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Heimgartner gets behind the wheel of Super Black Racing’s ‘The Dark Horse’
Super Black Racing, the only New Zealand-based V8 Supercar (V8SC) team, have had their official launch at the Sydney Garden Island Naval base. Andre Heimgartner is
Drag-racing records continue on the downward slope
New Zealand’s current drag-racing season is shaping up to be one of the best yet, with a number of new records and personal bests recorded
Win a signed copy of NZV8’s 100 Top Cars: the editor’s pick book
Get your hands on a signed copy of the NZV8 hardcover book, 100 Top Cars: the editor’s pick. Signed by editor Todd Wylie, it features
Evans brothers battle it out during NZ SuperTourers’ weekend
Mitch Evans showed Kiwi fans his world-class speed as he raced with his brother Simon Evans in the BNT NZ SuperTourers races at Hampton Downs
The retro appeal lives on at Retro Junction
One of New Zealand’s largest car show and swap meet weekends, the annual Kumeu Hot Rod and Classic Car Festival, held this year on January 16–18, always
Sam Neil steps up his speedway ride
From karts to motocross, sidecar swinging to TQ racing, 22-year-old Sam Neil from Napier has recently stepped up in speedway to this monster 410ci Haigh-powered
NZV8 — the remedy for your back-to-work blues
You might be back to work, but we’ve crammed NZV8 Issue No. 117 full of top-shelf content that should help you feel like you’re back on
Mitch Evans to make NZ SuperTourers debut
Single-seater racing star in one of Europe’s top categories Mitch Evans, will be making his ‘tin top’ racing debut in an NZ SuperTourer at the Rush Security
Wheels up for the crowds at Ruapuna
Tonnes of wheels-up action took place during the IHRA Southern Nationals at Ruapuna on January 25 — and the track had seen a lot of effort
Enzed Jetsprints get wet ‘n’ wild
It was carnage aplenty at the second annual Enzed Stadium Jetsprints, which took place at ASB Baypark in Tauranga over the weekend over January 24–26. The
Orewa overload: beachside suburb gets a V8 injection
Orewa Overload The Hibiscus Rodders’ Orewa Beach Festival has been growing steadily over the last few years, but the January 2015 event took things to an
No better place to kick off 2015 than Whangamata
If you ask a gearhead what the best way to see in the New Year is, there is an incredibly high likelihood they’ll tell you
NZV8 Concept Corner: Aston GTX
Every month, we ask the cover car owner for the concept that they’d most like to build or see built. You’ve seen what he can
Super Black Racing ready to take on V8 Supercars
Super Black Racing — the only New Zealand-based V8 Supercars team — has teamed up with Prodrive Racing Australia (PRA) heading into the 2015 V8 Supercars
Cromwell — beauty and the grunt
Summer-fruit orchards, hillside vineyards, and the new Highlands Motorsport Park are just a few stand out features that Cromwell in Central Otago have going for