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American Bobby Pierce takes on the Kiwi field
View fullsize With the arrival of American professional dirt-track driver Bobby Pierce, who made the trup to New Zealand for three rounds of the

Enthusiast Essentials: the sound of power
If you’re after a quality muffler or resonator for your build, it’s hard to look past the range of AdrenalinR items manufactured right here in

Have a gawk at the BurgerFuel Rockabilly Show and Shine turnout
“Sun, stalls, music, and cool cars make for a great rockabilly recipe.” There were many changes made to this year’s BurgerFuel Rockabilly Show &

Taking the crown: Haltech Grudge Kings hits New Zealand
The 2016 Haltech Grudge Kings NZ event, held on November 27 at Meremere Dragway, built up a lot of hype, and with good reason. Four

Mount Shop tears up Pukekohe for charity
The teams from Mount Shop and Rattla Motorsport hit Pukekohe Park Raceway for a totally different reason recently, and that was to bring smiles to

Big Boys Toys hits Palmy
View fullsize “Bigger, ballsier, and better” was the motto for this year’s Big Boys Toys event in Palmerston North, and the organizers certainly delivered

Weekly Motor Fix: straight outta ’Straya
The Haltech Grudge Kings NZ event at Meremere Dragway on November 27 hosted a number of tough Australian drag cars, imported to New Zealand specifically

Big Blue: get familiar with this beautifully rebuilt family heirloom
In NZV8 Issue No. 140, we get a look at this awesome ’71 Mustang Mach 1. Not only is it a stunning car filled with

Start the summer right! Grab NZV8 Issue No. 140 now!
The latest and greatest issue of NZV8 (January 2017, Issue No. 140), is hot off the press, and you can find it on the shelves

Catch up with the December instalment of Enzed Central Muscle Car news
“Keep up to speed with New Zealand’s most exciting race series — Enzed Central Muscle Cars” View fullsize Chickadee’s comeback It’s been a few

Cert secrets: take a look at what goes on at the LVVTA office
“The LVVTA certification process is the subject of many questions and accusations, so we spent a day in the LVVTA office to find out

All American steel rules for the weekend
With the town of Timaru being on the coast, there couldn’t have been a better venue to hold the All American Weekend car show, from

Paddon shows off his power slide
With the WRC Rally Australia all wrapped up, finishing on November 20, our own home-brewed rally champion, Hayden Paddon, took a few lucky ‘victims’ out

Somewhere to park the car lovers when out Christmas shopping
We can’t put our finger on it — maybe it’s the sleek fluorescent-light glow, the confined space heightening the car’s aroma, or simply the fact

One step closer to autonomous travel on New Zealand roads
You’ve seen the self-driving cars running people over on the internet, and the likes of newspapers being read on main highways thanks to autonomous technology.