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Ben Jagger (20, Whangarei) will compete as part of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship in front of his home crowd. Credit Geoff Ridder

Rising Stars have plenty to play for at Whangarei

Rally New Zealand’s Rising Stars award winners all have plenty to play for when the third round of the Vantage New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC), the International Rally of Whangarei, takes place from 2 to 4 July.

Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila celebrate their win in Rally New Zealand

Fortieth Rally New Zealand one of the very best

With the dust now well dampened after the 40th running of Rally New Zealand at the beginning of May, organising committee members with many years of experience running the international event said it was one of the very best events of this name ever run.

Photo image: Citroen Junior Team pairing Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia have taken their career first FIA World Rally Championship win with victory in the weekend’s Vodafone Rally de Portugal, making up for missing out at Rally New Zealand earlie

Ogier gets first WRC win in Portugal

Leading from start to finish in the weekend’s Vodafone Rally de Portugal, Citroen Junior Team’s Sébastien Ogier and co-driver Julien Ingrassia have made good their Rally New Zealand disappointment and secured their first victory of a FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) event.

Citroen Total World Rally Team pairing Sébastien Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena are out to secure their 58th WRC victory in this weekend’s Vodafone Rally de Portugal, from 27 to 30 May.  Photo credit:Alan McDonald.

World Rally teams ready for Portugal

After their long-haul journey to Rally New Zealand, which was the only Southern Hemisphere event on this year’s FIA World Rally Championship calendar, world rally teams head to Vodafone Rally de Portugal, running from 27 to 30 May.

Hayden Paddon (23, Geraldine) retained the Woolf Whittaker Memorial Trophy and took top points in the PWRC and NZRC.

Rising Stars shine on world stage

Rally New Zealand’s trio of Rising Stars demonstrated their rallying talents during last week’s Rally New Zealand in front of a world-wide audience of around 50 million people.

Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila scored a last-stage victory in the 40th running of Rally New Zealand, marking Ford’s 75th WRC victory [Geoff Ridder]

Latvala takes last stage victory in Rally New Zealand

BP Ford Focus driver Finland’s Jari-Matti Latvala won Rally New Zealand after a day of high drama in the four special stages near Raglan.

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