Mads Ostberg for Otago Classic Rally with Stephane Prevot.
https://rallysportmag.com/norwegian-...c-rally-debut/
Alister McRae won the Leadfoot Festival hillclimb in the Vantage Subaru WRX
https://www.facebook.com/VantageWind...8873770469104/
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Mads Ostberg for Otago Classic Rally with Stephane Prevot.
https://rallysportmag.com/norwegian-...c-rally-debut/
Alister McRae won the Leadfoot Festival hillclimb in the Vantage Subaru WRX
https://www.facebook.com/VantageWind...8873770469104/
Over 110 entries expected for Rally Otago http://www.otagorally.com/home/competitors/entry-list
Malcolm Peden will codrive for Phil Campbell in NZRC 2018.
Campbell will campaign an AP4 Fiesta. In 2015 Phil was second overall in NZRC but did only a few events in 2016 & 2017.
Peden was team manager for Force Motorsport in 2016 & 2017 as well as codriving for Jack Hawkeswood at Rally Otago 2017. Jack is the son of 2017 NZRC champ Andew Hawkeswood. Peden was art of NZ Co-drivers Academy last year. He has plenty of codriving experience including being Alex Kelsey's codriver in the Peugeot powered MC2
Holder's JWRC drive was slowed by un-diagnosed bent rear suspension in Sweden.(after a big spin into a snow bank mid-event.)
Sloan Cox testing for Rodin Cars in off season? http://rodin-cars.com/
Sloan Cox to join RX Academy Finland
https://www.rx-academy.com/rx-academy-2018/
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-da...ectid=12008087
Hayden Paddon has confirmed he will be doing 5 out of 6 rounds of NZRC 2018. Australia's BRendan Reeves is also working on a 5 out of 6 NZRC campaign http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rallying/n...ectid=12012523
Hawkeswood leaves car in garage while there is some work to so. (The NZ rally champion's 'curse' - win the championship one year and then have problems getting back in a car etc the next.
https://rallysportmag.com/nz-champio...plans-on-hold/
Murphy to miss Whangarei
https://www.facebook.com/notes/offic...1526507869186/
Cust Sprint 2018 - 'shakedown' for Westland
https://www.facebook.com/AutosportCa...6694208117099/
Lofty Drews pre-event dinner guest speaker at Otago.
http://www.otagorally.com/home/news/...at-otago-rally
Ian Warren (panel beater) Rally Otago schol recipient
Summerfield number 1 at Westland. close back to Galbraith.
Summerfield may have benefited from using a pint sized co-driver.
https://www.facebook.com/MattSummerf...935286/?type=3
Brad Harris entered Westland Rally after 8 years away from rallying. On first stage he lost 1 minute 7.4 seconds after "the throttle idle control valve jammed on full 6km from end of stage" Eventually Brad and codriver Dave Calder finished 4th overall just 1:03.2 behind the event winners.
Here are Dave's comments after the rally.
"Great start to the year with 4th outright for Brad Harris at Westland Rally. A remarkable fight back to come from 27th after the issue in SS1. 3 stage wins and 4 second fastest stage times was a great comeback after 8 years out of the seat. You havn't lost your talent mate !"