Round five of the Demon Energy D1NZ National Drifting Championship is billed as the ‘Royal Rumble’ for good reason — it is a hugely taxing adventure
View fullsize I’ve been heading along to grass-roots days for the last five years or so, trying to keep an eye out for what/who the next big
When professional drifters say they’re making a return to the sport after a long hiatus, you don’t expect them to announce they’re doing so in
There’s nothing worse than being at a hill climb, racetrack, or rally circuit and only being able to take in the action as it soars
As a tiny country at the bottom of the world, New Zealand has a very strong car community — one that thrives in all facets. This is especially
Is Tony Quinn New Zealand motorsport’s Bruce Wayne? It would seem so if the current rumours are true, and the VIP Petfoods giant has finally been successful in his quest
So that was summer aye? Gone in a blink of an eye, but there is no denying that the V 4&Rotary Jamboree was one hell of
If, like me, you follow plenty of overseas drifting, then it’s likely you’ve heard that D1 Grand Prix–legend Youichi Imamura will be piloting a Lexus LFA for the
The legendary Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima will be making his return to Cardrona, for the 2015 Repco Race to the Sky, held over April 18–19. The
It takes a bit to get fans to head to Taupo Motorsport Park, but if Motorhead Festival, held on March 7–8, is anything to go by
Heading back to where time attack all started in New Zealand, the Taupo Short Track was the spot to be for round three of the
After three long years of battling councils, residents, resource consents, and abatement notices, the D1NZ team is finally able to return drifting to its spiritual home
Gaz Whiter continues to prove that he is New Zealand’s best drifter Boasting the shortest, and seemingly simplest, drift section of the entire Demon Energy
Not many people can say that they hold a record on their driveway-come-racetrack hill climb —but Rod Millen can. His Pikes Peak Toyota Celica was
Hayden Paddon has announced he will compete in all 12 of the 2015 FIA WRC events, from Rally Sweden onwards, behind the wheel of the
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