Rally New Zealand may move back to Auckland for the 2010 WRC

Rally New Zealand event chairman Chris Carr is deliberating over moving the rally back to Auckland, instead of Hamilton where it has been since 2005, for when the rally returns to the WRC in 2010, according to Motorsport News.

The rally will be a NZ championship round in 2009 as it isn’t in the… Continue reading

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Helicopter video footage of Jari-Matti Latvala on SS14 Te Hutewai stage of Rally New Zealand 2008 and Whaanga Coast M-Sport Ford disaster videos

Rally NZ 2008 may not hold kind memories for Latvala or the Ford squad after the Whaanga Coast debacle on SS17, but these helicopter video images of Latvala from SS14 show why New Zealand is the most scenic WRC event. Enjoy!

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Here’s the Ford disaster movie from SS17 Whaanga Coast:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z-yy5fBufg[/youtube]

Duval crash SS15:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRBztfV4×00[/youtube]

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Repco New Zealand Rally 2008 Final Results: Win number 44 for Loeb as disaster strikes Ford

Sebastien Loeb won a fascinating Rally New Zealand 2008 as M-Sport Ford suffered a calamitous final day. Loeb, who started the day in fourth after a spin on the day’s first stage, profited as Latvala crashed (SS17) out after hitting a rock and Hirvonen punctured (SS17)  losing 50s and a certain victory.

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Repco Rally New Zealand 2008 Shakedown: Francois Duval fastest for the Stobart VK team

Francois Duval claimed fastest time on the shakedown stage of Rally New Zealand at Mystery Creek. Duval, who was quickest on the Rally Germany shakedown, wont read too much into being fastest but it will give a little psychological boost ahead of tomorrow’s rally. Duval is in New Zealand as a replacement… Continue reading

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Francois Duval is Gigi Galli’s replacement for Repco Rally New Zealand 2008

Stobart have just released a press statement saying that Francois Duval will stand in for Galli in New Zealand. Duval finished fourth on the 2005 Rally NZ in a Xsara.

Stobart VK Ford Team statement:

Duval has been chosen to replace the injured Gigi Galli for Repco Rally New Zealand as the second Stobart VK M-Sport Ford… Continue reading

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With Gigi Galli out for what appears the rest of the season, who will sit in for him on NZ and Japan, Marcus Gronholm?

With Gigi out for a long time after his serious accident in Germany, where he sustained a broken left femur, Malcolm Wilson has to make a quick decision on who will replace him for Rally New Zealand, and then Japan will also need to be considered.

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