Our Story

The New Zealand Championship is back and the competition is hot!
The championship consists of 5 rallies around the country.

We travel from Dunedin to Whangarei and everywhere in between, check the home page for where we will be next!

We were lucky enough to secure a brand new car for 2020 – the Mitsubishi Mirage AP4. However, Covid stopped us in our tracks, cancelling the NZ championship. Once the levels decreased we were able to get a few valuable miles in the car and even put a few rally wins on the board.

2019 was a year off to prepare for 2020. We had a last minute call up to drive the AP4 at Otago Rally. A costly puncture took us out of the running but it was a great experience. The year of punctures continued at Canterbury and South Canterbury in the Subaru. 

The year finished with a stellar 2nd place finish to Hayden Paddon at Ashley Forest Rally Sprint. 

Leased a Proto Mitsubishi Mirage. The year was plagued with mechanical issues that keep us from the podium. Great learning curve.

David and Goliath battle. 2017 was a year to remember. In our older Subaru going up against the brand new AP4 rally cars.

New car! Ex Richard Mason Subaru was another step up in 4WD. This car had a lot more technology to take advantage of. This car was so fun to drive and we were able to set it up to be a very competitive car. Another first of driving for Team Ralliart NZ in their Proto Mirage. 

This period in rallying was where I gained elite Ashley Forest Rally Sprint Status being the only person to win 3 consecutive years. 

New Car! Stole Dad’s car. Leapt from 2WD to 4WD. Great learning curve, won our first rally, first crash and many more memories! 

I got the chance to drive the infamous V8 Cordia of Steve Murphy – purpose built for AFRS it was a beast to drive! 

New Codriver! Nicole, sister, decided to jump in the co-drivers seat. Sadly the Skoda’s reliability decreased this year as we battled with development but it was the first year we wrote our own pace notes so a lot to learn!

Lucky enough to be given the opportunity to drive a 2WD Diesel Skoda Fabia in the NZ Rally Championship. Forever grateful to Alan Geddes for giving me the opportunity. It set me up for a great future in rallying.
2009 & 2010 Open 2WD NZ champions

My first rally car was a RWD Toyota Starlet. I had lots of fun and a few scary moments as I learnt my skill as a driver. I was lucky enough to drive the odd 4WD car that dad had around in some rally sprints which really gave me the taste for speed.