What Rally New Zealand got right…and wrong DirtFish – DirtFish

Currently, the AP4 an Antipodean take on Rally2 and the main category for both New Zealand and Australian series is the most cost-effective option. But thats not a like-for-like Rally2.

The inclusion of a national rally on the back of the main event allowed a big entry of national cars to run on Friday and Saturday and that undoubtedly dented the main field. In years gone by the FIA has handed out waivers to allow ageing, non-homologated machinery to run in the WRC field. This would be a short-term answer (albeit an expensive one for private drivers), but it would bring bigger numbers to a very worthwhile rally.

Now, this might sound a bit strange, but car parking in Auckland is hideously expensive. DirtFish hired a house in the suburbs (Parnell) for the week and we were forced into street parking. The cost of which almost made Colin cry.

And before the media car park opened, parking downtown cost us around $20 for just over two hours. That did make Colin cry.

There are peripheral things which Rally New Zealand needs to tighten up on. Branding and awareness are right up there (and probably way above the whole car parking thing). How could the staff of the Ginger Crunch Caf in Helensville not even know the rally was on when shakedown was kicking off less than a mile away.

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