ERC News Paddon increases his commitment to the ERC Hayden Paddon’s Portuguese win at the opening round of this year’s European Rally Championship has made his busy schedule even busier – the New Zealander… Read more by David Evans April 4, 2023 2 min
Rally Features The rally that should be on all drivers’ bucket lists Mikko Hirvonen was shaking his head. He stopped. He stared straight ahead just long enough to think he might be able to take in what… Read more by David Evans April 3, 2023 5 min
WRC News What Tänak learned from his Croatia warm-up rally Rain is rain is rain, regardless of whether the weather’s in Croatia or Belgium. If round four turns wet, Ott Tänak’s preparations are already ahead… Read more by David Evans April 3, 2023 2 min
Rally News Paddon wins Otago Rally for a 10th time It’s done. The perfect 10 from the perfect weekend. Hayden Paddon and John Kennard dominated the Otago Rally, winning the Dunedin event for the 10th… Read more by David Evans April 1, 2023 2 min
Rally News Hayden Paddon races ahead on day one of Otago Rally He’s done it nine time already and his pursuit of the perfect 10 began with an undefeated Saturday. Hayden Paddon won all eight stages on… Read more by David Evans April 1, 2023 3 min
Women in motorsport News Inside the delivery of DirtFish Women’s Month 2023 Where’s a leap year when you need one? The moment dawned on Josie Rimmer and I at the same time. March… it’s next week. It… Read more by David Evans March 31, 2023 3 min
Rally Features David Evans: I’m already in love with Otago Rally The Otago Rally hasn’t even started yet and we’re going to talk about the finish. Here’s two words you’re going to hear an awful lot… Read more by David Evans March 31, 2023 3 min
Rally Features The NZ roads even better than WRC Rally New Zealand Cows? No, deer. What’s that log? It’s a seal. Are they birds on that jetty thing? Try blue penguins. And where’s over there, if we… Read more by David Evans March 30, 2023 3 min
WRC News Former Hyundai boss Adamo to co-drive in a Citroën Ari Vatanen and David Richards arrived into the time control after the opening couple of stages. The times weren’t bad, but they weren’t exactly smashing… Read more by David Evans March 30, 2023 2 min
Rally Features What’s in store for 2023’s Otago Rally? In the absence of the World Rally Championship, this week’s Otago Rally is New Zealand’s highest profile motorsport event of the season. The Oakley brothers… Read more by David Evans March 27, 2023 3 min
WRC Photos Picture of the week: Back where it all began for Ogier Last weekend was Sébastien Ogier’s 176th World Rally Championship start. And his 57th outright WRC win. This picture was his first World Rally Championship start. And… Read more by David Evans March 22, 2023 2 min
Rally Features The latest Olympic star embarking on a rallying debut Midway between Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty coast, Sarah Walker looked out of the window of the family home in Kawerau. Her brother Matt… Read more by David Evans March 21, 2023 3 min
WRC News What stopped Evans getting second in México Toyota driver Elfyn Evans has explained the issue which cost him second place at Rally México. The Welshman was reluctant to talk extensively about the… Read more by David Evans March 19, 2023 1 min
WRC News WRC teams back the prospect of a USA round Jari-Matti Latvala loves a rally. We all know that. But a round of the World Rally Championship in America? He can think of 300 million… Read more by David Evans March 18, 2023 3 min
WRC News Only hybrid kept Tänak in Rally México In the lead up to Rally México, the big question was all about the impact of hybrid on Rally1 cars in the thin air of… Read more by David Evans March 17, 2023 2 min
Rally News Hirvonen’s Otago wait is nearly over It was the deal that seemed destined never to come to fruition. And then it did. Now Mikko Hirvonen can’t stop smiling. When it comes… Read more by David Evans March 17, 2023 3 min
ARA News Semenuk not expecting a Subaru ARA walkover Despite a crushing round one win, defending Green APU American Rally Association National champion Brandon Semenuk says he expects the competition will ramp up as… Read more by David Evans March 16, 2023 3 min
WRC News Rally USA takes significant step forward America’s return to the World Rally Championship has taken a significant step forward with the confirmation of a demonstration event in Tennessee next month. The… Read more by David Evans March 16, 2023 1 min
