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Rally champions Sara and Richard Mason, 2012

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Rally champions Sara and Richard Mason, 2012

Two of New Zealand's leading rally drivers are husband-and-wife team Richard (driver) and Sara Mason (née Randall) (co-driver). Here, they celebrate winning the 2012 New Zealand Rally Championship, their fourth victory in this event. In a BNT Subaru STI, the couple led the 2012 rally from start to finish, making Sara the most successful female competitor in the history of New Zealand motor sport.

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Jim Webber, Motor sport – Long-distance rallies, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39954/rally-champions-sara-and-richard-mason-2012 (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Jim Webber, published 29 November 2012, updated 1 April 2016.