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ITM Auckland 500 round-up
Words by Jayden StirrupPhotos by Christian Hartung It was a day to remember them, and remember them we did. Race 10 kicked off the

Hayden Pedersen secures a spot in Peak Stock Car Dream Challenge
Hayden Pedersen is getting closer and closer to his dream of becoming a professional Nascar driver. The 19-year-old from Rotorua has made the shift

NZV8 Touring Cars TLX and TL Championship
After much drama in and outside of Sunday’s races, Nick Ross won the NZV8 Touring Cars TLX Championship, a title he has hunted with

V8 SuperTourers and NZV8 Touring Cars — merge or be banned
BNT V8 SuperTourers 2014 series champion, Greg Murphy, being handed his trophy by MotorSport New Zealand President Shayne Harris.Photo credit: Andrew Bright An unusual

Massive Murphy auction at Hampton Downs
Greg Murphy is supporting the Spinal Cord Society NZ and its research into finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes by donating the proceeds

New Mustangs secured in 30 seconds
The nerves of Ford executives about releasing there “baby” were eased when the first 500 Euro-spec 2015 Mustangs were reserved within the first 30

Annual Holden Car Show exceeds last year’s funds for charity
View fullsize Back in March, the Holden Special Vehicles Club Inc, in association with Ebbett Hamilton, held the fourth annual Hamilton Holden Car Show

V8 Supercars season finale
Jamie Whincup has taken to the top of the time sheets in what turned out to be another dreadful session for Holden Racing Team. Whincup’s

John McIntyre hands V8 drive to rookie Mark Gibson
V8 SuperTourer driver and team owner John McIntyre announced yesterday that he’s handing an opportunity to drive his Blackwoods Protector race car for the

Wallpapers 191 – 200
Check out these wallpapers from issues 191-200! Small on the left, large on the right.

Four-figure madness: 2007 HSV Clubsport R8
“Published in NZV8 Issue No. 95” View fullsize That’s mental”, “Check out the size of the turbo”, “That’d be a handful”, “Wonder what it’ll

Natural progression: 1973 Valiant Hardtop Coupe
“Published in NZV8 Issue No. 94” View fullsize When the five Davy brothers were growing up the family’s main mode of transport was a

Little loyalty: 1980 Mazda RX-7 Series 1
“Published in NZ Performance Car Issue No. 194” View fullsize Ten years ago, at the age of sixteen, Jason Treloar swapped a shitty old

Escaping reality: 1973 Ford Falcon XA Coupe
“Published in NZV8 Issue No. 93” View fullsize There’s not much that’s more annoying than buying some form of kit set, be it a

Rolling perfection: 1961 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
“Published in NZV8 Issue No. 93” Whangarei’s Warwick Hales has been a Corvette man for many years. There’s not much he loves more when