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Daytona Prototypes hit Pukekohe
What the hell are they? That was our first thought as we spied not one, but two out-of-this-world-looking machines at Pukekohe Park Raceway recently. It turns
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Mansory perfects Mercedes’ power and luxury
When 430kW (577hp) isn’t quite enough in a road car, you add more power. This is exactly what German tuning powerhouse, Mansory, has done. They
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Gearheads, get prepared for Rocket’s annual open day
Since 2006, Rocket Speed Equipment has held an annual open day that’s proved to be incredibly popular with hot rod and custom car gearheads throughout
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We’ve taken the hard yards out of Christmas shopping
We all get bombarded with the, “What do you want for Christmas?” and the, “You’re so hard to buy for” comments. Well we’ve found a
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NZ Six — high speed at a low cost
Racing is great, and V8s are better. Combine the two and you’ve got something on your hands that is as addictive as it is bad
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Checking out the behind-the-scenes action at CMC
We’ve all read the race reports before and have all seen the cars (or photos of cars) out on the track, but there’s a whole
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Win a double pass to The ROCK FM Nitro Shootout
“Nitro Shootout is heading to Meremere Dragway in January 2015 and we’ve got 15 double passes to give away” Meremere Dragway is gearing up
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Win Matt Powers Signature Shaka workshop gloves
“Want to win yourself some of these Matt Powers Signature Shaka workshop gloves? All you have to do is head to page 28–34 of
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Whipped Up: Red Bull Drift Shifters
It would be silly to lie and say that I’m still as enthusiastic about drifting as I was the day I first shot it. It
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Under Suzuki breaks Tsukuba Time Attack record — again!
The Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge held over October 17–18, 2014, feels like it was just last weekend. We saw Under Suzuki battling his way to
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Andy Frost sets out for the fives
The battle to own the world’s quickest street car has just got even more fierce, with UK’s Andy Frost, who previously held the record at 6.40
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Franklin hot rod clubs all in for The Franklin Shootout
It was a busy day for the hot rod clubs of the Franklin district on Sunday, December 7 with club Christmas parties, racing at Pukekohe raceway, the
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1200hp of Mazda fury
If you have been following ‘Mad Mike’ Whiddett’s Mazda NC MX-5 build over the last few months then you will no doubt be up with the play on
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Hondas out on force at NZHondas North Island Mega Meet
Every year one of the largest car clubs in New Zealand, NZHondas, holds their North Island Mega Meet — NIMM — so we made sure to make
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Red Bull Drift Shifters — The Album
Now that we’re back at work after a solid day out at Red Bull Drift Shifters, we can show you some of our coverage from