Rally Drive N.Z. Limited was formed in 2000 by Hamilton businessman and rally enthusiast Dale Perry. Dale had previously been involved in rallying for 15 years as driver, co-driver and team manager. With the experience of running many international teams in the Rally of New Zealand, Dale saw the opportunity to expand his rally car lease business into a full rally driver training programme. The idea of developing a New Zealand rally school began to take shape and with the assistance of leading New Zealand Rally driver Marty Roestenburg, and experienced co-driver Colin Smith, Rally Drive N.Z. was born.

Since its beginnings, Rally Drive N.Z has shared the experience of rally driving with people from around New Zealand and also overseas. With both the school and car leasing options Rally Drive N.Z provides the opportunity for people to experience the thrills of rallying in a hands on environment. Rally Drive N.Z has been successful in achieving its goal of providing the real rally experience to its customers.

01/11/08

Kiwi rally driver, Mark Tapper, has won the inaugural Pirelli star driver competition for the Asia Pacific region – the prize being a fully-funded opportunity to prove himself on the world stage of rallying in the 2009 FIA World Rally Championship.

The 27-year-old Aucklander was competing in the 2008 Malaysian Rally, a round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) and the nominated event for the second part of the Pirelli star driver competition in this region.

Mark Tapper is a tutor and hot seat driver for Rallydrive NZ.

Supported by Rallydrive NZ and many others, Mark and navigator Jeff Judd have overcome strong competition to secure the dream lived by Possum Bourne by competing in a full 12 month programme of PWRC rallying.