BB & Budgie’s Thursday Night Recce

Tonight on BB & Budgie's Thursday Night Recce, the lads give their guide to spectating the Battery Town Rally Bay of Plenty, including some memories gone by of one of New Zealand rallying's most iconic locations that is part of the route next weekend!

Join BB & Budgie as they sit down with 2026 NZRC champions elect, Jack Hawkeswood and Jason Farmer to discuss the highs that victory brings and the ultimate intensity of the battle at the front of the NZRC field. Plus, Jase and Jack put each other under the grill!

BB & Budgie disect what was a bruising and busy Vertex Lubricants International Rally of Whangarei that ultimately turned the intense championship battle for 2026 around. The lads unpack all the action and what it means heading to the season finale across the classes.

Tonight on BB & Budgie's Thursday Night Recce, the lads discuss this weekend's Vertex Lubricants International Rally of Whangarei and make their predictions for who will be on the podium come Sunday afternoon.

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie start with some breaking news around an interesting entry for International Rally of Whangarei, before breaking out the maps and putting together a bit of a spectator guide for next weekend's penultimate round.
 
You can get spectator maps at https://www.rallywhangarei.co.nz/spectators/

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, BB & Budgie have a run down of Rally Hawke's Bay, including some of the top drives, and what the results mean as the championship comes down to the final two rounds.

Tonight, BB & Budgie are back to talk all about Rally Hawke's Bay and the exciting championship battles throughout the pack, as well as a couple of newcomers to keep an eye on as the weekend progresses!

Tonight on Thursday Night Recce, Budgie goes behind the scenes with one of the un-sung heroes of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, Chris 'Google' Grant. Want to know why he's called 'Google'?, check out the episode! Budgie digs into Chris' near 50 year involvement turned passion in the crazy sport we call rallying.

On Tonight's Thursday Night Recce, BB catches up with Quentin Palmer & Grant Blackberry, two drivers not only at the top of their game behind the wheel, but also involved with organising events at the Taumaranui and Hawkes Bay events respectively.

On tonight's BB & Budgie's Thursday Night Recce, the boys review the first edition of the Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland as an NZRC round including several close battles across the classes and what it means as the championship reaches the half way point.