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Circuit talk: enjoy the action of motorsport’s premier season!
The lights are out and the cars are away The top level of domestic New Zealand motor sport is underway, and is already looking ahead

The power of Port Road
The longest-running street drags in Australasia hit the capital’s infamous Port Road for the 50th year in a row in 2016. You can check out

The legend of Tom Slick
If you’ve never seen Tom Slick before — Tom’s a car, not a person by the way — then chances are you’re wondering what an

Get your January fix of Enzed Central Muscle Car news
View fullsize Clamping down With the popularity of the ENZED Central Muscle Cars, there’s now more new cars being built for the class than

Enthusiast Essentials: stay strapped with Macs USA Pro Pack
View fullsize It’s that time — if you’re trying to finish a project over summer, or taking your pride and joy to an event,

Behind the scenes at Mac’s Equipment
Ian and Graeme McNeill are two commonly heard names in the local hot rodding scene, and for good reason. The two brothers are the faces

Concept Corner: Braden Smith’s twin-turbo taxi
“Every month we ask the cover car owner for the concept they’d most like to build, or see built” A few years back, we

‘Psycho’ altered to hit Meremere
Say the name Cowin to any Australian drag racing fan, and they’ll automatically think of Graeme and Wendy Cowin and their fleet of nitro-powered machines.

The highs and lows of the Central Nats
View fullsize The NZDRA Central Nationals were held at Masterton Motorplex over December 10 and 11. There were 142 cars entered, and a high

Midget series honours fallen driver
The United Trucks International Midget Series have amended their regular race schedule for the four-night series that runs at Western Springs and Baypark, kicking off

Carnage galore at Porter Hire International Sprint Car Series
The second round of the Porter Hire International Sprint Car Series rocked Palmerston North’s Robertson Holden International Speedway on Tuesday, December 6. View fullsize The

Weekly Motor Fix: government-issue Ford Falcon XR
View fullsize Cast your mind back to 1966, the population of New Zealand had just nudged over 2.5 million and Keith Holyoake was in

Tyre fires out of control in Tokoroa
The NZDRA National Drag Racing series kicked off on December 3, with the Super Street Nationals held at Amisfield Dragstrip in Tokoroa. View fullsize Despite

Pure class: Culture in the backstreets
It isn’t easy getting an idea off the ground and turning it into a success story, but Kenny Harrison and Nick Smith should be very

Cream of the crop: award winners at Culture
I’ve never had the honour of judging a car show before, so when Kenny Harrison asked me a few months ago whether I’d be keen