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Two-time national champion Ben Hunt has confirmed his entry into Round 3 of the North Island Rally Championship – the Maramarua Forest Rally in September.

Run by the Pukekohe Car Club, the event will see competitors tackling some of the iconic forestry roads used throughout the history of rallying in New Zealand on September 9.

Hunt will pilot his Skoda New Zealand Fabia Rally 2 and will headline the field as he builds up to the next round of the national championship in late September.

Eight special stages await competitors with the event starting at Te Kauwhata Rugby Club and a lunchtime service also at the Rugby Club.

Hunt is currently third in the national championship.