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Mainland Rally Championship
Logo of the Mainland Rally Series
CategoryRallying
CountryNew Zealand
Inaugural season1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Drivers' championNew Zealand Dylan Thompson - 2023
Co-Drivers' championNew Zealand Andrew Graves - 2023
Current season

The Mainland Rally Series is the South Island's premier rally series. 6 rounds across the regions gives competitors a taste of all the best roads the island has to offer in 2024. The championship is held for a variety of classes based on engine capacity and further split by four or two wheel drive. Starting in 1977, the Marlborough Car Club acted as co-ordinator for the series during its initial years, and in 1988 a championship cup was purchased for the annual winner.

[1]The original Mainland Rally Championship logo was designed back in 1988 without any computer aided graphic design. On the kitchen table, a blank sheet of A4 paper, a map of the South Island and some ‘lettraset’ stick on letters. The map was traced onto the paper with an inner tracing representing the roads of the South Island and Mainland Rally Series was then created using the lettraset stick on letters over this.

Mainland Rally Championship Classes [2]

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Class A 2WD 0-1300cc

Class B 2WD 1301-1600cc

Class C 2WD 1601cc and over

Class D 4WD

Class E Pre 96 4WD

Class F 2WD Classic

Class H Magnum Subaru Class

Organising Committee [2]

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Chairman - Wayne Barnard

Committee - Leigh Marston, Barry Varcoe, Graham Wilson, and Gordon Legge

Registrations, Entries & Competitor’s Representatives - Leigh Marston, Wayne Barnard, and Gordon Legge

Technical/Judge of Fact - Wayne Barnard, Leigh Marston, and Barry Varcoe.

Championship Seeding - Leigh Marston

2025 Calendar

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The successful running of the Mainland Rally Championship (MRC) is set to continue in 2025 with the release of the series calendar coming in the next few months. The championship will most likely follow the usual 6 rounds in each region of New Zealand's South Island.

Entrants must compete in three rounds to be eligible for MRC points with the best of five rounds counting for overall placing and the best four rounds counting towards Class placings.

Driver Champions [3]

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Year Driver Vehicle
1977 New Zealand A Doig
1978 New Zealand W Murdoch
1979 New Zealand A Hewlett
1980 New Zealand T Crowe
1981 New Zealand C Rabbidge
1982 New Zealand C Rabbidge
1983 New Zealand B Stokes
1984 New Zealand I Tulloch
1985 New Zealand L Harris
1986 New Zealand A Hewlett
1987 New Zealand R Townshend
1988 New Zealand R Hart
1989 New Zealand R Hart
1990 New Zealand J Silcock
1991 New Zealand W Muckle
1992 New Zealand D Buist
1993 New Zealand S Warren
1994 New Zealand S Warren
1995 New Zealand M Leonard
1996 New Zealand G Cliff
1997 New Zealand D Owen
1998 New Zealand C West
1999 New Zealand C West
2000 New Zealand J Silcock
2001 New Zealand J Judd
2002 New Zealand Hugh Owen
2003 New Zealand Deane Buist
2004 New Zealand Les Summerfield Subaru Impreza WRX
2005 New Zealand Derek Ayson
2006 New Zealand Derek Ayson
2007 New Zealand Jeff Judd Subaru Impreza WRX
2008 New Zealand Deane Buist
2009 New Zealand Regan Ross
2010 New Zealand Regan Ross
2011 New Zealand John Silcock
2012 New Zealand Marcus van Klink Mazda RX-7
2013 New Zealand Deane Buist
2014 New Zealand Richard Baddock Subaru Impreza WRX
2015 New Zealand Richard Bateman Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
2016 New Zealand Deane Buist Ford Escort MK2
2017 New Zealand Jeff Judd Subaru Impreza WRX
2018 New Zealand Josh Marston Holden Barina AP4
2019 New Zealand Garet Thomas Subaru Impreza WRX
2020 New Zealand Josh Marston Holden Barina AP4
2021 New Zealand Robbie Stokes Ford Fiesta AP4
2022 New Zealand Deane Buist Toyota Corolla
2023 New Zealand Dylan Thomson Ford Fiesta MK5 ST
2024 Ongoing

Co-Driver Champions [4]

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Year Driver Vehicle
2015 New Zealand Sharisse Guckert Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
2016 Philippines Karl Celeste Ford Escort MK2
2017 New Zealand Grant Marra Subaru Impreza WRX
2018 New Zealand Andrew Graves Holden Barina AP4
2019 New Zealand Gemma Thomas Subaru Impreza WRX
2020 New Zealand Dave Neill Mazda RX-8
2021 New Zealand Amy Stokes Ford Fiesta AP4
2022 New Zealand Bella Haggerty Subaru Impreza WRX
2023 New Zealand Andrew Graves Holden Barina AP4
2024 Ongoing

References

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  1. ^ McMillan, Gus (18th March 2022). "Mainland Rally Series Championship Cup". Marlborough Car Club Historical Archive Facebook Group. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b Varcoe, Barry (4th February 2024). "2024 MRC Championship Articles V2". Mainland Rally Championship Facebook Page. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ McMillan, Gus (18th March 2022). "Mainland Rally Champions". Marlborough Car Club Historical Archive Facebook Group. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Shacki. "Season 2024 rally - eWRC-results". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.