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King of corners: Mitch Osborne’s K20-powered Civic
Mitch Osborne not only showed everyone in the Honda Cup that a solid-handling set-up can blow through lap times, but he did it
Cop yourself free shit from Play Dead NZ: post up your sickest rides!
Do you suckers wanna win a massive prize-pack of Play Dead car care, AND a half-day pass to Sky Zhao’s Drift Academy? To go
Weekend workshop: refurbing three-piece wheels
Congratulations, you’ve purchased a slick new set of three-piece wheels. But when they arrive, they aren’t quite the shining examples the seller described
Jambo: the lower-North Island knows how to party
“It reeked of what I enjoy most about any event: good vibes.” View fullsize Each year NZ Performance Car would dare not miss
Cruise mode: Danielle Williams’ Holden VL
“Usually they aren’t expecting the car to be mine, or they’re thinking, ‘He’s letting her drive it’.” View fullsize 1988 Holden Calais (VL)
Demon Energy D1NZ: Armstrong takes another
The new club circuit at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park played host to the Demon Energy D1NZ National Drifting Championship for the first time this
Join the club: Hampton Downs GT membership
“If you love track time as much as we do, then a GT Membership should be right up your alley? ” View fullsize Just over
Hooning Havana in an 850hp trophy truck
View fullsize If you’ve seen Recoil one to three, then you will know exactly what to expect from the fourth instalment of BJ Baldwin’s video series.
The enduros are coming
While most race series are winding down as summer comes to a close, the endurance side of things is just gearing up. The Eneos North
Building a Beetle on juice
No matter how much I like to think I have my finger on the pulse of anything happening out there in the import world, every
Dragged up: the 49th NZDRA Nationals
The 49th New Zealand Nationals was hosted by New Zealand Drag Racing Association (NZDRA) over the weekend of March 7–8 at Masterton Motorplex. The weather
Grab a copy of NZ Performance Car Issue No. 244 now!
View fullsize In this issue of NZ Performance Car, we take a look at Stu Rodger’s amazing R32 Group A remake of the 1990
Waikato invasion: AutoFest 2017
Many people toy with the idea of curating their ideal car event, and some even put their money where their mouth is, but it’s a
WRC detours: not your regular car park doughies
World Rally Championship drivers aren’t known for doing things half-arsed and crowds are drawn by the balls to the wall style of driving. The off
A redneck’s wet dream: punching up at NASCAR
Sinking watery beer, watching cars go ‘round and ‘round in circles, and praying for a good ol’ punch up is, as the title suggests, a