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Upper Hutt goes all-American
View fullsize Over the 2017 Waitangi weekend, February 4–6, a mate called on me and two others to help him shift a garden shed
NAC Car Culture is back; watch season three unfold here!
NAC Car Culture — packed full of the best bits of NZ Performance Car and NZV8 magazines, brought to life on your TV and computer
Chasing seconds: comp meet four
View fullsize The fourth comp meet of the 2016–’17 Meremere Dragway season was originally supposed to be the Nitro Shootout. Sadly, due to matters outside
The Bruce McLaren story: check out the McLaren trailer now!
The inspirational documentary account of Bruce McLaren’s pioneering spirit, unswerving tenacity, and endless passion, McLaren is set to grace the big screen. Directed by Roger
Summer loving at Orewa
View fullsize The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter Trust will have more money to fund rescues this year thanks to Hibiscus Rodders’ highly successful Beach
Horsepower heaven at Auckland Invasion
View fullsize Masterton Motorplex’s popular Auckland Invasion took place over February 11 and 12, and saw an influx of racers, usually found at Meremere
Motorama magnificence
NZV8 has been quoted before as stating that the Waikato region hold the best events. Morrinsville Motorama is one of the prime examples of what
Fresh out of the oven is this month’s Enzed Central Muscle Cars news
View fullsize Good times The popularity of Enzed Central Muscle Cars (CMC) continues to boom, with the club receiving many enquiries from both experienced,
Canterbury craziness at Muscle Car Madness
“Car fanatics came from all over the country to make the 27th year of Muscle Car Madness one of the biggest yet” For those out
One man and his driveway: Leadfoot Festival 2017
The coolest driveway party of the year, Rod Millen’s annual Leadfoot Festival once again awoke the quiet seaside town of Hahei over Waitangi weekend (February
Weekend warriors: scenes from Meremere Comp Meeting 3
Pristine racing conditions awaited competitors and spectators for the 2016–’17 Meremere Competition Meeting 3 held on Sunday, February 5. The sun warmed the track up,
The 7th wonder: Mad Mike’s ‘MADBUL’ FD returns
“I went to him with the idea of doing the RX-3 front swap on the FD. His response was ‘Kakkoi’, which translates to ‘cool’
Rolling Thunder back for 2017 repeat
View fullsize Vodafone Western Springs Speedway’s second major event of February is none other than its biggest show of the year — Rolling Thunder,
New Zealand’s Grand Prix hits Manfeild Circuit
Featuring one of the busiest, and arguably best, schedules in recent years, the 62nd New Zealand Grand Prix will take place over the weekend of
Barry Butterworth Classic takes racing back to the good ol’ days
View fullsize If you’re unfamiliar with the name Barry Butterworth, that might just be set to change, with some of the most hotly anticipated