BB & Budgie’s Thursday Night Recce

This week on Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie check out the spectator map for next weekend's Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland and their recommendations of spots to check out the action.   Check out the spectator map here: https://esccrally.co.nz/Images/SOUTHLAND%2026%20SPECTATOR%20MAP%20V2.pdf

Tonight on BB & Budgie's Thursday Night Recce, the boys catch up with not one, but two gentlemen who take their nice, shiny Porsches and get them dirty in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, Ari Pettigrew and Andy Martin to talk all things to do with the unique rally cars, including some of the challenges in building them, why they drive so differently and how the fi...

On tonight's Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie catch up with the Big Belly Rally Team pilots, Caleb MacDonald and Kevin Laird to find out just how far back the duo go, what other sports keep them occupied and why the upcoming Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland is a special one for both drivers.

Tonight, BB & Budgie review the multiple close battles that underscored the Lone Star/Joe's Garage - Canterbury Rally and analyse those who impressed, and those who have all but written themselves out of contention at this early stage.

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie check out the 28 NZRC entries at the Lone Star/Joe's Garage - Canterbury Rally, including a bit of drama for our championship leader in the lead up....

Tonight on BB & Budgie's Thursday Night Recce, Budgie catches up with Jack Smith to discuss the best spectating options for next weekend's Lone Star/Joe's Garage - Canterbury Rally and the facilities available at the premier Spectator Points across the day.   Spectator maps can be found at: https://viewer.mapme.com/canterbury-rally-2026

On tonight's BB & Budgie's Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie catch up with a couple of the leading contenders of the new Classic class for 2026, Deane Buist and Derek Ayson to discuss the new class, classic rallying in general and what was Deane's first car?

On this episode of BB & Budgie's Thursday Night Recce, as BB takes on three special guests, Robbie Stokes , Jack Stokes and Jack Hawkeswood as they discuss the start of the season, what it's like to be an NZRC round winner and they each put the hard questions on each other.  

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie take an in depth look at the opening round of the 2026 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship and what it means for the season to come, plenty of excitement!  

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie give their views on the strong field assembled for the Central Machine Hire Otago Rally and make some solid predictions!

BB & Budgie return with plenty to cover this week!   First up, we pay a brief tribute to Morrie Chandler, the man who really shaped rallying in New Zealand to where it is today, as well as playing a fairly significant role on the world stage.   We then check out three key pre season events, getting a rough form guide for the 2026 season.   Finally, spectating at Central Machine Hire Otago Rall...

BB & Budgie are back in 2026 and kick off the season by throwing down 5 talking points around the 2026 season and debate how they see them playing out. Thank you to our Sponsors: Brian Green Property Group MRF Tyres Creme Insurance Omega Rental Cars

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie discuss the Vertex Oil International Rally of Whangarei, the winners, the losers, what questions we had answered in 2025 and what questions have been opened before we start 2026.

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie preview our championship finale, the Vertex Oil International Rally of Whangarei, checking out what the maths are for each of the classes to be wrapped up.

Following the breaking news of this morning regarding the exclusion of Robbie Stokes and Shane Reynolds from the Battery Town Rally Bay of Plenty. BB & Budgie run through why the decision was reached, what the ramifications are and was it the right decision?

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie review the Battery Town Rally Bay of Plenty, an event that had a bit of everything and a heavy helping on controversy and action!  

On our latest Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie are at the Classic Flyers Museum running an eye over the field for the Battery Town Rally Bay of Plenty.

BB & Budgie debrief a successful @dayle_itm Gold Rush Rally of Coromandel, checking out those who did well, those who were unlucky and is there a third NZRC 4WD front runner getting a new set of wheels for 2026

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie are ready to go rallying again and check out the upcoming Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel. the quirks of the format of the event and who will be contenders in the classes of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship.

Thursday Night Recce returns after a busy mid-season break as BB catches up with Bryn Jones to discuss his recently announced international rallying debut and the season to date in the NZRC 2WD Class.

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, our first with a special guest in 2025, Budgie puts the grill on our stats and results guru, Chris Grant, for his opinions on exactly where Ben Hunt, who is in a big fight for a fourth New Zealand Rally Championship title, sits in the list of New Zealand Rallying greats.

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie talk Lone Star Rally Canterbury and just how important that breakthrough win will be for Robbie Stokes

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie cover off the contenders at the Lone Star Rally Canterbury 

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie discuss the ins and outs of the South Canterbury Hydraulics South Canterbury Rally.

After a few weeks off, BB & Budgie are back, giving a quick rap of the opening round at Otago and what it means heading into this weekend South Canterbury Hydraulics South Canterbury Rally.