Much like the cereal you pour into your bowl each morning, the suspension components found inside the cars of New Zealand’s national drifting series —
View fullsize In my younger years, piling into the bro’s wagon and rolling down to Puke for a round of D1NZ was the highlight
In case you haven’t noticed, ‘Mad Mike’ Whiddett is kind of a big deal in the world of drifting. Not only on our national stage,
View fullsize Over the following few months we will dive headfirst into the mystical art of building a street car, to bring you a
View fullsize Over the next few months, we’re diving head first into the mystical art of building a street car to bring you a
The first thing anyone notices on our cars is the paint and its condition. Which isn’t always good, as in New Zealand it takes a
Nationals is that date everyone in the car world works towards on the calendar, it serves as a great deadline motivator — especially two weeks
“Letting the monsters of group b loose once more” “This car reacts faster than I can think; it is impossible to keep up with it!”
“Forget your K-swap; Mohammed’s EG Civic packs one of New Zealand’s highest-power naturally aspirated B18C engines — proving that old tech is still the
“There is a damn special vibe that is radiated in the south, and though the feeling may just be a side effect of too
“When building a tough Evo for the street, few delve the depths of insanity that Peter Kearney excavated with his 527-kilowatt Evo VII” View
“The Demon Energy D1NZ National Drifting Championship goes indoors for the first time in history” View fullsize Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium has played host
“We get the lowdown on how to save yourself some tears, and identify those pesky knock-offs, when it comes to buying a second-hand Bride
The mini-trucking scene, more than any other facet of the car world, embraces the construction side of a project. Showing off your half-completed ride and
There couldn’t have been a more dramatic end to the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). Mere seconds separated the top three at Kennards Hire Rally
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