Ashley Forest Rallysprint

The Ashley Forest Rallysprint is a rallysprint automobile racing event held annually in Ashley Forest, New Zealand.

It first ran in 1979 and was won by Steve Millen in a Vauxhall Chevette.

The current course was created in 1980 and was won by John Woolf in a Mazda RX-3

The current course record is set by Hayden Paddon which he set in 2023 with a 52.00 in his Hyundai i20 AP4++

Overall winners

Year Driver Car Time
1979 Steve Millen Vauxhall Chevette N/a
1980 John Woolf Mazda RX-3 1:10.81
1981 Paul Adams Ford Escort RS 1:08.77
1982 Reg Cook Nissan Sunny 1:08.09
1983 Neil Allport Ford Escort RS 1:09.49
1984 Reg Cook Nissan Sunny 1:06.18
1985 Trevor Crowe Toyota Starlet - V8 1:04.69
1986 No Event
1987 Tony Tessdale MG Metro 6R4 1:05.04
1988 Rod Millen Mazda RX-7 4WD 0:59.14
1989 Possum Bourne Subaru RX 1:05.28
1990 Rod Millen Mazda RX-7 4WD 1:01.30
1991 Possum Bourne Subaru Legacy RS 1:01.15
1992 No Event
1993 Kim Austin Nissan Pulsar GTIR 0:58.27
1994 No Event
1995
1996
1997
1998 Kim Austin Mitsubishi Starion V8 4WD 0:58.96
1999 Kim Austin Mitsubishi Starion V8 4WD 0:56.57
2000 Possum Bourne Subaru Impreza WRC 98 0:56.99
2001 No Event
2002 Marty Roestenberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 1:00.86
2003 Evan O'Leary Mitsubishi Lancer Evo I 0:59.16
2004 Steve Murphy Mitsubishi Cordia V8 4WD 1:01.23
2005 Marty Roestenberg Subaru Impreza 0:58.99
2006 No Event
2007 Glenn Frew Mitsubishi Lancer Evo I 1:03.92
2008 Steve Murphy Mitsubishi Cordia V8 4WD 0:59.89
2009 Steve Murphy Mitsubishi Cordia V8 4WD 0:59.18
2010 Glenn Inkster Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5 0:57.40
2011 Hayden Paddon Mitsubishi Cordia V8 4WD 0:57.16
2012 John Silcock Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 0:59.70
2013 Chris West Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 1:04.54
2014 Matt Summerfield Mitsubishi Cordia V8 4WD 1:01.09
2015 Matt Summerfield Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1:03.41
2016 Matt Summerfield Mitsubishi Mirage AP4+ 0:56.72
2017 Sloan Cox Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 0:55.13
2018 Alister McRae Subaru Impreza WRC 98 0:55.35
2019 Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 AP4++ 0:52.77
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021
2022 Hayden Paddon Hyundai Kona 0:55.54
2023 Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 AP4++ 0:52.00
2024 Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 WRC 0:53.88
2025 Hayden Paddon[1] Hyundai i20 AP4++ 0:52.62
[2]

Multiple winners

Drivers

Wins Driver Years
6 Hayden Paddon 2011, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
3 Possum Bourne 1989, 1991, 2000
Kim Austin 1993, 1998, 1999
Steve Murphy 2004, 2008, 2009
Matt Summerfield 2014, 2015, 2016
2 Reg Cook 1982, 1984
Rod Millen 1988, 1990
Marty Roestenberg 2002, 2005

Manufacturers

Wins Manufacturer Years
15 Mitsubishi 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
6 Subaru 1989, 1991, 2000, 2005, 2015, 2018
5 Hyundai 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
3 Mazda 1980, 1988, 1990
Nissan 1982, 1984, 1993
2 Ford 1981, 1983

Records

Class Driver Car Year Time
Overall Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 AP4++ 2023 0:52.00
4WD Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 AP4++ 2023 0:52.00
2WD Chris Hey Toyota MR220 2019 1:00.90
[2]

References

  1. ^ "Paddon wins the 2025 Ashley Forest Rallysprint". talkmotorsport.co.nz. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Ratec Motorsport Inc - Previous Winners". www.ratec.org.nz. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
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