Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Of Coromandel- Cancelled

The Coromandel Peninsula will play host again to a round of the New Zealand Rally Championship. With the organisational team behind Rally New Zealand linking with the Thames-Coromandel District council to base an event from the seaside township of Whitianga. The rally will be based at the Mercury Bay Sports Multi-Sport Park, which will host Rally HQ and the Service Park. Competition will take place over 135 kilometres of special stage on forestry and public roads around the Mercury Bay region. The event will feature gravel roads in the area, some of which were last used for rallying on the 1979 International Motogard Rally of NZ. The event will provide a stunning and backdrop for the final round of the 2021 NZ Rally Championship.

Friday 3 September will see the return of the Dayle ITM Rally street party, car show and autograph session on Albert Street, Whitianga. Get up close and personal to the cars and all the drivers!

The rally will run from the Mercury Bay Sports Park on Saturday 4 September, beginning at 7am. Stages will be Port Charles, Coroglen-Tapu and the 309 Road plus Castle Rock. At approx 16:49 the Super Special Stage will be run in a loop around Dakota Drive, located at the airport, Whitianga.