Sport + Motorsport

Track cycling legend Eddie Dawkins has switched his bike for a bobsled, and will also be a Dad in February. The 30-year-old former World title holder retired from cycling in April and has been living in Cambridge with his wife Alysha. His gym coach since 2008, Angus Ross, also happens to live in Cam

New Zealand rally driver Hayden Paddon is about to drive his revolutionary electric rally car for the first time. Paddon and his small team in Cromwell have been working on the concept for almost two years and are now set for the next step in their world leading project. A year ago Paddon unveiled p

The Rugby Park Supporters Club fit-out issue has been resolved, with the Invercargill City Council now agreeing to cover the costs. Council was currently dealing with some big projects, including Rugby Park, which had been causing conflict in recent months, prompting the Department of Internal Affai

The opening round of the Southland Sports Car Club’s Evolution Motorsport ClubSport Championship at Teretonga Park in Invercargill on Sunday featured plenty of highlights. Prior to the commencement of action Jordan Michels unveiled the Evolution Motorsport Nissan Sentra, a car that will be available

Matt Summerfield of Christchurch drove superbly to win the twentieth edition of the Catlins Coast Rally in his Mitsubishi Mirage AP4 on Saturday. Summerfield won four of the six Special Stages, taking the lead after the third, and building a gap of 52 seconds before Gore driver Andrew Graves won the

Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse rebounded in style to break their Invercargill duck, outplaying the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel and posting a decisive 49-34 win on Saturday. Coming off their first loss of the season, the Pulse were in imperious form in gaining their first win at ILT Stadium Southland

Matt Summerfield of Christchurch is the provisional winner of the twentieth edition of today’s Catlins Coast Rally in his Mitsubishi Mirage AP4. Summerfield and co-driver Jared Christofferson won four of the six Special Stages and took the lead after the third stage of the event extending their lead

It is a special year for the Catlins Coast Rally this year as the Eastern Southland Car Club hold the 20th edition of the event on Saturday 8 August. Amongst the eighty-four entries are two drivers, Andrew Graves of Gore and Barry Mills of BaIclutha, who have competed in every single one – with a […