News & Recent Events

5 December – Ashley Autocross

It bucketed down the night before the event and a repeat of the Loburn mud-plug was expected. As it turned out, the paddock had handled the rain quite well and…
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21 November – Mt Alexander Sprint

It was a fine, sunny, and eventful day at the Mt. Alexander sprint this year. A good turnout or 42 entries got to make the most of the sunshine as…
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17 October – Canterbury Rally

Rangiora’s Les Summerfield extended his lead in the Mainland Series this past weekend with a close fought win in the 2004 Canary Furniture Canterbury Rally. Number 1 seed John Silcock…
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3 October – Okuku Autocross

It was a great day to go play on Wayne Summerfield’s new front lawn at Okuku. The sun was shining and the conditions would be very interesting as there was…
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20 September – Makerikeri Road

Loads of cars and competitors arrived at the Makerikeri/Mt. Grey Sprint, a really good bit of gravel that’s pretty close to town. The spectator corner was well populated all day…
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15 August – Loburn Autocross

The proper title for this report should be “Loburn Mud-plug”!  Conditions for the event can only be described as diabolical. It was raining heavily travelling there and the paddock was…
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25 July – Kaiwara Road Sprint

It was an early start on a fine but pretty frosty morning for the crews making the trip north to the Hurunui and this fantastic bit of public road. With…
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17 May – Hororata Autocross

It had rained and drizzled for a week before the Hororata Autocross. The grey skies above the competitors on the day signalled that the “damp” track would still be “damp”…
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26 April – Ashley Forest Club Rally

A glorious warm and sunny morning set the scene for the Autosport Club Clubman’s Rally on Sunday. ANZAC day provided crews with an opportunity to reflect on what was sacrificed…
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7 March – Rakaia Zig Zag Sprint

This year’s Rakaia Zig-Zag Sprint was held in good conditions this past weekend. The road was in great condition (if a bit corrugated as usual – but that cleared throughout…
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30 November – Hororata Autocross

Competitors arrived at the Hororata Autocross to find the course laid out (thanks to the sterling efforts of Don Mathias and Josh Marston the day before) and a really nice…
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15 November – Autosport At The Westland Rally

John Silcock’s run of good luck that started at that Tarn Road Sprint continued for the rally, with the EVO 6 holding up very well. John was able to develop…
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2 November – Tarn Road Sprint

The final club sprint for the year proved to be a big challenge for both the organisers and the competitors, with drama aplenty making for a long but fun day…
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10 September – Autosport At The Nelson Rally

The Nelson Rally was a great event this year, slick organisation and some great bits of road made it pretty enjoyable for the crews. Unfortunately the Autosport membership who went…
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24 August – Kaiwara Road Sprint

The final round of the 2003 Autosport Club sprint series was held on a sunny day in picturesque North-Canterbury with a smaller than expected field of 32 drivers taking to…
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