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International drivers head to Whangarei

International drivers head to Whangarei

| April 14, 2016
The 2016 International Rally of Whangarei is set to be a battle between experience and youth with the entry list for the event headed by former FIA Asia Pacific Rally Champion Gaurav Gill from India followed by young chargers Fabian Kreim of Germany and New Zealand’s Mike Young. The event contested over 275 kilometres of › Read more
Two car SKODA Motorsport Team for International Rally Whangarei

Two car SKODA Motorsport Team for International Rally Whangarei

| March 31, 2016
ŠKODA Motorsport will return to the International Rally of Whangarei, the opening round of the 2016 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship, with a two car team of ŠKODA Fabia R5 rallycars for German driver Fabian Kreim and Indian rally star Gaurav Gill. ŠKODA drivers have dominated the International Rally of Whangarei and the APRC since › Read more
Four Japanese teams enter International Rally of Whangarei

Four Japanese teams enter International Rally of Whangarei

| March 16, 2016
The 2016 International Rally of Whangarei will welcome four Japanese teams to compete in the first round of the 2016 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship. Cusco Racing, Ahresty Rally Team, Cherish Rally Team, and Astronaut Rally Racing are currently shipping cars and equipment to New Zealand, especially for the event starting 29th April. Cusco Racing, › Read more
World famous stages for New Zealand’s International Rally

World famous stages for New Zealand’s International Rally

| February 14, 2016
16 Special Stages over 275 kilometres on what are widely regarded as the World’s best gravel rally roads await competitors in the 2016 International Rally of Whangarei.   The fast cambered roads of the north will host for the tenth consecutive year the opening round of the 2016 FIA Asia Pacific Rally championship, the six › Read more
Special trophy for Classic Winner at Rally Whangarei

Special trophy for Classic Winner at Rally Whangarei

| December 3, 2015
Rally New Zealand will create a very special link to the past for Classic Rally competitors at the 2016 International Rally of Whangarei. The Classic category winning team will be presented annually with the original Rally New Zealand Motogard Trophy. The Motogard trophy was presented to the winner of Rally New Zealand from 1978 through › Read more
Rally Guide 1 now available

Rally Guide 1 now available

| December 2, 2015
Start planning now! Rally Guide 1 for the 2016 International Rally of Whangarei is available on the website. Join us for two days of the world’s best rally stages, two pass recce, new service park and Rally HQ at the Toll Stadium plus the Friday night Superstage doubleheader! Download RG1 from the Competitors section here: › Read more
Whangarei to celebrate 10 years of International Rally

Whangarei to celebrate 10 years of International Rally

| November 1, 2015
World class rallying will return to Northland, New Zealand in 2016 with the 10th annual running of the International Rally of Whangarei to be held from Friday 29th April to Sunday 1st May 2016. The event will again play host to the opening round of the 2016 FIA Asia Pacific Rally championship, the six round series › Read more
Debut win for Tidemand at International Rally of Whangarei

Debut win for Tidemand at International Rally of Whangarei

| April 19, 2015
Debuting to the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) Swede pairing Pontus Tidemand and co-driver Emil Axelsson has won this year’s International Rally of Whangarei. Aboard the MRF Tyres Skoda Fabia S2000 the duo finished 5mins51.8 clear of teammate and defending rally winners Gaurav Gill (India) and Glenn Macneall (Australia). New Zealand pairing Mike Young › Read more
Challenge propels Swedish rally star to front of International Rally of Whangarei

Challenge propels Swedish rally star to front of International Rally of Whangarei

| April 18, 2015
The challenge of tackling New Zealand’s fast and flowing rural roads for the first time has seen 24-year-old Swede Pontus Tidemand rocket to the top of the time sheets after today’s first day of competition at the International Rally of Whangarei. Here for the opening round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) Tidemand › Read more
Tidemand breaks sub-minute barrier at International Rally of Whangarei shakedown

Tidemand breaks sub-minute barrier at International Rally of Whangarei shakedown

| April 17, 2015
Driving a Skoda Fabia S2000 specification car, former Swedish Rally Champion Pontus Tidemand has set a fastest time of 58.8 sec at today’s shakedown ahead of this weekend’s International Rally of Whangarei. The test precedes the three-day competition that covers 282.2km of Whangarei and Northland rural roads. Starting and finishing from host city Whangarei it › Read more

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