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Back on deck EV build breakdown with Hayden Paddon
View fullsize Despite the craziness in the world of late, everyone is now back on deck at Paddon Rallysport, with plenty of progress
Race Bred: Philip Macey’s DJR XC Cobra replica
It may be an XA masquerading as an XC, but Philip Macey’s Falcon isn’t just pretending to be a drop-dead gorgeous track weapon
Maximum Attack: C’s Garage x Animal Style radness
Team C’s Garage and D*Club execute a five-car build plan ahead of the Animal Style GP View fullsize The name C’s Garage has
Reincarnation: Tim Butler’s 394kW track-slayer Evo I
Spitting in the face of a difficult decade-long build, Tim Butler finally got to turn a wheel in anger — although it took
Hi-Power Mode: Ethan Lowe’s RB28DET-powered R34 GT-R
When you’re the owner of one of New Zealand’s best GT-R tuning shops, you’d better be sure your personal vehicle matches the business’s
Stay Off The Grass: Lewis Hicks’ 4A-GTE-powered Ford Escort
Channelling gravel-carving heritage with one of Toyota’s finest power plants: this is Lewis Hicks’ turbo 4A-GE–powered Ford Escort tarmac terrorizer View fullsize They
Weekend Warrior: Robbie Jonker’s RB25DET-powered C34
View fullsize Name: Robbie Jonker // Age: 33 // Location: Christchurch // Occupation: Fabricator/owner at JB Fab NZ Performance Car: Hey, Robbie. You’re known as a
Mean Green Battle Machine: Joe Curphey’s
Bright green and ready for battle — Joseph Curphey’s Japan slider–style Silvia is ready to shred! View fullsize I was planning on feeling
Melting Pot: Jesse Remkes’ 2JZ-powered BMW E46
The never-ending refinement of Jesse Remkes’s 2JZ-swapped E46 has seen this J-styled Euro come back wider, wilder, and more wet-patch-inducing than ever before
Claiming the Southern Throne: 2020 Chrome Expression Session Christchurch
Checking out the goods at the 2020 Chrome Expression Session Christchurch View fullsize If we’ve learned one thing from our years and
Three Simple Letters: building New Zealand’s RWB003
For the third time on New Zealand shores, the RAUH-Welt name has been bestowed on an air-cooled Porsche 911, although this time the doors
10 Year Plan: Rob Stewart’s 440kW Evo VI
What do you do when your Evo I of nearly a decade disappears at the hands of a thief and is never seen
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