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Graves Grabs Another Southern Rally Win
Graves Grabs Another Southern Rally Win
Motor Sport   -   Oct 08, 2023

Andrew Graves of Gore added another rally victory to his impressive record when he won the MLT Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally on Saturday. Related: Graves, with son Hayden alongside in their Mitsubishi EVO 3 won four of the five Special Stages to win by 43.5 seconds from Wallacetown driver Ca

Robinson / Lange – The Legacy Lives On
Robinson / Lange – The Legacy Lives On
Motor Sport   -   Oct 06, 2023

For eight years the combination of Barry Robinson driving and Geoff Lange co-driving combined for plenty of rallying success around New Zealand and on Saturday 7 October when the MLT Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally remembers the late Barry Robinson both the Lange and Robinson names will again

Big Discussions On The Future of Southland’s Rugby Park
Big Discussions On The Future of Southland’s Rugby Park
News   -   Oct 05, 2023

Is Rugby Park still an iconic stadium or should the Invercargill City Council invest its money into a new smaller venue that can benefit a wider group of users? These questions have been put to Southland Rugby by Mayor Nobby Clark, who is starting to think more futuristic for the city, and whether a

There Was no One Better
There Was no One Better
Motor Sport   -   Oct 05, 2023

Geoff Lange was an experienced co-driver who had driven in National Championship rallies before he met Barry Robinson and their rallying combination was born. Geoff was originally going to co-drive for Barry’s brother Darryl but sadly Darryl passed away before that happened. “Sometime after that the

New Trophy Honouring Robinson for Rally
New Trophy Honouring Robinson for Rally
Motor Sport   -   Oct 05, 2023

A new trophy especially for members of the Central Otago Motorsport Club has been added to the trophies on offer when the MLT Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally takes place this Saturday, 7 October. The rally remembers the late Barry Robinson, a South Island rallying legend who originally farmed

New Racing Calibre at the Burt Munro Challenge 2024!
New Racing Calibre at the Burt Munro Challenge 2024!
Southland Sport   -   Oct 04, 2023

With ticket sales and registrations going live on Sunday 1 October, event organisers expect these to soar over the coming weeks with the excitement of a new racing programme for 2024. Just when you thought the annual Burt Munro Challenge couldn’t get any better, this February the AON NZ Superbike Ch

Memorial to Robinson Inspires Keast Comeback
Memorial to Robinson Inspires Keast Comeback
Motor Sport   -   Oct 03, 2023

Invercargill rally driver John Keast last competed in a rally in 2014 and did his last motorsport event at the Ben Nevis Hillclimb in 2020 but he will cross the startline at Wyndham on Saturday 7 October when the Wyndham Rally is resurrected with the running of the MLT Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndha

Success for Southland at RC Champs
Success for Southland at RC Champs
Community   -   Oct 02, 2023

There was plenty of Southland success at the Southland Indoor Championships for radio-controlled racers at the Wallacetown Community Centre on Saturday. Thirteen-year-old James Beck of Invercargill led the way with a win on debut in the TCR front-wheel-drive class with his Schumacher FT8. Never havi

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