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• Paddon conquers fears eight years after deadly WRC crash

  25-01-2026 21:33 via speedcafe.com
  Nearly a decade on from the crash that killed a spectator, Hayden Paddon has overcome his fear of Monte Carlo.
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• Tight championship fight set for ARC’s Narooma debut

  16-06-2026 01:43 via speedcafe.com
  
  The EROAD Australian Rally Championship hits its halfway point with the Narooma Forest Rally, and a fierce championship battle awaits between the category's biggest stars.
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• Ford boss hopeful of Daniel Ricciardo race return

  12-06-2026 06:41 via speedcafe.com
  
  Ford Racing boss Mark Rushbrook has reiterated hopes that former F1 star Daniel Ricciardo will eventually make a return to competition.
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• Evans wins Rally Japan amid Toyota dominance

  01-06-2026 09:16 via speedcafe.com
  
  Elfyn Evans claimed his third Rally Japan victory and strengthened his World Rally Championship (WRC) lead, as Toyotas locked out the top four on the brand’s home soil.
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• Paddon to ‘release shackles’ in bid for better WRC results

  26-05-2026 07:52 via speedcafe.com
  
  Hayden Paddon will not have to play rear gunner when the FIA World Rally Championship returns to Japan.
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• Pedder and Macneall clinch first ARC win in two years

  25-05-2026 10:36 via speedcafe.com
  
  Scott Pedder and Glenn Macneall took victory in the Australian Rally Championship’s (ARC) Forest Rally, their first outright win since 2024.
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• Returning stars headline Australian Rally Championship’s WA visit

  11-05-2026 09:30 via speedcafe.com
  30 cars will battle for outright contention when the EROAD Australian Rally Championship (ARC) visits Western Australia for the Plant Hire Forest Rally for Round 2.
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• Ogier fumbles Portugal win on second-to-last stage

  11-05-2026 01:12 via speedcafe.com
  Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier was cruelly denied victory in Rally Portugal by a puncture on the second-to-last stage, which handed the win to Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville.
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• Swedish world champ returns to Australian Rally Championship

  29-04-2026 09:00 via speedcafe.com
  2020 World Rally Championship Junior champion Tom Kristensson will return to the EROAD Australian Rally Championship in May for the Forest Rally in Western Australia.
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• Jos Verstappen unhurt after horror rally crash

  27-04-2026 10:11 via speedcafe.com
  Jos Verstappen, the father of four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen, walked away unhurt after a heavy crash during a round of the Belgian Rally Championship on Sunday.
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• ‘Big disappointment’: Crash cruels Solberg of shot at WRC win

  27-04-2026 00:22 via speedcafe.com
  A crash on the final day of Rally Islas Canarias thwarted Oliver Solberg’s shot at an FIA World Rally Championship win in Spain.
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• Why crazy Kiwi turned a Porsche 911 GT3 into a rally weapon

  22-04-2026 10:00 via speedcafe.com
  While Porsche’s pedigree is usually reserved for asphalt, a few have been brave enough to rally a contemporary 911. Pettigrew is a familiar face in the New Zealand Rally Championship, having driven a variety of purpose-built and custom-made cars. His go-to car was a BMW E46. Others included a Ford Fiesta and later a Holden […]
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• Harrowing crash kills spectator during FIA-sanctioned rally

  20-04-2026 03:01 via speedcafe.com
  A spectator was killed and others injured after a car barrel rolled during Rally Sudamericano Mina Clavero as part of the FIA CODASUR Rally Championship.
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• Bates and Taylor dominate Rally Queensland

  20-04-2026 02:13 via speedcafe.com
  Toyota’s Harry Bates and Coral Taylor have taken outright victory in the EROAD Australian Rally Championship season opener at Rally Queensland.
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• Sim racing to reality: Australian teen chasing rally dream

  17-04-2026 23:33 via speedcafe.com
  Long has joined Pedders Rally Team this year, stepping up from the WRX Challenge to be an outright contender in the EROAD Australian Rally Championship. That transition will see him jump into a Skoda Fabia, built to the older R5 specifications that precede the newer Rally2 cars. In preparation for Rally Queensland on April 18-19, […]
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• LIVE: Australian Rally Championship, Rally Queensland

  17-04-2026 03:31 via speedcafe.com
  Get a glimpse of the EROAD Australian Rally Championship ahead of this weekend’s Accent Benchtops Rally Queensland, with the first-ever televised Shakedown.
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• Bates reveals WRC return with Toyota tribute livery

  15-04-2026 08:14 via speedcafe.com
  Harry Bates has confirmed his plans to compete in the second division of the FIA World Rally Championship in a Rally2-spec Toyota GR Yaris with co-driver Keaton Williams.
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• Paddon survives carnage for WRC podium in Croatia

  12-04-2026 23:33 via speedcafe.com
  Off the back of a bruising Safari Rally Kenya, few could have anticipated the Croatia Rally to be such an attrition-heavy affair.
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• Rally champion Molly Taylor announces pregnancy

  08-04-2026 03:28 via speedcafe.com
  Champion driver and broadcaster Molly Taylor has announced she and her partner Daniel Gardner are expecting their first child.
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• Hyundai reveals beautiful tribute to late Craig Breen

  08-04-2026 00:52 via speedcafe.com
  All three Hyundai entries in the WRC will sport a tribute livery featuring a portrait of the late Craig Breen at the upcoming Croatia Rally.
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• Hayden Paddon sets primary goal for WRC return

  08-04-2026 00:07 via speedcafe.com
  Hayden Paddon hopes he will be closer to his Hyundai teammates when he makes his second FIA World Rally Championship start this season in Croatia.
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• Entry list for Australian Rally Championship season opener

  06-04-2026 06:00 via speedcafe.com
  The entry list for the Australian Rally Championship season opener at Rally Queensland has been revealed, with 23 outright contenders to tackle the Gympie forest.
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• SVG’s rallying return, Tickford’s US blunder & more April Fools’

  01-04-2026 04:45 via speedcafe.com
  
  The cringiest morning of the year is finally over. Take a look at some of the April Fools' efforts from the Australian and New Zealand motorsport scene.
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• Commentators confirmed for new-look Australian Rally Championship

  13-03-2026 01:30 via speedcafe.com
  Familiar and experienced names return for the EROAD Australian Rally Championship (ARC) broadcast, with Greg Rust, Chris Stubbs, and Jacqui Scheiwe to lead the new-look Fox Sports coverage.
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• Skoda team reveals two-car attack on rally championship

  11-03-2026 03:56 via speedcafe.com
  The Pedders Rally Team has announced a two-car effort for the EROAD Australian Rally Championship season.
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• Toby Price commits to expanded Subaru rally program

  26-02-2026 03:30 via speedcafe.com
  Two-time Dakar Rally winner Toby Price will contest the Subaru WRX Challenge season as part of the EROAD Australian Rally Championship.
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• Australian Rally Championship inks major broadcast deal

  23-02-2026 01:30 via speedcafe.com
  The EROAD Australian Rally Championship has signed a landmark deal that sees Fox Sports come on board as the major broadcast partner for 2026.
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• Australian prodigy enters world rally’s second step

  05-02-2026 07:17 via speedcafe.com
  Aussie Taylor Gill will compete in the World Rally Championship's second-tier class, WRC2, at the upcoming Rally Sweden.
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• Paddon ‘in the deep end’ as Hyundai WRC contender revealed

  16-01-2026 00:38 via speedcafe.com
  Hyundai Motorsport has taken the covers off a new-look Rally1 i20 N.
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• How one email put Paddon back in the WRC

  10-01-2026 20:00 via speedcafe.com
  When Ott Tanak announced he would step away from the FIA World Rally Championship, few would have picked Hayden Paddon to replace the Hyundai star.
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