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Know your nitro: a guide to the Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars
On Saturday, February 3, Meremere Dragway will play host to some of the most impressive drag cars in the Southern Hemisphere — eight

Martinborough’s Calling
View fullsize When Damien Pivac created Cruise Martinborough — the only event of its type in the lower North Island — he had

Power on water: ENZED 2018 Jetsprints Stadium Cup
It might just be New Zealand’s gnarliest motorsport event on water, and it’s back for 2018 — yep, we’re talking about the jetsprint circus returning

Grand Final: 2017 HSV ClubSport R8 LSA ’30 Years’
Hate to see you go — love to watch you leave. We drive the final ClubSport ever to roll off the production

Motown Nitro top-fuel dragster at Masterton
The year of 2018 is going to be a big one for Masterton Motorplex, which is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary in January. The

Jim Richards to take centre stage at Legends of Bathurst
View fullsize Bathurst conqueror and V8 Supercar hero Jim Richards will be the focus both on and off the track at the Hampton

Head games: what you need to know about cylinder heads
Cylinder heads don’t have to be a mystery. Simple in theory, there’s actually a wealth of science behind cylinder head efficiency — here’s

Strip show: quarter-mile battle at NZDRA Central Nationals
The NZDRA Central Nationals, held at Masterton Motorplex over December 9–10, represented a jump straight into the deep end of the 2017–18 season.

Sprint stars: Porter Hire International Sprint Car Series round two
Round two of the Porter Hire International Sprint Car Series kicked off on the night of Tuesday, December 12, at Palmerston North’s Robertson

Packing heat: burnout insanity at NZBC 4.0
Following its introduction to the Kiwi automotive events calendar earlier in 2017, the New Zealand Burnout Championship (NZBC) has lived up to its

A touch of class: Culture — Backstreet Car Meet
The formula behind the Culture — Backstreet Car Meet event is remarkably simple. So simple, in fact, that were it to be organized

Street fightin’: eighth-mile brawl at Port Road Drags
The sun rose bright and early over the capital, on the morning of November 26 — a pleasant day with which to close

Dirt circus: Mike Peffers experiences the Baja 1000
For Mike Peffers, the Baja 1000 experience has been a must-do for decades.“Rolling the clock back to the late ’70s, I was in

Watch Teng Tools Muscle Garage, and be in to WIN!
View fullsize Weekly Prize, valued at $250 View fullsize Grand Prize, valued at almost $5000 Enter here to be in to win one of

Concept corner: bent outta shape
We like crazy concepts, and you can bet your bottom dollar that the bloke who dreamed up this issue’s cover car has one