Since its creation in 2016, AutoFest has always marched to the beat of its own drum, and you can expect nothing less when it returns to NAPA Auto Parts Dragway and Hampton Downs from 18–20 October
If high-octane power skids, roll racing, drifting, burnouts, and drag racing ignite your adrenaline, then you’re in for a rush at Chrome Horsepower Festival!
Join us as we abridge the best of Tony Johnson’s Straight Talk columns, returning this week with an excerpt from a series running with the September/October issue of NZV8
Join us as we abridge the best of Tony Johnson’s Straight Talk columns, starting this week with an excerpt from a series running with the July/August issue of NZV8
The Nostalgia Drags are as good as a holiday, so planning the annual pilgrimage to Napa Dragway for the Bay Rodders event gets locked in early and is always something to look forward to for lovers of old cars
Make as much smoke as you can, get the tyres off and entertain the crowd, that’s the Rapanats way
The 2023 AutoFest heads to NAPA Auto Parts Dragway 14-15 October 2023. 2 days of automotive heaven.
AutoFest is fast growing into the country’s biggest two-day car event for hot rods, classics, V8s, and street machines. All it really needed was a track — and now it’s got one!
Back bigger and better than ever, Stragglers Rod and Kustom Charity Car Show on the banks of lake Karapiro is one of the biggest shows on the calendar.
The suburb of Takapuna on Auckland’s North Shore has a lot to offer by way of beachfront living, good eateries and bars, and an all-year summery vibe — even if it happens to drizzle from time to time.
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.
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.
The International Speedway King of The Arena Championship will mark two of the biggest nights on the national speedway calendar.
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.
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.
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