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Moore wins on Touring Cars return
Auckland driver Richard Moore has starred in his debut of the BNT NZ Touring Cars at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park over the weekend of November
Insanity on the water
If you’ve never seen jet-sprint racing up close and personal, then you’re missing out one of the best forms of spectator-friendly motorsport available. Regardless of
Project D: the road-legal stock-block 12-second Civic
If you’re into Hondas and you haven’t heard of Speed Science, there’s something seriously wrong with you. Speed Science is New Zealand’s largest Honda performance
Down and dirty with a pair of kings
While rain postponed the first round of the Porter Hire International Sprint Car Series scheduled for Saturday, November 28, the following day saw the action
All hail the new king
Back when we checked out the Crawford Porsche and Pontiac a year ago, the cars were amongst the wildest things we’d ever seen on a local
Juiced: from Top Doorslammer to a slick ’56 streeter
“A seasoned drag racer, Steve Milne didn’t let go of his Top Doorslammer quietly — his quest to build a cruiser he and his
Meeanee up in smoke: check out our huge event gallery
View fullsize After six years of planning, red tape, and the other obstacles that the guys from Lack-A-Traction had to go through to get
Prowear NZ Superlap Series: singing in the rain
A big shout out to upstairs for bringing the rain for round two of the Prowear NZ Superlap Series, held November 21, at Hampton Downs
Ghetto blaster: low and slow in a smooth six-four
“If you’re into rolling low and slow, there’s no better ride than a ’64 two-door — featured in NZV8 Issue No. 50 (July 2009)”
McMillin turns to nitro!
NZV8 columnist, and well-known drag racer, Morice McMillin has driven some fast cars during his drag racing career, but last Sunday the Hamilton-based driver
Cambridge Stragglers do it for charity
View fullsize Ten years on and still going strong, the Stragglers Car Club seem to have hit on the winning recipe with their annual
Black Friday: two Zs, a mall, and a pair of Hoonigans
Every time we get sent something from the crowd at Hoonigan, we’re never disappointed. It’s always something wild, loud, and outright Hoon-ish. This time around,
Weekly Motor Fix: front-engined insanity —‘Stormin’ Norman aims for fives!
Bryan ‘Stormin’ Norman is no stranger to excitement when it comes to pedalling an overpowered, out of control, front-engined missile down the quarter-mile. For
Third time lucky: Father’s Day Drags 2015 beats the odds
“For years, the American Muscle Car Club (AMCC) has given Kiwi petrolheads the best kind of Father’s Day present — drag racing, in the
Worth the wait: a ’32 Ford dream that’s finally come true
“He may have marvelled at hot rods as a child, but Laurie Mayo never thought he’d own one, especially not one as flawless as