Catherine Wellington

Reid takes endurance title after epic duel with Waite

After snatching the lead in the closing minutes of the New Zealand Endurance Championship, Jonny...

Reid takes endurance title after epic duel with Waite

The talent of two young New Zealand drivers was displayed in all its gutsy glory to nearly the very end of the New Zealand Endurance Championship’s three-hour race at Highlands Motorsport Park on...

Dual class success for Black brothers

Dunedin's Black brothers Stu and Arron drove their two BMW E46s to double class success in the one-hour and three-hour races at the New Zealand Endurance Championship.

Otago pair’s diminutive Volkswagen Golf poses real threat

Barry Moore, of Queenstown, and Dunedin’s Tim Mackersy will be campaigning their pocket rocket...

Otago pair’s diminutive Volkswagen Golf poses real threat

Because it is hosted at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell, the New Zealand Endurance Championship is chock-full of the region’s drivers, in both the one-hour and three-hour races on Saturday.

A brush with the beautiful life

Motoring reporter Catherine Pattison takes a ride in a Lamborghini Urus. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

A brush with the beautiful life

‘‘Merry Christmas,’’ motorsport presenter turned Giltrap Group head of communications and public relations Shaun Summerfield says with a grin, as he hands me the keys to a Lamborghini Urus, writes Catherine Pattison.

Supercar roadshow coming South

Former television presenter Shaun Summerfield has bought 10 supercars to Queenstown and Cromwell,...

Supercar roadshow coming South

Former Channel 9 news presenter and more recently former Newshub motorsport reporter Shaun Summerfield may have the best car job in New Zealand.

Otago pair up against international rivals

Otago pair up against international rivals

Dunedin's two national rally championship competitors will have this season’s sole opportunity to trade times with overseas drivers at this weekend’s International Rally of Whangarei.

Flat tyre thwarts Gilmour

The Suzuki Swift AP4 of Emma Gilmour and Antony McLoughlin in action on special stage 9 in Ward...

Flat tyre thwarts Gilmour

Dunedin driver Emma Gilmour experienced the tough hand that rallying can deftly dish out as a final-stage puncture deflated her hopes of a podium finish yesterday.

Confidence and commitment

Confidence and commitment were the key ingredients to WRC driver Hayden Paddon once again blitzing the Otago Rally field by a massive margin.

Paddon charges to Otago Rally win

WRC driver Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard have won the Otago Rally in their Hyundai i20 AP4, finishing almost 8mins 30sec clear of their nearest rivals.

Paddon leads the way in Otago Rally

Hayden Paddon and John Kennard in action on Special Stage 9 in Dunedin. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Paddon leads the way in Otago Rally

New Zealand’s WRC driver Hayden Paddon is dominating the Rally of Otago, winning all eight stages today and leading Auckland’s Subaru WRX STi driver Ben Hunt and Tony Rawstorn by 4mins:44.5secs.

Paddon wise to rivals' capabilities

Hayden Paddon last won the NZRC in 2016. Photo: Getty Images

Paddon wise to rivals' capabilities

The Otago Rally roars out of Dunedin this weekend and with new cars, fresh faces and WRC stars scattered throughout the field, it promises some quality action.

Paddon's Return Huge for Rally Fans

A Shortened 2018 WRC schedule has seen Hayden Paddon seek solace in his home country's ample rally calendar - beginning this weekend with the Dunedin Isuzu Otago NZRC Rally. As far as consolation...

Mads Ostberg

Mads Ostberg didn't reach his level of WRC fame by not taking chances, so why let a little thing like marginal 2WD experience stand in the way of him competing in the Otago Classic Rally?The...

Meirion Evans

Welshman Meirion Evans has been lured back to New Zealand by the Otago Classic Rally, and although he has already rallied plenty of the country's roads, he is excited to drive more. In 2016, Evans...

Two Otago teams make it to podium

Battling through torrential downpours, two Otago teams finished on the three-hour race's podium in the New Zealand Endurance Championship at Pukekohe Park in Auckland.

'The Grand Tour' bigger and better

Jeremy Clarkson chats to fellow hosts Richard Hammond and James May before they enter a tunnel in...

'The Grand Tour' bigger and better

Drivesouth reporter Catherine Pattison recently took a trip to Sydney to attend the premiere of the second season of The Grand Tour. For the uninitiated, it's pretty much Top Gear reinvented, with the same trio of presenters.

Fans a help as Paddon seeks good end to bad year

Hayden Paddon and co-driver Seb Marshall will draw on the support of Kiwi fans as they aim to wrap up the 2017 World Rally Championship season on a positive note in this week’s Rally Australia.

Emotional victory for Whiting

Alexandra’s Bruce Davidson won Class 1 (3501cc and over) and was third overall in the one-hour...

Emotional victory for Whiting

The one-hour race at Highlands Motorsport Park was brim-full of emotion at its 35-lap conclusion.

Heartbreak for others clears way for Australian duo

Australian team Tony D’Alberto and Max Twigg on the way to winning the Highlands 501 race in...

Heartbreak for others clears way for Australian duo

Late-race heartbreak seems to be a specialty the annual Highlands Motorsport Park endurance race serves up every year.

A glorious lonely light

This view is part of the attraction at Lakestone Lodge, which organises a short hike to hammocks,...

A glorious lonely light

When did you last lie back and look at the stars?

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