Cars

GM announces end of Holden brand

    View fullsize After 72 years of operations in Australia, the Holden brand will be retired at the end of 2020 — an announcement

Masterton Motorplex ready to rip

    The sights. The sounds. The smell. As far as motorsport spectacles go, it doesn’t get much better than side-by-side nitro funny car racing.

Targa Drops MSNZ for AASA

    View fullsize Last year we covered the new motorsports sanctioning body, Australian AutoSport Alliance (AASA), launched locally by LeMons organizer Jacob Simonsen. The

Return of Mustang Mach 1?!

    View fullsize With the recent launch of the Mustang Mach-E — originally tabled as the ‘Mach 1’ — the rumour mill has gone

Hot August Nights: see the USA hot rod style with Scottz Tours

For anyone with an affection for Amercian muscle and a love for all things hot rod, getting over and seeing the land where it all started will have always been on that to-do list, but actually making it happen can easily be pushed to the side and forgotten.

Bumper cars: Waikaraka Family Speedway Demolition Derby Grand Final

Hell bent on destroying eachother, the driver’s in the Waikaraka Family Speedway Demolition Derby will have you splitting your sides with laughter until there’s just one car left capable of moving. For the first time, you’ll see derby car teams smash it out with two teams of five cars each go head to head.

Event calendar: Stragglers Rod and Kustom Charity Car Show

We need not introduce the long-running Cambridge Charity Show, hosted by Stragglers Rod and Kustom Club. It’s one of the largest shows of its kind in the country, and returns its proceeds to local children with chronic illnesses.

Masterton Motorplex gears up for packed season

With the upcoming drag calendar overflowing with dates, and a ton of serious cars set to run the quarter, Bob Wilton and the team at Masterton Motorplex have been busy making the already world-class facility even better ahead of the first event.