New Zealand Rally Championship

15/08/2025

The cat is out of the bag, we look forward to seeing what Jack will achieve in this car in 2026!

Exciting News from Stokes Motorsport!

We’re thrilled to announce that, following his recent success at the Elite MotorSport Academy , Jack Stokes will be behind the wheel of a Škoda Fabia Rally2 Evo for the 2026 season.

As a small family team, we’re excited to run Jack and Robbie in two identical Skodas in the New Zealand Rally Championship.

A big thank you to KG Motorsport for helping make this possible.

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14/08/2025

- Thursday Night Recce returns after a busy mid-season break as BB catches up with to discuss his recently announced international rallying debut and the season to date in the NZRC 2WD Class.

Don't forget, you can listen to this as a podcast also on your favourite platforms:
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13/08/2025

Stephen Gill is racing time to get his car repaired and ready for next week's Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel but he is confident they will make the start line.

Read the story: https://nzrallychamps.co.nz/gill-battling-but-on-track-for-coromandel/

📸 Geoff Ridder

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08/08/2025

Things are about to get serious... the entry list for the Dayle ITM Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel has been published.

👀𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄👀

The entry list is now available for download from the event page at: https://nzrallychamps.co.nz

Only a few weeks to go, we can't wait‼

🟢Round 4 - 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 New Zealand Rally Championship
🟢Round 3 - 𝗛𝗮𝘄𝗸𝗲𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 North Island Rally Series.

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06/08/2025

Caleb Macdonald is enjoying a terrific season, leading the NZRC Rally Challenge class as well as getting a break-through win at Wyndham on the weekend.

Read the story: https://nzrallychamps.co.nz/macdonald-riding-the-crest-of-a-wave/

📸 Geoff Ridder

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04/08/2025

👀 the first 5km of Stage 1 & 2 at the 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐓𝐌 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥.

Its a fast start with the first corner tempting the 💯 brave, the roads are just brilliant from then on in‼️

Only a few weeks to go, we can't wait to be in 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚.

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01/08/2025

Entries have been confirmed for the upcoming Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel.

Read the story: https://nzrallychamps.co.nz/entries-for-dayle-itm-goldrush-rally-coromandel-confirmed/

📸 Geoff Ridder

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24/07/2025

Who are the best competitors on tarmac track stages in the NZRC? We crunch the numbers to provide an answer.

Read the story: https://nzrallychamps.co.nz/who-are-the-nzrcs-fastest-track-competitors/

📸 Geoff Ridder

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12/07/2025

Congrats Jack! Way to show them how it’s done!

...

09/07/2025

Jack Stokes is the latest NZRC driver to secure a place in the Elite Academy.

Read the story: https://nzrallychamps.co.nz/stokes-thrilled-to-earn-elite-academy-spot/

📸 Geoff Ridder

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03/07/2025

- Part 4 of highlights of Round 3 of the 2025 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, the Lone Star Rally Canterbury, featuring the NZRC 4WD class.

Catch the full show here: https://youtu.be/FcavQUgHRYc

And while you're on the NZRC.tv YouTube channel, don't forget to check out our back catalogue of coverage!

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