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Weekend Workshop: lay your own Dynamat
View fullsize Welcome to the Weekend Workshop, a place where you can save some cash by getting your hands dirty These tech guides aim
Win a Demon Energy D1NZ final VIP experience
We have teamed up with Demon Energy and D1NZ to offer the wildest prize for the Demon Energy D1NZ final at Pukekohe Park Raceway on
Faizal Ramzan’s GT-R goes global
Remember the review by The Smoking Tire about my GTO? Well, the only reason that was possible was because Faizal Ramzan invited me to the
Weekly Motor Fix: the MR2 in the car park
Sometimes when you’re looking for feature content, all you have to do is look out the window, which is what we did for this week’s
Watch Fredrik Sørlie in Scandinavian Flickfest
You may have seen Fredrik Sørlie’s first project a few years back dubbed Bring Back The Touge, where he carved up a mountain road in Norway in
Wellington’s doing it for the love — 140 images
View fullsize While the NZ Performance Car team decided to step back from running hardparks this summer and focus on a few other projects, we
Win over $1000 worth of prizes with Demon Energy and NZ Performance Car
Check out our behind the scenes look at the latest NZ Performance Car poster shoot with one of the Demon babes. There’s also over $1000
The ultimate weekend warriors
View fullsize Getting out on your local track at the weekend is a great way to blow off some steam, forget the stresses of
Tuning Japanese: normal is overrated
View fullsize The fine line between insanity and genius is blurry in Osamu Kawashima’s world. You only have to look at his infamous oni-camber Toyota Celica
Scrapyard Gains: Honda Integra DC2 SiR/Si
View fullsize Scrapyard Gains is set to become a regular feature focused on budget performance, and aimed at readers looking to gain a few kilowatts
Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge rule update
To ensure Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge (WTAC) competitors stick around, a new set of rules have been announced to ensure teams remain competitive and
Illegal street racers of Japan and the UK
Looking back on New Zealand car culture, we’ve certainly had our fair share of affairs with the classic street race. From the evenings in the
The Royal Rumble: Demon Energy D1NZ round five
Round five of the Demon Energy D1NZ National Drifting Championship is billed as the ‘Royal Rumble’ for good reason — it is a hugely taxing adventure
Whipped Up: Drift Junkies vs DriftkanaX
View fullsize I’ve been heading along to grass-roots days for the last five years or so, trying to keep an eye out for what/who the next big
Tanner Foust makes his drifting return in hyper family sedan
When professional drifters say they’re making a return to the sport after a long hiatus, you don’t expect them to announce they’re doing so in
