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World Tour's Only NZ Stop Hits Invercargill In December
World Tour's Only NZ Stop Hits Invercargill In December
News   -   Jul 22, 2026

Invercargill is the only place in New Zealand where you can watch a man attempt a triple backflip on a BMX this December. Freestyle Kings LIVE has confirmed Rugby Park as its exclusive New Zealand stop on the 2026 World Tour, with the show locked in for Saturday December 5.

Invercargill Teen Eyes Double Racing Title
Invercargill Teen Eyes Double Racing Title
Sport + Motorsport   -   Jul 20, 2026

Nieko Scoles is two wins into a season that could end with him holding two championship trophies. The 16-year-old Invercargill driver claimed his second Toyota 86 Trophy Series race victory of the season at Manfeild last weekend, keeping himself firmly in contention for both the Toyota 86 Trophy Series Championship

Paddon Wins Barry Robinson Rally Southland
Paddon Wins Barry Robinson Rally Southland
Sport + Motorsport   -   Jul 19, 2026

Hayden Paddon of Cromwell and co-driver Jared Hudson claimed a dominant win in the 2026 Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland in their Hyundai i120N Rally2 on Saturday. Paddon won every Special Stage, extending his lead throughout the day to eventually finish with a 2 minute 43 second margin saying, "

Get up Close With Rally Cars on Esk Street
Get up Close With Rally Cars on Esk Street
Sport + Motorsport   -   Jul 17, 2026

An opportunity to see the cars close up, get some autographs from the drivers and then watch the field take the Ceremonial Start this Friday on Esk Street, outside Invercargill Central in Invercargill will set the scene for the Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland which takes place on Saturday. The

Inky Tulloch's Old Escort Races Again This Weekend
Inky Tulloch's Old Escort Races Again This Weekend
Sport + Motorsport   -   Jul 16, 2026

The Eastern Southland Car Club have only ever organised one National Championship rally in their long history prior to this weekend – the Wrightcars – Hokonui Radio 4ZG Rally in 1984. That event was won by Inky Tulloch in a Ford Escort from Les Harris of Greymouth. Notably the man this weekend&

Graves Leads the Way Ahead of Home Rally
Graves Leads the Way Ahead of Home Rally
Sport + Motorsport   -   Jul 16, 2026

The Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland, Round 3 of the Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship (NZRC), comes to the roads of the south this weekend and the best news of all is that a young Southlander leads the championship points for co-drivers going into the round. Twenty-three-year-old Hayden

Begg Races Toward His European Dream
Begg Races Toward His European Dream
Sport + Motorsport   -   Jul 15, 2026

Eighteen-year-old race driver Jacob Begg from Winton in Central Southland has received the opportunity of a lifetime as he heads to Europe to take up a testing and evaluation programme with Leipert Motorsport in a Lamborghini Super Trofeo Evo 2. It all started with an email that was almost too

Strang Switches Cars for Rally Southland Homecoming
Strang Switches Cars for Rally Southland Homecoming
Sport + Motorsport   -   Jul 14, 2026

Carter Strang of Wallacetown is a familiar sight in rallies in his Mitsubishi EVO 10 but when he lines up for the Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland on Saturday 18 July he will be at the wheel of a brand spanking new GR Toyota Yaris. The Toyota is one of

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