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Hayden Paddon in action during August’s Possum Bourne Memorial Rally.

Paddon and Jagger head Rally’s Rising Stars competitions

Following the one-day Metalman Possum Bourne Memorial Rally, Geraldine’s Hayden Paddon and Whangarei’s Ben Jagger have stretched their leads in the two Rally New Zealand Rising Stars Awards.

Chris West on his way to winning the 2009 Metalman Possum Bourne Memorial Rally.  Credit Clubsport Photos

West wins Metalman Possum Bourne Memorial Rally

Chris West of Christchurch has won today's Metalman Possum Bourne Memorial Rally in the Waikato.  The 4th running of the Pukekohe Car Club event organised as a tribute to the late Possum Bourne was held in sunny conditions with 76 cars led by current New Zealand Rally Champion Hayden Paddon leaving the Hamilton Workingmens Club at 7am to commence the 200km of special stages. 

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Rally’s Rising Stars prepare for Possum Bourne Memorial Rally

This weekend’s Metalman Possum Bourne Memorial Rally offers points’ scoring opportunities for the competitors entered in two components of the Rally New Zealand Rising Stars driver development programme.

2009 Rally New Zealand Rising Stars Scholarship winner Ben Hunt in action during Rally Wairarapa in July this year.  Credit Lance Hastie

Rally’s Rising Stars Scholarship ready for 2010 applicants

Young rally drivers from around New Zealand can start getting their applications ready for the 2010 Rising Stars Scholarship programme run by Rally New Zealand.

The driver development programme – which includes the entry level Scholarship and two tiers for more experienced drivers, the Development Award and the International Award – ran for the first time in 2009 and has proved to be a great success in terms of the learning opportunities afforded to the young drivers involved, says Chris Carr, chairman of Rally New Zealand.

Possum Bourne Memorial Rally

To find out all of the latest information about the Possum Bourne Memorial Rally which runs on Saturday 22 August based in Hamilton go to www.pbmrally.co.nz/

Mark Tapper in action at Rally Finland

Short drive for Kiwi Tapper in Finland

New Zealand rally driver Mark Tapper had a short weekend of action on the fast roads of Finland before encountering problems in his fourth round as a Pirelli Star Driver in the 2009 FIA World Rally Championship.

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