For the future, we see neil allport motorsports taking the brand to a new level in new zealand. Chris has been around the rallying scene for quite a few years, mainly as a driver but also has pretty good credentials as a codriver. As a result, the controlling body new zealand autocycle union banned the use. Freeth died in 1993 as a result of injuries received in an accident on the first day of the world championship event rally australia codriving for possum bourne. Rodger lost his life in a tragic accident during the 1993 rally of australia. Before hayden paddon, or even possum bourne, new zealand rallyings big star was neil allport a driver whose fullon, attacking style made him a real crowd favourite. A club rally crash left ross with a broken back, which put a temporary hold on his rally career and changed the direction of his involvement for the near future. Rod millen and possum bourne being the most notable. Jun 28, 2018 driver neil allport co driver richard allport. Fia world rally championship fia results and statistics. Arguably the benchmark during his era of reign, the efforts of allport in the 1985 and 1986 editions of rally new zealand were likely the best results achieved by a mazda rx7 on the wrc stage worldwide. Today the championship is held for a variety of classes based on engine capacity and further split by four or two wheel drive. Neil allport motorsports limited is nz owned and operated.
All the cars i have rallied have been pretty special. In 1987 the car was leased to gary croft who would unfortunately have a rather large off during that years hella lights rally. Rally drivers are completely crazyand stupid skillful wired. Allport has owned the car for over year and it has competed in three rounds of the brian green property group new zealand rally championship so far with. Threetime new zealand champion, neil allport, will finally get behind the wheel of his ford fiesta r5 as the veteran driver tackles the hyundai new zealand raglan rally of the coast next week. Rallying icon neil allport, three times national rally. Guidance was also given by rosss friend and codriver alistair wickens, who in an extremely. Neil allport motorsports have over 20 years competition experience in events with local and international teams. Allport to take the wheel of his r5 fiesta at raglan. So say the results of nzrcs greatest the top 25 drivers in history, which was recently published on the championships official website. The december 2016 issue of rallysport magazine features. The car competed at goodwood festival of speed and the eifel rally 2019, while at.
List of world rally championship drivers wikipedia. The new zealand rally championship nzrc is new zealands leading offroad motor rally competition. Rally news, photos, forums and statistics simply a great community of dedicated rally fans. Capacity field to tackle waitomo rally brian green. List of famous rally drivers with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history. Legends recognised at rallys 50th anniversary motorsport. The 4wd ford sierra cosworth was a real nutjob, really fast and we had a great battle with neil allport in the 91 rally nz which went on for four days. The new zealand rally championship nzrc is new zealands leading offroad motor rally. Recently hayden paddon has used the series as a springboard to international competition, competing in the asiapacific rally championship before moving on to the production and super 2000 world rally championships. Apr 09, 2019 this year was the tarmac debut for the white pointer subaru. Handy that neil allports ford fiesta r5 and greg murphys holden barina are.
We have won multiple pwrc events on the world rally stage with drivers such as alister mcrae, niall mcshea and juho hanninen. Team oneil rally school is the leader in loose surface driver training for rally racing, tactical mobility, offroad, winter driving and more. Fia world rally championship the free to access fia results website covers 17 fia championships, including a comprehensive history of the fia formula 1 world championship from 1950 onwards and a full record of all other fia world championships. Its less than a week until the dunlop international otago classic rally fires into action in dunedin, and south island speedster, deane buist, will be out to take backtoback victories in the twoday event. Open top cars require the driver to wear a full face helmet and in disciplines such as f1 where weight saving is a top priority, carbon fibre helmets might be used. His first love was motorcycles and whilst he was still at university he built a radical yamaha tz750a with an aerofoil. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. The new zealand rally championship has been a launching pad for the career of many new zealand drivers. Neil allport 3x nzrc champion that stage, the motu, is either one that you love it to bits and you think that youre a colin mcrae, most other people love it and hate it all in the same sentence and i think that is a pretty fair summary of the place, you never know if youve liked it until you got to the end of it. This leads us very nicely onto our next sponsor, chris alexander and his company. Defending champion to carve new path at international rally of whangarei. List of famous rally drivers biographies, timelines. Group b, a recreation of toyotas awesome group b rally car that dominated the african rounds of the world rally championship from 1984 to 1986.
As a driver he also won tranzam titles in his v8 starlet. This year was the tarmac debut for the white pointer subaru. I managed to find a couple of short cuts across the grass i am a rally driver after all, missed almost every apex while firing the car backwards into the turns and even lightly rubbed a hay bale. Threetime national champion neil allport will finally get behind the wheel of his ford fiesta r5 as the veteran driver tackles the hyundai new zealand raglan rally of the coast next week. The perfect group b recreation, toyota style speedhunters. Raana horan debuted his skoda fabia r5 at the previous round of the brian green property group new zealand rally championship on the coromandel but he will be joined on the famous gravel roads around raglan by neil allports ford fiesta r5 and another skoda fabia r5 driven by kingsley jones. Stage notes are to be ordered directly from neil allport motorsport by the. Rally racing is a form of auto racing in which automobiles are driven over public roads under normal traffic conditions as contrasted to other car races that are run on a circuit.
This is an incomplete list of drivers who have entered a world rally championship event. Suspension tech, who are the sponsors of our codrivers championship. Pace notes will be provided free of charge from neil allport motorsport. Allport has owned the car for over year and it has competed in three rounds of the brian green property group new zealand rally championship so far with max. The car has been built to the very best standard to comply with fia standards for safety while keeping the detail of the period cars always in mind. Although his first love was motorcycles, he went on to become one of new zealands most respected rally codrivers, first with neil allport and then with possum bourne.
The wheel stand dds ability to combine a shifter and. Active drivers listed in bold in the tables are those who have entered a wrc event within the past twelve months. Joule donegal international rally 2018 flyin finn motorsport irish action duration. Before hayden paddon, or even possum bourne, new zealand rallyings big star was neil allport a driver whose fullon, attacking style made. Each co driver must complete at least three of the four runs, and should the driver make the top two run off then the registered co driver must complete this run to gain points. Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock. Ross enlisted the help of his good friend neil allport an exmazda works rally driver and former new zealand rally champion with a successful motorsport preparation business in auckland. Ex nz rally champ relishes new ford fiesta ap4 talk. It was set up in 1986 as a motorsport company specialising in car preparation and in recent years becoming an importer, retailer and wholesaler of world leading motorsport and karting products.
In contrast a rally driver and navigator would be better suited with an open face helmet featuring a built in communication system. Oct 03, 2018 threetime new zealand champion, neil allport, will finally get behind the wheel of his ford fiesta r5 as the veteran driver tackles the hyundai new zealand raglan rally of the coast next week. Neil allport racing career profile driver database. Allport made his to enable rallysport magazine to continue to provide exclusive content for our readers, some of our content will be restricted to our subscribers. Rallying icon neil allport has purchased a ford fiesta r5 for the nzrc. This website is currently under the management of zyber visit nz for website design services. Located in the beautiful white mountains of new hampshire, we are a car control and racing school situated.
Now with the latest technology, what is his new ford fiesta ap4 car like to drive. After years competing at the top level of the new zealand rally championship and winning multiple nz rally championship titles as a successful driver neil. Neil allport, auckland, a competitor and engineer, winner of the new zealand rally championship in 1986, 1989 and 1992, ford world rally team driver, and the instigator of the use of stage notes in new zealand rally events and a member of the msnz rally commission. List of famous rally drivers biographies, timelines, trivia. A multievent national championship has been held each year since 1975. Three r5s to run at raglan new zealand rally championship. Detailed career summary not available for this driver. Defending champion to carve new path at international. Team o neil rally school is the leader in loose surface driver training for rally racing, tactical mobility, offroad, winter driving and more. After years competing at the top level of the new zealand rally championship and winning multiple nz rally championship titles as a successful driver neil allport uses all his experience and knowledge to stock and sell world recognised motorsport products, which leaves you safe in the knowledge that what you are buying will last and is right for you. Before hayden paddon, or even possum bourne, new zealand rallyings big star was neil allport a driver whose fullon, attacking.
As a driver he also won tranzam titles in his starlet. To see the project through from beginning to completion, ross enlisted the help of his good friend neil allport an exmazda works rally driver and former new zealand rally champion with a successful motorsport preparation business in auckland. Twotime new zealand rally champion neil allport expects it will catch a few. In the unfortunate instance of a crash, adequate race clothing can be the difference between a bruised ego and very serious injury. From the service park rally waitomo brian green property. A rally drivers job would be possible without a co.
Allport motorsport, 34 olive rd, penrose, auckland 2020. Neil allport, seen here on the 2016 coromandel rally. Richard mason is the greatest driver in new zealand rally championship history, bettering greats such as hayden paddon and possum bourne. Staying true to his word to finish each rally of the sixround series, he cruised to fourth place in the eightstage trusthouse racetech daybreaker rally wairarapa. Rally drivers are completely crazyand stupid skillful.
How do you master the motu brian green property group. Subaru wrx sti driver ben hunt wins national rally championship. He later became one of new zealands best known rally codrivers, first with neil allport and then with peter possum bourne. Points allocations will be the same as the drivers allocations. He began servicing for new zealand rally star neil allport, and over this period of the mid1980s ross was lucky enough to experience direct exposure to the group b era. Much interest will surround the return to the nzrc of hawkesbay driver max bayley. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements.
After years competing at the top level of the new zealand rally championship and winning multiple nz rally championship titles as a successful driver neil allport uses all his experience and knowledge to stock and sell world recognised motorsport products, which leaves you safe in the knowledge that what you are buying will last and is right. Any orders placed during this time will not ship until we reopen. The former national 2wd rally champion will debut an msport built ford fiesta r5 run and prepared by neil allport. Protective racewear is a strict requirement for competing in almost all forms of motorsport and automotive racing, from rally to autograss. Ben hunts season of consistency and quick pace has paid dividends, with the ecstatic subaru wrx sti driver winning his first brian green property group new zealand rally championship nzrc title today. All videos and notes are available on their website for competitors to use to prepare for the event however they prefer. Here at neil allport motorsports we are official dealers for sparco and omp products.
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