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McLaughlin breaks Lowndes’ record
View fullsize Clocking up his 17th win of the season, Scott McLaughlin has not only crowned himself the most winning Penske driver in

Dedicated circuit planned for Bathurst
View fullsize Made up of roads open to the public most of the year, Bathurst’s legendary Mount Panorama circuit is only available for

Teng Tools Muscle Garage is back!
View fullsize We know you’ve been itching for a massive hit of eight-cylindered goodness since the last season concluded, and, lucky for you,

Fastest woman on wheels passes away
View fullsize Race car driver and TV personality Jessi Combs died after a fatal crash chasing a land speed record in North American

Daily grind: Hamish Auret’s LS-powered ’09 Hilux
Hamish Auret | 2009 Toyota Hilux View fullsize NZV8: Hi, Hamish. Hilux engines are meant to be as tough as they come, so

Teng Tools Muscle Garage: we have a winner!
View fullsize With our fourth, and very successful, season of Teng Tools Muscle Car Garage having now finished on Three, that can mean

Marineland Hot Rod and Classic Car Festival no more
We’ve received word that the Marineland Street Rod and Kustom Klub has regretfully confirmed that the long-running and popular Hot Rod and Classic

2019 Mustang gets the Gulf treatment
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize In what is perhaps the most iconic race car livery of all time, Brown Lee Performance has

Biting the bullet: Bullitt Mustang goes to auction
View fullsize After returning to the spotlight last year, the Highland Green 1968 Mustang fastback that starred alongside Steve McQueen in Bullitt is

Rust ‘n’ dust: a good old-fashioned paddock race
Ben Winter could be seen as your typical Kiwi farmer, with the sleeves rolled up on his checkered shirt that is half tucked into his shorts and mud-covered gumboots. But there is a little more to Ben than one might think.

Mash the gas: 2019 Chrome Expression Session
When you boil down this massive love affair with all things automotive that we share, it’s a few simple factors that make it so damn addictive.

Tech dive: power-to-weight
What is it, how do you work it out, and what does it mean? View fullsize Some people say that there are two

Speed & Custom: the BurgerFuel fleet
With burgers named things like ‘Ford Freakout’, ‘Bacon Backfire’, ‘American Muscle’, and even ‘Bambina’, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that long-running

Straight talk with Tony Johnson: The Guru
View fullsize Paul Knight. The Guru. One of the cleverest blokes around cars I’ve ever known, and as decent and dependable a guy

60 years of street hoonage: 2019 Waimate 50
View fullsize Clocking up a whopping 60 years, the Waimate 50 has become one of the most iconic motorsport events in the country. Each