BB & Budgie’s Thursday Night Recce

The boys are back after an off-season break and are ready to go rallying again!   BB & Budgie introduce the contenders for the 2025 Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship and how they see the Central Machine Hire Otago Rally playing out

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB catches up with Vivek Ponnusamy from MRF Tyres to discuss the relationship between NZRC & MRF and how he sees how the introduction of a control tyre has worked in 2024. They also discuss the success in 2024 internationally and how that filters through to national championships across the world and how the NZRC is viewed internationally.

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, Budgie catches up with the now three time New Zealand Rally champion, Ben HUNT Motorsport to discuss his triumphant season, what it means to both Ben and the team, and Ben outlines the injury that has plagued him throughout the season.

After a week off to digest an epic season finale, BB & Budgie are back and talking International Rally of Whangarei and those all important championship outcomes!

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie check out this weekend's action at the International Rally of Whangarei including our championship showdown! Budgie also puts BB on the spot about the 2025 NZRC calender.

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, Budgie catches up with Pat Norris to talk 1300cc rallying and why it's a great way to get into the sport at all levels, they also talk Pat's long and varied rallying career and the comradery that exists within the Rally Challenge 2WD class.

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, Budgie catches up with Jack Stokes to talk his debut season in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, how he manages the expectation that comes with a family legacy and we get a hint at what might be on the cards for 2025

After an unexpected week off, BB & Budgie are back and talking all things Battery Town Rally Bay of Plenty and what certain results might mean for certain championships as the season starts to build to the finale.

Tonight on BB & Budgie's Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie wrap up a wet and wild Daybreaker Rally and what that means for the ongoing championship battle.

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, Budgie puts Rocky Hudson under the spotlight talking the family dynasty, the role of a co-driver, what he's made of the co-driver shuffling at the top end of the field and that big question, is he actually retired?!? Plus they run a ruler over the entry list of this weekend's Daybreaker Rally and how they think things will play out over the course of the event.

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie run their eye over the entry list for the upcoming Daybreaker Rally and how they see the remainder of the championship playing out.

Tonight on BB & Budgie's Thursday Night Recce, Budgie catches up with Tim Mackersy who's finally got his hands on his new Rally4 Fiesta for the second half of the season. He talks us through the delays in getting the car on the road, the differences in driving the R2T and the Rally4, his background on both two wheels and four and the next generation coming through the sport.

This week on Thursday Night Recce, Budgie catches up with NZRC Co-ordinator Simon Bell to talk results of a recently completed competitor survey, the season ending International Rally of Whangarei and that always controversial topic, Tarmac Rallying.

This week on Thursday Night Recce, BB catches up with Bryn Jones to talk a tough start to the season and how he's worked on rebounding for the second half of the season, plus his recent trip to the Elite Motorsport Academy New Zealand

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB catches up with Zeal Jones Racing and as an added bonus, his co-driver Waverley Jones to talk the season to date and why the final of the APRC doubling with our final round, the International Rally of Whangarei, is extra special for this young driver.

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, Budgie catches up with Hayden Paddon to discuss both his New Zealand and European Rally Championship campaigns to date, variety amongst championships and working with a young up and coming star of the sport.

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie embrace and wrap up the excitement around the return of national championship rallying to Invercargill with the Southern Lights Rally.

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie take a look at the entry list for the Southern Lights Rally, the challenges of new roads and night stages!  

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB catches up with Deane Buist from Palmside NZ, New Zealand agents for MRF Tyres and suppliers of the control tyre to the NZRC. We talk the introduction and development of tyres, what the future has in store and a bit of detail around the two tyres available to teams.   Deane is also rather handy behind the wheel and has been for quite a few years, so we pick his...