike › Read more