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
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Multiple winners

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

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
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References

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