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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

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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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