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Stephen Barker in action during Rally Nelson (Photo: Geoff Ridder)

Sweet and sour for Rising Stars at Nelson

Rally New Zealand’s two Rising Stars – Whangarei’s Ben Jagger and Kerikeri’s Stephen Barker – came away from Rally Nelson with completely contrasting results.

Hayden Paddon and John Kennard in action in Germany (Photo: Willy Weyens)

Paddon takes well-deserved second in production class at WRC Germany

New Zealand rally driver Hayden Paddon finished an exceptionally-strong second place in the production class of the challenging all-tarmac World Rally Championship event, Rallye Deutschland, which ran from 20 to 23 August.

Loeb celebrates his eighth win in Germany (www.wrc.com/McKlein)

Loeb extends World Rally Championship dominance after win in Germany

French pairing Sébastien Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena continue to dominant this year’s FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) season with a 51 second winning margin in the weekend’s ninth round on the tarmac roads of ADAC Rallye Deutschland.

Rising Stars Scholarship holder Stephen Barker in action in Whangarei earlier this year (Photo: macspeedfoto)

Rising Stars take on Rally Nelson

Whangarei’s Ben Jagger and Kerikeri’s Stephen Barker, two of Rally New Zealand’s Rising Stars, take on the roads of Nelson when round four of the Vantage New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) gets underway on 20 August.

Please credit: Rally New Zealand/Macspeed. Can Ford’s Jari-Matti Latvala draw on his recent win at Rally Finland for inspiration and stop Sébastien Loeb from winning his eighth Rallye Deutschland?

Germany offers extended tarmac challenge for World Rally Championship

World rally teams head to Germany this weekend for the second tarmac event of this year’s 13-round season with New Zealanders Hayden Paddon and John Kennard among the line-up.

Stewart Taylor on his way to winning Rally Gisborne [Photo Geoff Ridder]

Taylor takes Rally Gisborne victory

[Photo: Geoff Ridder]
Havelock North’s Stewart Taylor and his Gisborne-based co-driver Warwick Searle took victory in this weekend’s Rally Gisborne, holding  off a strong challenge from Wellington driver Adam Bligh for the victory.

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