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Street Style, Track Soul: Jonny Martin’s killer FD RX-7
Too often, a car build becomes a victim of its own evolution. Starting without a plan risks an aesthetic with no real flow
King Kong: ST Hitec’s Dodson Motorsport GT1-spec R35 prototype
Meet the wildest import drag car to come out of New Zealand in recent years — and it’s about to set Meremere on fire!
Fast facts: four drag import records smashed in 2019
View fullsize World Import record: 5.55 at 254mph (409kph) We finally got to see a 5.50 from an import in 2019, run by a racer
Under construction: Midway Motors’ endurance 86
View fullsize In a field of much newer, far bigger-budget cars, Chris Henderson and his Midway Motors LS-powered AE86 were the underdog that
Cruise Mode: Brooke Burmester’s ‘MSEURO’ VW Golf R
View fullsize Name: Brooke Burmester // Age: 20 // Location: Christchurch // Occupation: Sales NZ Performance Car: Hi, Brooke. Tell us how you
Weekend Warrior: Dom Griffin’s ’99 Nissan Silvia Spec S (S15)
View fullsize Name: Dominic Griffin // Age: 24 // Location: Tauranga // Occupation: Electrician NZ Performance Car: Hi, Dom. Can you recall when
Honda Type R (FK8) refresh + Phoenix Yellow!
View fullsize It’s been a few years since we got behind the wheel of Honda’s latest R-badge offering, but for 2020 the model
Welcome to the Waikato: 2020 4 & Rotary Nationals
The 4 & Rotary Nationals has a new home, but the party is still as good as ever View fullsize For as long
Room for both Gazoo Racing and TRD, says Toyota
View fullsize For a good 40-odd years, Toyota Racing Development (TRD) has been Toyota’s performance division, supplying uprated parts and top-spec trims on
Mazda turns 100
View fullsize It may not get a letter from the queen, but automaker Mazda celebrated its 100th anniversary in typical Japanese style with
Paddon has three championships in his sights
While most of us dream of winning anything with the word ‘championship’ in it, former WRC driver Hayden Paddon has made it abundantly
13B Evo VIII drag car smashes PB
View fullsize When we last caught up with Nick Reiri, he’d just run the fastest pass of the event at the 2019 4&Rotary
Bhamji aims for eights
Import drag racing stalwart Azhar Bhamji has taken aim at running mid eights with his street legal Mazda R100 and has commissioned a
D-Day approaches: EV Build Breakdown with Hayden Paddon
View fullsize The months are sure whizzing by as our May / June deadline looms closer. With each passing day, progress on the
MSNZ launches Digital Motorsport Championship
View fullsize One of our national motorsport governing bodies, MotorSport New Zealand, has announced that it will join the world of e-sports with
