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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 › 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 › Read more
Defending champion to carve new path at International Rally of Whangarei

Defending champion to carve new path at International Rally of Whangarei

| April 13, 2015
India’s Gaurav Gill returns to defend his 2014 International Rally of Whangarei win and heads a multi-national line-up that will contest the region’s roads from 17 to 19 April. The › Read more
Experience versus youth at International Rally Whangarei

Experience versus youth at International Rally Whangarei

| March 26, 2015
The 2015 International Rally of Whangarei is set to be a battle between experience and youth with the entry list for the April event headed by former FIA Asia Pacific › Read more
Night of rally action to start International event

Night of rally action to start International event

| March 8, 2015
The 2015 International Rally of Whangarei will race into action with a spectacular evening of action in the city on Friday 17th April. A pre rally display, rally start and › Read more
Ken Block returns to New Zealand rally stages

Ken Block returns to New Zealand rally stages

| February 21, 2015
Global Motorsport sensation Ken Block has today announced he is heading to New Zealand. The American rally driver who has participated in the World Rally Championship and Global Rallycross series › Read more
New look Whangarei to host rally season opener

New look Whangarei to host rally season opener

| January 12, 2015
A revamped International Rally of Whangarei will kick-start the 2015 rally season as it hosts the opening round of the 2015 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship and also the first › Read more
Gill breaks through to win VINZ International Rally of Whangarei

Gill breaks through to win VINZ International Rally of Whangarei

| September 30, 2014
India’s Gaurav Gill and Australian based co-driver Glenn Macneall clean swept today’s six special stages concluding the 2014 VINZ International Rally of Whangarei – snatching victory from overnight leader and › Read more
Kopecký takes comfortable lead at VINZ International Rally of Whangarei

Kopecký takes comfortable lead at VINZ International Rally of Whangarei

| April 13, 2014
First time visitor to New Zealand, 32-year-old Jan Kopecký from the Czech Republic, has surged to the lead of the two-day VINZ International Rally of Whangarei – the opening round › Read more
Tenths of a second split rivals at VINZ International Rally of Whangarei shakedown

Tenths of a second split rivals at VINZ International Rally of Whangarei shakedown

| April 11, 2014
Today’s shakedown ahead of the 12-13 April VINZ International Rally of Whangarei has seen European Rally Champion Jan Kopecký set fastest time, two tenths of a second quicker than team › Read more

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The FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) is one of the premier regional championships in world rallying and is contested by teams from New Zealand, Australia, China, Czech Republic, Japan, Malaysia, India, and New Caledonia. In 2024 we are excited to host the FINAL round, where this years champion will be crowned.