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

Multiple winners

Drivers

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

Manufacturers

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

Records

Class Driver Car Year Time
Overall New Zealand Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 AP4++ 2023 0:52.00
4WD New Zealand Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 AP4++ 2023 0:52.00
2WD New Zealand 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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