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Methanol madness: overpowered sprint boats hit Hastings
Round four of the PSP New Zealand Jetsprints took place on Sunday, March 8, held at the Riverside Jet Racing Track in Crownthorpe, 30km west

Killer bee: 1968 Dodge Super Bee
“Andrew Storey’s plan was to build a car with a bit more room in it than a Camaro. I guess you could say he

Weekly Motor Fix: 1970 Ford Mustang
In NZV8’s last Weekly Motor Fix, we took a peek at Maurice Shapley’s circuit-destroying Holden Monaro, with its serious re-engineering in pursuit of precious

The rundown on the NZ Super Sedan Nationals
Masterton Motorplex played host to the NZ Super Sedan Nationals over the weekend of March 7–8. With prize money of $3000 going to the winner,

Sink your teeth into NZV8 Issue No. 119
They say things get better with age, right? Well, this month’s issue may well be the best yet, and it’s just one issue shy of

Win a can of TSD BN Thermal Coating
Thanks to the team at Evolution Motorsports we’ve got three 300ml cans of TSD BN Thermal Coating for three winners. All you need to do

Americarna: day three
Saturday, the third day in Americarna’s packed schedule, was the day of the Americarnival — a festival within New Plymouth’s closed-off CBD streets. The

Americarna: day two
View fullsize Following the enjoyable first day of Americarna on Thursday, February 26, the Friday schedule looked like a good one, with a cruise

What a gas: 1955 Chev Bel Air
“It may look like a race car of old, and it is, but this high-riding ’55 is now set for a life on the

Americarna: day one
View fullsize Considering the struggles Americarna 2015 faced late last year, including being cancelled for a short while, the festival turned out to be

The people of the 2015 NZ International Tattoo and Art Expo
“Here’s something a bit different that NZV8 managed to get along to and see what the buzz was all about. We talk to the

Full house: 1960 Ford Thunderbird
The most in-your-face Ford Thunderbird wasn’t always destined to be that way Growing up in the rotary scene in Tauranga, Kelvin Keleher was living

The latest NZV8 will suck you in like an 8-71
You might want to get out and about and make the most of summer while it’s still here. If that’s your plan, don’t buy the latest

1,000,000 Facebook fans! Thanks, from NZV8
Well, it’s happened — NZV8’s hit one of those great modern-day milestones, and have cracked 1,000,000 Facebook likes. View fullsize We didn’t ever think that

Simon Evans to join V8 Supercars with Super Black Racing
Super Black Racing, New Zealand’s only V8 Supercar team, has gained another driver — Simon Evans, the talented BNT NZ SuperTourer racer. Evans will soon



