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Pegasus Bay Drag Racing Club’s season finishes on a high
Pegasus Bay Drag Racing Club held their final points meet for the 2015–’16 series on Sunday, April 10, at Ruapuna, Christchurch. A beautiful autumn day
Alcohol-fuelled insanity at Masteron’s Top Alcohol Challenge
Just under 140 entrants turned up to the Top Alcohol Challenge, held over April 9–10 at Masterton Motorplex, with cars turning up from all over
Would any of these machines be in your ultimate two-car garage?
A few of the members of The Motorhood team (NZ Performance Car, New Zealand Classic Car, and NZV8) have come up with their ultimate
Video Break: the first-ever drift doco — 1987 style
It’s the footage that started the craze; the 1987 documentary Pluspy follows the ‘Drift King’ himself, Keiichi Tsuchiya, drifting the touge in his iconic AE86. Little did
Big rigs return to Taupo: win tickets here!
The New Zealand Truck Show & Racing Festival at Taupo Motorsport Park will make a welcome return in 2016, following the success of last year’s
Precision orchestra: find out the secrets to an Adrenalin R muffler
In NZ Performance Car Issue No. 208, we featured Max Flower’s mental ‘Mad Max’ 26B-powered RX-7. Following the shoot, Max had the car retuned
Psychedelic fanatic: Ken Block’s graffiti artist–designed killer livery
“Ken Block once again proves that he thrives for originality, this time collaborating with famous graffiti artist, Felipe Pantone, to create one of the
Weekly Motor Fix: gas attack!
There isn’t much in this world that’s cooler than a good gasser — that ‘nosebleed’ stance, with a leaf-sprung front end and classic ‘big
Okayama 300kms: Cassidy debuts eighth in Super GT
The moment we heard about Aucklander Nick Cassidy pedalling a Lexus RC-F Super GT car, we were excited to see the young gun’s progress
Repco Beach Hop 16 day six: Whangamata
The final day of Repco Beach Hop 16 was by far the crusiest, as it has always been during Beach Hops past. Centred solely around
Prowear NZ Superlap Series: round six required all the tricks!
Unpredictable and often slippery track conditions really put the drivers to the test during the penultimate round of the Prowear NZ Superlap Series at the
Honda tech: H22A valve adjustment
If you own an H22A-powered Honda, you’re probably familiar with the ticking noises they’re well known for. The habit is not only very irritating and
Bucket list: Craig Date builds even faster T-bucket
“After owning one of the fastest T-buckets in the country in his youth, Craig Date decided to build one even faster 15 years on”
Repco Beach Hop 16 day five: Whangamata
Saturday is, without a doubt, the biggest day of every Beach Hop, and that was certainly the case for Repco Beach Hop 16 with an
Virtual reality: scratch-built V8 Navara
“When the Australian V8 Utes released its 2017 concepts, we bet it didn’t expect to be beaten to the punch by a Kiwi” It
