Winner of the inaugural Rising Stars Scholarship, Nelsonian Ben Hunt, is encouraging all young and aspiring drivers who want to receive the opportunity of a lifetime to apply for the 2010 Rally New Zealand Rising Stars Scholarship, for which entries close on November 2.
Hunt was the first ever recipient of the Rising Stars Scholarship, an [...]

Nelson driver Ben Hunt in action during his local event the 0800 Boxman Rally Nelson, during which the Rising Stars Scholarship winner secured enough points to get into the Rising Stars Development Award shootout in November. Photo: Lance Hastie
 
Rally New Zealand
Media statement re Rising Stars driver development programme
21 September 2009
 
Top drivers through to Rally’s Rising [...]

With this weekend’s Rally Nelson, the competitors registered for Rally New Zealand’s two Rising Stars Awards will know who goes through to November’s shootout on points and who will have to apply for a wildcard entry.
In the International Award stakes, Geraldine’s Hayden Paddon has 40 points and is through to the shootout. But currently second [...]