Ashley Forest Rallysprint
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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++
| 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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